Maxime Taldir

What a comeback! One year after stepping away from professional poker, Asi Moshe returned to Las Vegas “as a recreational player” only to capture his fifth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em. After leading the chip counts for virtually the entire tournament, he claimed the top prize of $683,830 from a field of 1,792 entries, which generated a total prize pool of $4,784,640.

After moving all in three times in a row, Qiao Du on the button jammed again for 13,000,000. Moshe grabbed a pile of chips and called. Qiao Du: Q♥10♥ Asi Moshe: A♥K♦ This time, there was no surprise on a board of 8♦2♦5♥5♣3♣ and Moshe was crowned as the 2026 Event #79: $3,000 Freezeout Champion. Tags: Asi MosheQiao Du

After moving all-in several times to scoop the blinds, Igor Popyk jammed once again for 7,000,000 from the big blind following a limp by Asi Moshe in the small blind. Moshe made the call. Igor Popyk: 10♣7♦ Asi Moshe: 5♠5♦ Popyk asked for sevens, but he failed to find one on Q♦J♥6♣K♦Q♣ and was eliminated in third place. Tags: Asi MosheIgor Popyk