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Last week, Mike Leah, then a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, had the poker world’s attention as he posted live updates on X, formerly Twitter, and claimed he would win his third bracelet that day.
Playing the WSOP online series on GGPoker Ontario, Leah returned for two Day 2s: the final table of the $600 Ultra Stack and as one of the 61 remaining players in the $400 PLOSSUS.
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Leah wins third bracelet in Ultra Stack
He delivered in the first event. The 46-year-old topped the 535-player field in the two-day Ultra Stack event to win $47,007.81, a $7,000 WSOP Paradise package and his third bracelet.
One river from online poker history
That alone was headline material, but it wasn’t the whole story. Within two hours, Leah had reached the final table of the 900-entry $400 PLOSSUS PKO, with a chance to become the first online poker player in history to win two WSOP bracelets in one day.
He was well-positioned, entering the final table fourth in chips among seven players.
With five players left, Leah got all in against chip leader Alex Di Felice in a pot worth about 70% of all the chips in play. On a T♠️8♥️3♣️ flop, Leah led with 70% equity:
Mike Leah: Q♣️T♦️5♣️3♦️
Alex Di Felice: A♦️A♣️9♠️8♣️
Leah had flopped top-and-bottom two pair. Di Felice held two pair of his own, aces and eights, plus backdoor draws.
The 6♣️ turn cut Leah’s equity to 60% as his Canadian opponent picked up the nut flush draw and additional outs.
Then came the river: the soul-crushing A♥️, which gave Di Felice a full house and the pot.
Leah earned $16,189.54 for fifth place, but the near miss stung for a player with nearly $10 million in live tournament earnings. On X, he wrote: “One card away from having ALL THE CHIPS.”
Leah’s road from Melbourne to Prague
Earlier in the year, Leah won the €2,750 Rounder Cup at the 2026 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Casino in Prague, Czech Republic. He topped a 647-entry field to earn €292,000 and his second bracelet.
His first bracelet came in 2014, when he won the 68-entry A$25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller in Melbourne, Australia, for A$600,000 ($525,000 USD at the time).
