Calvin Anderson became the second player at the 2026 World Series of poker to do the bracelet double-dip, and he did it in what could be argued paying some of the toughest forms of the game against the cream of the crop.
He now owns seven WSOP bracelets.
Anderson begin his week to remember in the $10,000 Razz Championship, an event that attracted 155 entries. The top 24 were paid and included Yuri Dzivielevski, who won the $100,000 High Roller event, and old-heads Steve Zolotow and Eli Elezra, who went out in 14th and 15th places.
The six-figure payouts began in fourth place. Norway’s Tobias Leknes was that guy, earning $114,032, followed by Todd Dakake, who won more than $100,000 than his pervious best tournament cash with a $162,000 payday for third.
Eric Rodawig pushed his lifetime winnings up over the $1 million bar with the $237,851 that came with his runner-up finish.
Anderson won $357,026 and his sixth bracelet. Not only that, this is the second time he won the event, also winning it in 2018.
His fifth bracelet came in 2024 by taking down the $10,000 Mixed-games Championship. This time, it would take less than a week to get another.
Mixed-games master
Four days to be exact.
The 38-year-old added his second bracelet of the 2026 WSOP series by winning the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship event. He became the second player to accomplish this feat this year after Naoya Kihara did it a few weeks ago.
With seven bracelets, Anderson now sits tied with Daniel Negreanu, Billy Baxter, Scott Seiver, John Hennigan, Brian Rast, Men Nguyen, and Josh Arieh in 11th place on the all-time list.
Arieh was trying to escape from that crew by winning his eighth bracelet in this event, but fell one place short as the runner-up, which was good for $275,620. Anderson won $413,580 and the bracelet.
Anderson’s first bracelet came in 2014 when he won a $1,500 stud eight-or-better event, followed by his first razz championship title in 2018.
He was stuck on two bracelets for five years before winning two online in 2023 — a $1,000 PLO event, and the $5,300 High Roller, which is his only bracelet that came in a no-limit hold’em-exclusive event.
With the $357,026 that came with the razz bracelet, he now has won more money than anyone else in that format at the WSOP, pushing him past Phil Hellmuth.
