Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix (7-Handed)

Yuri Dzivielevski reigns victorious in Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed to win his fifth bracelet. The 33-year-old mixed games crusher from Brazil takes home $215,982 in prize money after an epic comeback in his heads-up battle against 2021 champion Nicholas Julia. Dzivielevski started the day fifth of 16 in chips and displayed his brilliant decision-making throughout the day on his way to the title.

Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed Final Table Results

Winner's Reaction

Most poker players never have the opportunity to hoist a coveted WSOP bracelet. For Dzivielevski, he has been fortunate enough to experience this five times. Nonetheless, each one is significant for the Brazilian.

"I think each bracelet has a special feeling, a special memory. I cannot compare it to other bracelets. It's always an amazing feeling, I can't explain how amazing it is."

Dzivielevski finished second in the 2022 $50,000 Poker Players Championship, the most anticipated tournament for mixed game enthusiasts. His bracelet today consists of the same nine games, which gives him confidence going into this year's edition.

Dzivielevski attributes much of his success over the past 15 years of poker to his mindset and how he approaches the game.

"Each hand is a puzzle, and I just give my best with what I have. I just try to solve each puzzle."

The humble and gracious Dzivielevski described how he stays grounded through the ups and downs of tournament poker. He was at one point down nine-to-one in chips during heads-up play.

"I don't think about the past, I just focus on the future. I am human, so sometimes I feel anxious about these things, but I try to focus on the moment."

Aside from his outstanding play and focused mindset, Dzivielevski had the support of a boisterous Brazilian rail of friends and family to support him throughout the final table.

"It is very special. It can be hard for me because they are so loud!"

Loud only begins to describe the chants of "Vamos!" after each pot that Dzivielevski raked in. Dzivielevski showed appreciation for his supporters and took the time to celebrate with each and every one of them.

Final Table Action

Joseph Couden was the first to fall after the remaining eight players combined at the final table. In a hand of No-Limit Hold'em, the 25k Fantasy selection jammed 12 big blinds from the hijack with king-queen suited and ran into the pocket queens of Masafumi Iijima in the small blind.

Shortly after, Bradley Jansen was the next to fall in seventh place. He moved his last three big blinds all-in from under the gun with queen-eight and was called in two spots. Despite having flopped top pair, Iijima held queen-jack and his kicker played to eliminate the bracelet winner.

The remaining six played for almost two hours until another elimination. The next casualty was Ashish Gupta who flopped middle pair against the top pair of Scott Bohlman in a hand of Limit Hold'em. Gupta could not improve and the Australian took home sixth place.

In fifth place was Austria's Tomasz Gluszko. He found himself in a massive three-way, three-bet pot in Stud Hi-lo and his pair of tens were no good for the high and he was unable to make a low on seventh as he hit the rail.

The final four players would go on dinner before another elimination. Scott Bohlman was the next to fall after being decimated in a hand of Stud against Nicholas Julia who made open aces on sixth. The following hand he got the rest of his chips in three-ways with buried threes but could not improve against the buried tens of Yuri Dzivielevski, which were enough to knock out Bohlman.

The final three would trade chips for over two hours before Masafumi Iijima hit the rail in third place. He got the rest of his short stack in on a hand of Razz against Julia after starting seven-four-ace. Unfortunately for him, his board bricked out while Julia made a nine-seven.

Nicholas Julia would enter heads-up play with a nearly five-to-one chip lead. He had Dzivielevski on the ropes on several occasions but could not close it out. Dzivielevski was down to 1,400,000 before he found back-to-back doubles to overtake the chip lead. Dzivielevski would take down a massive Stud hand with just a pair of fives to take a commanding lead.

A couple hands later, Dzivielevski would make two pair on fourth street and hold against the queens and open-ender of Julia to win his fifth bracelet!

Dzivielevski joins an elite group of five-time bracelet winners including Benny Glaser, Nick Schulman, and Scotty Nguyen.

The 2024 WSOP returns with the same nine game mix on June 23 in the Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, with many of the same top names coming to battle. Dzivielevski finished second in the event in 2022, so be sure to tune in to PokerNews to catch all the action!

Stud

Yuri Dzivielevski completed with   and Nicholas Julia called with a  .

Yuri Dzivielevski:   /    / 
Nicholas Julia:   /    / 

Dzivielevski bet on fourth street and Julia called.

On fifth street, Julia checked over to Dzivielevski who bet and Julia called.

Julia took the betting lead on sixth street and Dzivielevski called with both players checking on seventh street.

Dzivielevski showed     for a pair of fives and it was good for the pot as Dzivielevski opened up a commanding lead.

