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As the 2026 World Series of Poker wrapped up in Las Vegas this week, several top professionals shared detailed breakdowns of their wins and losses, revealing that headline-grabbing scores didn’t always mean massive profits.
Shaun Deeb entered the summer as the favorite for Player of the Year and finished the series still narrowly ahead of Alex Foxen and Naoya Kihara. Deeb fired 122 bullets but only cashed six times. Despite winning his ninth career bracelet, finishing runner-up in another event, and reaching two additional final tables, he took home $956,086 in cashes. After expenses, his profit came to just $89,286, a 10.3% return on investment.
Daniel Negreanu had a stronger financial summer despite sitting sixth in the Player of the Year standings. He captured his eighth bracelet, cashed nine times, and reported $1,693,518 in profit. Negreanu also won the $25,000 Fantasy League for the first time, adding another $250,000 to his total.
Other pros followed suit in sharing their numbers. Jeremy Ausmus cashed nine times in 44 events for $842,961, though his exact profit wasn’t disclosed. Josh Arieh had a big summer highlighted by a $895,837 runner-up finish in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and a second-place finish worth $275,620 in the H.O.R.S.E. Championship.
Darren Rabinowitz, who denied Phil Hellmuth an 18th bracelet, turned $105,220 in buy-ins into $792,551 in cashes, largely thanks to his second career bracelet win worth $695,256.
Jamie Dwan posted the biggest swing of the group, parlaying $185,000 in buy-ins into $2.59 million, driven mainly by his $2,276,691 victory in the $50,000 High Roller event.
