Artur Martirosyan Wins Fourth WSOP Bracelet in $25,000 High Roller Six-Handed for $1.28m

Artur Martirosyan added another major title to his collection after winning Event #24: $25,000 High Roller Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker , defeating a field of 242 entries to capture the top prize of $1,286,285 and his fourth WSOP gold bracelet.

The high-stakes showdown generated a prize pool of $5,687,000 and played out at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas . Martirosyan entered the final day second in chips behind Sean Winter , but steadily took control before eventually overcoming Pavel Plesuv heads-up.

The result came during a remarkable stretch of $25,000 High Roller action at the series, with Martirosyan’s victory following shortly after Kristen Foxen captured her sixth WSOP bracelet in another $25,000 High Roller event. Hong Kong’s Danny Tang also made a deep run in Event #24, finishing 11th.

“We Were the Two Best Players at the Final Table”

Martirosyan admitted he was still processing the victory moments after securing his fourth bracelet, describing the unique feeling that comes with winning one of poker’s most prestigious titles.

“It’s special. After you win, a lot of people are texting you. Much more than if I win something else. It’s special.”

The Russian player also praised heads-up opponent Plesuv, who pushed him through a lengthy duel that lasted around three hours.

“I like heads-up a lot. It was a very deep heads-up. We played three hours or something. But I’m not tired. I was ready to play three more.”

Martirosyan revealed that facing a friend in the final match made the victory even more meaningful.

“It was a match against my friend Pavel. In my opinion, we were the two best players on the final table.”

Despite eventually prevailing, Martirosyan acknowledged the fine margins involved throughout the battle.

“He played well. I got lucky two more times. So here it is.”

Event #24: $25,000 High Roller Six-Handed Results

Relentless Aggression Pays Off

The final day began with seven players remaining and Winter holding the chip lead, but Martirosyan wasted little time asserting himself.

The first elimination came when Klemens Roiter moved all in with ace-jack and looked poised for a double-up against Martirosyan’s queen-ten. However, a cruel river card completed a straight for Martirosyan and sent Roiter to the rail in seventh place.

Six-handed play lasted only a short time longer. Yosuke Miki found himself dominated when four-time bracelet winner Chance Kornuth moved all in with ace-king against his ace-queen. However, a queen on the flop immediately swung the hand in Miki’s favour, and another queen on the turn improved him to trips to send Kornuth to the rail in sixth place.

Martirosyan soon returned to the spotlight. Marius Gierse got his chips in good with ace-nine against king-three suited, but Martirosyan flopped a flush and held on by the river to eliminate the Austrian in fifth place.

Martirosyan continued to build momentum when he knocked out Miki in fourth place. Miki committed his stack with ace-ten, but Martirosyan’s ace-jack held up to reduce the field to three players.

One of the defining moments of the tournament came during three-handed play. Facing a river shove from Martirosyan on a paired board, Winter burned through multiple time banks before eventually folding pocket tens. Martirosyan then revealed pocket fives for a successful bluff, further underlining the fearless style that had carried him throughout the event.

The battle for heads-up play was ultimately settled by Plesuv. Winter got his chips into the middle with top pair and top kicker, only to discover that Plesuv had flopped a set of nines. The Moldovan improved to a full house by the river, eliminating the overnight chip leader in third place and setting up a heads-up clash with Martirosyan.

Martirosyan Outlasts Plesuv

Heads-up play produced one of the most entertaining battles of the tournament, with both players repeatedly applying pressure and forcing difficult decisions over a duel that lasted close to three hours.

Plesuv enjoyed early success by pushing Martirosyan off a chopped pot with a river overbet before later firing a massive river shove that sent the Russian deep into the tank before eventually folding.

Martirosyan soon struck back. Holding only ace-nine high, he raised a continuation bet on a queen-high flop and successfully forced Plesuv to release pocket tens, dragging in a crucial pot without showdown.

The defining hand arrived shortly afterwards. Plesuv limped the button with six-five and Martirosyan checked his option holding jack-seven. After the flop checked through, Martirosyan picked up an open-ended straight draw on the turn and fired a bet that Plesuv called with two pair. The river completed Martirosyan’s straight, and when Plesuv paid off another bet, the Russian dragged in a massive pot to seize control of the match.

Plesuv briefly reduced the deficit by making a full house with deuces full of threes, but Martirosyan remained firmly in command. Shortly after, Martirosyan soon found himself with another opportunity to close out the title when Plesuv limp-jammed for 7,950,000 holding ace-nine.

Martirosyan quickly called with pocket fours and was tasked with fading two overcards. The board provided no help for Plesuv, allowing Martirosyan’s pocket pair to hold and bringing the tournament to an end.

Plesuv collected $857,510 for his runner-up finish after an impressive performance throughout the event, while Martirosyan secured $1,286,285 and the fourth WSOP bracelet of his career.

The victory capped a dominant final-day display from Martirosyan, who personally accounted for four of the six eliminations on Day 3 before overcoming Plesuv in a marathon heads-up battle. Coming a year after his victory in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, the result adds another prestigious high roller title to the Russian’s growing collection of accomplishments.

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