Yuri Dzivielevski	11,460,000	2,325,000
Nicholas Julia	3,700,000	-2,325,000

No-Limit Hold'em

Yuri Dzivielevski opened the button to 450,000 and Nicholas Julia called in the big blind.

On the     flop, Julia check-called a bet of 200,000 from Dzivielevski.

The turn brought the   and the action checked through.

The river was the  . Julia checked, Dzivielevski cut out a bet of 1,200,000, and Julia immediately tossed in a single chip to call. Dzivielevski revealed    to drag a sizeable pot.

Nicholas Julia	7,900,000	-2,000,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	7,200,000	2,000,000

No-Limit Hold'em

Nicholas Julia raised to 500,000 on the button for Yuri Dzivielevski to defend the big blind. Dzivielevski check-called for 600,000 on the     flop before they both opted to check the   turn. Dzivielevski checked again the   river and Julia made it 1,000,000 to go.

After a few seconds, Dzivielevski called and mucked when he was shown the    for a pair of nines.

Nicholas Julia	10,585,000	235,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,575,000	-175,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Yuri Dzivielevski raised and Nicholas Julia defended. Both drew two and Julia check-called a bet. Dzivielevski then patted while Julia took two again. Julia check-called, then took one against the pat of Dzivielevski. He folded to a bet of Dzivielevski with the words "I paired my top card, almost raised you."

Two hands later, Dzivielevski raised for Julia to call and discard trey versus one. Julia check-called a bet and both took one on the second draw. Julia check-called again and took one, Dzivielevski patted. They checked and Julia declared a ten, Dzivielevski won the pot with      .

Yuri Dzivielevski	7,860,000	3,300,000
Nicholas Julia	7,300,000	-3,300,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Yuri Dzivielevski:    /      folded on sixth street
Nicholas Julia:    /     

Yuri Dzivielevski completed and Nicholas Julia called. Dzivielevski bet his lead on fourth street to receive a call and fifth street went check, check. On sixth, Julia paired his ace and bet for the win.

After the hand, the two went on a short break. They have one more level tonight to try and determine a champion.

Nicholas Julia	10,600,000	800,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,560,000	-740,000

Limit Hold'em

Nicholas Julia raised the button and Yuri Dzivielevski called in the big blind. Dzivielevski check-raised the     flop and Julia stuck around to the   turn. Dzivielevski now bet for Julia to call and did so again on the   river.

Julia called once more and Dzivielevski said "you got it" moments before mucking his cards, as Julia took the pot with the   .

"Limit Hold'em specialist," Julia's rail joked.

Dzivielevski raised the next button and Julia called, then check-folded to a bet on the     flop.

Nicholas Julia	9,110,000	2,010,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	6,050,000	-2,350,000

Pot-Limit Omaha

The final two hands in PLO provide fireworks and provide as many all-ins.

Nicholas Julia raised to 400,000 on the button and Yuri Dzivielevski called from the big blind. They checked the     flop before Dzivielevski check-called 400,000 on the   turn. Dzivielevski check-called all-in after the   river and doubled for 995,000 with      for treys full of kings, as Julia only had      for aces up.

Dzivielevski then potted to 480,000 on the button and Julia repotted to receive a call. Following the     flop, Dzivielevski jammed and Julia called.

Yuri Dzivielevski:     
Nicholas Julia:     

"I am dead ... well, I have back doors," Julia told his rail. Dzivielevski was ahead with his set and it remained that way on the   turn and   river.

Initially, they thought it was a split pot before they realised the error.

"We are playing for a bracelet and don't know the rules," Dzivielevski joked. With the second double-up in a row, the Brazilian mixed game specialist leaped into a narrow lead.

Yuri Dzivielevski	7,860,000	6,060,000
Nicholas Julia	7,300,000	-6,000,000

Razz

Yuri Dzivielevski:     /     
Nicholas Julia:     /     

Yuri Dzivielevski completed with an ace and Nicholas Julia called with a nine. Dzivielevski bet his advantage on fourth for Julia to call and they checked fifth street. Dzivielevski bet again on sixth when both players paired up and they checked seventh.

Dzivielevski announced a nine and Julia replied "it's good, I paired my six."

Nicholas Julia	10,860,000	-1,440,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	4,300,000	1,445,000

Razz

Nicholas Julia completed with a   and Masafumi Iijima called with an  .

Masafumi Iijima:    /      /  
Nicholas Julia:    /      /  

The rest of the chips went in on fourth and Iijima bricked out while Julia made a nine-seven to eliminate Iijima.

Nicholas Julia	12,300,000	1,800,000
Masafumi Iijima	0	-1,500,000