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Max Stenberg has claimed his first World Series of Poker bracelet after winning the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship on GGPoker. The Swede outlasted a 327-entry field to secure $282,125 from a $1,553,250 prize pool.
Stenberg had come close to WSOP glory before, reaching the final two tables of the €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2025 WSOP Europe festival in Rozvadov before finishing 12th. This time, in the 2026 WSOP Online series, he went one better and closed out the title.
The final table featured several notable names, including Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Anton Suarez, and bubble boy Espen Myrmo, all of whom cashed among the top 45 finishers who earned a payday from their $5,000 buy-ins.
Israel’s Ravid Garbi was the first player eliminated at the final table, earning $47,020, while Greek PLO specialist Ioannis Kontonatsios departed in sixth for $63,684. Dutchman Bjorn Verbakel, a former WSOP Europe bracelet winner, exited in fifth for $85,442.
Spaniard Lautaro Guerra, now with over $6.2 million in career WSOP Omaha earnings, finished fourth for $115,177. Austria’s Andreas Freund staged a remarkable rally from the shortest stack to reach the final three before busting in third for $155,259.
In heads-up play, Stenberg faced Romania’s Narcis-Gabriel Nedelcu, a former WSOP bracelet winner and 2026 runner-up in a separate PLO event. Nedelcu again fell short, taking home $209,290, while Stenberg secured the title, the bracelet, and a $30,000 Super Pass to the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event.
