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Dutch poker personality Lex Veldhuis, who recently relocated to Costa Rica with his family, appears to be benefiting from his new environment at the tables. He has now cashed in eight of the 14 completed 2026 WSOP Online bracelet events on GGPoker.
His latest result came in the $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha event, where he finished fifth for $41,465. It marked his first WSOP final table since 2009 and surpassed his previous best result, a seventh-place finish in the $40,000 No-Limit Hold’em 40th Anniversary Event in Las Vegas that year.
The tournament attracted 721 entrants and generated a $1,027,425 prize pool, with the top 84 players cashing. Notable names who made the money included Mark Radoja, Niklas Astedt, Rainer Kempe, and Tom Vogelsang.
Veldhuis’ run ended when he clashed with Cypriot player “Cursed79,” getting his stack in with pocket aces only to run into a flopped top set with additional straight-draw outs. The hand cost him both the pot and his bounty.
Brazilians Erick Mossinger and Murilo Milhomem finished fourth and third, respectively, before “Cursed79” fell in a heads-up battle against Finnish PLO specialist Kai Lehto. Lehto claimed the bracelet, $147,225, and a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
The next WSOP Online bracelet event, the $1,000 Rounder Cup, features regional Day 1 flights from the Americas, Europe, Eurasia, and Asia-Pacific before combining for a “Battle of the Continents” final on September 6.
