Martin Kabrhel, one of the most controversial figures in poker, bagged his fifth WSOP bracelet with a win in the €10,000 PLO Mystery Bounty event at WSOP Europe, held at King’s Resort in Rozvadov – Kabrhel’s stomping ground. 

The Czech pro took home €188,500 for first place and an additional €62,500 in bounties.

€10K PLO Mystery Bounty Draws 88 Entrants

The €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty at King’s Resort Rozvadov drew 88 total entries, finishing just short of its €1 million guarantee. The format allowed players to enter on the second day, and most of the field took that option. Twenty-one players carried stacks from Day 1, while another 67 registrations – including Martin Kabrhel – joined before the close of late entry on Day 2.

Kabrhel had a dream first hand – he doubled up after flopping a set and improving to a full house on the river. But by the end of registration, it was Dutchman Bouwe Claushuis who held the chip lead.

The prize pool paid the top 14 finishers, with mystery bounty envelopes introduced once 18 players remained. When the field closed in on the mystery bounty stage, several bracelet winners fell – Max Neugebauer and Ermanno Di Nicola were eliminated, and Nikolaos Lampropoulos soon joined them. In the middle of that sequence came one of the day’s biggest hands: Robert Cowen tripled his stack, and Lampropoulos claimed a side pot that knocked out Samuel Albeck on the envelope bubble.

Once the envelopes were in play, Cowen eliminated Javier Francort in 12th and Harald Casagrande in 11th, collecting two of the largest prizes on offer from the mystery bounties – one worth €75,000 and another worth €25,000.

Three-Way All-In Shifts Control to Kabrhel

At the final table, Martin Kabrhel trailed only Krasimir Yankov in chips when the decisive hand played out. After two players limped, Kabrhel squeezed from the small blind. Yankov called in the big blind, and Bouwe Claushuis shoved all in with his short stack, reopening the betting. Kabrhel raised again, and Yankov responded with an all-in of his own. Kabrhel called, making it the biggest pot of the tournament.

Claushuis tabled A♦ A♥ Q♥ 2♦, Yankov showed 9♦ 9♥ 7♥ 5♦, and Kabrhel turned over Q♣ J♥ 4♥ 3♣. The rockets were in front for the main pot, but most of the chips were tied up in the side pot between Kabrhel and Yankov.

The flop landed J♣ J♠ 3♦, giving Kabrhel a full house. Yankov was left needing running nines, and Claushuis needed an ace to stay alive. Neither hit, sending Claushuis out in eighth place, crippling Yankov, and vaulting Kabrhel into the chip lead with the pot and bounty collected.

Cowen and Kabrhel Take Control of the Final Table

After the pivotal three-way all-in, the table was reduced to seven, and from there, Martin Kabrhel and Robert Cowen, a Welsh pro with two bracelets under his belt, controlled the action. Between them, they accounted for every remaining elimination.

Cowen was first to act, finishing off short-stacked Filip Lovric in seventh. He then eliminated Krasimir Yankov in sixth, sending the former chip leader out after Yankov missed a double-flush draw. Cowen’s momentum continued as he knocked out Ioannis Angelou-Konstas in fifth place with two pair.

Kabrhel then took over and sent Tomasz Kozub out in fourth when his kings held against queens – later eliminating Italian Dario Alioto, a bracelet winner from 2007, in third, which meant heads-up play was between Kabrhel and Cowen.

Kabrhel Busts Cowen for Bracelet Number Five

Heads-up began with Martin Kabrhel holding nearly a ten-to-one lead over Robert Cowen. The Welshman doubled up twice to extend the contest, but Kabrhel still had him heavily outchipped when the last hand began.

Blinds were 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Kabrhel raised to 125,000 on the button, and Cowen called from the big blind. The flop came 6♣ 5♥ 4♠. Cowen hit two pair. Kabrhel had flopped the nut straight. After a check from Cowen, Kabrhel bet 100,000. Cowen check-raised for nearly his whole stack, and Kabrhel shoved to put him all in. Cowen made the call.

The board finished with the 9♥ and K♠, giving Cowen no help – he was eliminated in second place for €121,000 plus €117,500 in bounties. 

Final Table Results

• 1st: Martin Kabrhel – €188,500 + €62,500 in bounties
• 2nd: Robert Cowen – €121,000 + €117,500 in bounties
• 3rd: Dario Alioto – €81,000
• 4th: Tomasz Kozub – €56,600 + €5,000 in bounties
• 5th: Ioannis Angelou-Konstas – €31,700 + €2,500 in bounties
• 6th: Krasimir Yankov – €25,600 + €32,500 in bounties
• 7th: Filip Lovric – €21,700
• 8th: Bouwe Claushuis – €19,500

Kabrhel’s Fifth Bracelet and a Monster 2025 Run

The victory in Rozvadov gave Martin Kabrhel his fifth career WSOP bracelet and a record fourth title at WSOP Europe. Before this run, no player had managed more than three at the European series.

The win was also his second bracelet of 2025. Over the summer, he won the $1,000 Mini Main Event in Las Vegas, earning $843,140 for his first victory away from Europe.

Kabrhel’s year has been packed with results – the Omaha win was already his eighth six-figure score of 2025, part of a run that carried him to fourth place in the WSOP Player of the Year race, just behind eventual winner Shaun Deeb.

According to Hendon Mob, his lifetime live tournament earnings now exceed $16 million.