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Joey Couden Completes Comeback to Win $3,000 Nine Game Mix at WSOP

A three-and-a-half hour heads-up turnaround over Shaun Deeb showcases mixed‑game skill, delivering Couden his third bracelet and career‑high payout.

Joey Couden
The pair played heads-up for almost four hours.
Couden celebrated with a beer or two.
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Overview

  • Joey Couden defeated Shaun Deeb to win Event #52, the $3,000 Nine Game Mix, on Saturday and took the $254,470 first prize from a 472-entry field.
  • The heads-up duel ran roughly three-and-a-half hours with multiple lead changes after Deeb started heads-up with about a 2-to-1 chip advantage.
  • The tournament ended in a razz hand, a seven-card stud variant scored for the lowest five cards, when Couden made A-2-4-5-6 to beat Deeb’s A-2-3-7-8.
  • Couden’s victory is his third WSOP bracelet and his largest single tournament cash, while Deeb finished runner-up for $166,540 and remains active in the Player of the Year race.
  • The result highlights a wider 2026 WSOP pattern that rewards mixed‑game versatility and endurance and shows that large, re-entry fields keep creating big opportunities for both specialists and established pros.