WSOP Review: Second For Mateos; Third For Gathy; Kozlov Denies Kitai a Fourth

Belgian Michael Gathy has won his third World Series of Poker bracelet in a $5k Six-Handed event; Adrian Mateos has won his second bracelet in the Summer Solstice event, and Australian Martin Kozlov prevents Davidi Kitai winning his fourth bracelet in the $10k Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em.

Adrian Mateos has become the second Spaniard to win a bracelet this summer, after taking down the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Solstice event.

Mateos joins Cesar Garcia as the second Spaniard to triumph at the 47th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) after topping a field of 1,840 entrants banking a $409,171 first prize. Only three Spaniards have ever won WSOP bracelets with Carlos Mortensen making up that triumvirate.

Mateos owns two WSOP bracelets, and his loved ones are yet to poke 22 candles into the icing – that happens sometime next week. His first came when he won the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event in 2013 for €1m. His victory in the Season 11 European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, where he won his second €1m first prize, means he is only a World Poker Tour (WPT) title away from a Triple Crown.