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PokerGO Founder Cary Katz Claims First WSOP Bracelet in $2,500 Freezeout

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Published Jul 7, 2025, 02:23 AM

PokerGO founder Cary Katz captured his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet by winning Event #83, the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout, in Las Vegas. Katz outlasted a 1,299-player field to claim $449,245, the largest share of the event’s $2.89 million prize pool.

The 54-year-old American, ranked 19th on poker’s all-time money list with more than $40 million in earnings, defeated Brazil’s Breno Drumond heads-up. The title was decided when Katz’s pocket threes held against Drumond’s ace-jack, sealing the runner-up’s $298,690 payout.

Despite multiple deep runs and three previous second-place finishes at the series, a WSOP bracelet had eluded Katz until now. His breakthrough adds a new milestone to a career largely spent in high-roller events and positions him to enter the ongoing WSOP Main Event with fresh momentum.

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CARY KATZ DOES IT!!! Katz wins his first @WSOP gold bracelet, taking top honors in the $2,500 NL Hold'em Freezeout.

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🏆 @CaryKatz wins his first @WSOP Bracelet in Event #83 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout, a tournament most wouldn't expect to see the high roller in. "I wasn't even supposed to play it." ⤵️

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🏆THE WINNING HAND! 💥@CaryKatz holds with pocket threes against Drummond’s ace-jack in Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em The board runs out clean, and Katz scores the knockout!

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PokerGO Founder Cary Katz Claims First WSOP Bracelet in $2,500 Freezeout

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