Mateos Makes History as 5th Youngest to Win 5 WSOP Bracelets
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It’s a feat so rare that only a handful of poker legends have pulled it off and now Adrián Mateos has added his name to the list.
With his fifth World Series of Poker bracelet secured 10 days before turning 31, Mateos becomes only the fifth player in history to win five WSOP titles by age 30, joining the elite company of Phil Ivey (28), Phil Hellmuth (29), Allen Cunningham (30), and Daniel Alaei (30).
Mateos’ latest WSOP triumph came in the Hybrid Online/Live Event – Event #11: $3,200 NLH High Roller — which began online before concluding with the live final table at the Horseshoe Events Center on Saturday. He defeated rising Bulgarian talent Alex Kulev heads-up to claim the $253,080 top prize to surpass $54 million in live earnings according to The Hendon Mob.
The tournament attracted 444 entries, with Mateos entering the final table second in chips.
Alan Sternberg was the first to fall in eighth place, followed by Jonathan Dokler, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Anthony Hu, and Jeffrey Fritz, before Rohan Sanganeria bowed out in third to set up a heads-up duel.
Mateos faced a daunting task against Kulev, who held more than a 4:1 chip advantage when heads-up play began. But the Spanish star chipped away at the deficit, flipping the script and eventually closing it out in dominant fashion.
Remarkably, as pointed out by Winamax’s media team, Mateos remains undefeated in WSOP heads-up matches, having won every one of his five bracelet battles.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrián Mateos | Spain | $253,080 |
| 2 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | $186,480 |
| 3 | Rohan Sanganeria | United States | $139,860 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Fritz | United States | $99,900 |
| 5 | Anthony Hu | United States | $66,600 |
| 6 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | $46,620 |
| 7 | Jonathan Dokler | United States | $33,300 |
| 8 | Alan Sternberg | United States | $26,640 |
Mateos’ Bracelet Journey
Mateos’ path to five bracelets began in 2013, when he stormed onto the scene as a 19-year-old and took down the WSOP Europe Main Event for €1,000,000. It was a sign of things to come. The Spaniard had a built-in advantage that many American hopefuls didn’t as he could legally play WSOP events in Europe from the age of 18, giving him a three-year head start on most of his Las Vegas-bound competition.
His first Vegas WSOP victory came in 2016 when he shipped his second bracelet in Event #33: $1,500 Summer Solstice No-Limit Hold’em, outlasting a massive field of 1,840 to earn $409,171. Just a year later, he made history again. By winning the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship in 2017, Mateos became the youngest player ever to win three bracelets and was just 22 at the time.
His fourth came in 2021. Mateos topped a stacked 33-entry field in the $250,000 Super High Roller for $3,265,362, outlasting a table of elite crushers to further solidify his standing among the game’s high-stakes elite.
Now, in 2025, he’s joined the five-time bracelet club after winning the hybrid WSOP Online/Live event.
With his 31st birthday around the corner, Mateos has already achieved more than most poker players dream of and there’s little doubt he’s far from done.
| Year | Event | Entries | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Event #11: $3,200 NLH High Roller (WSOP Online) | 444 | $253,000 |
| 2021 | Event #82: Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em | 33 | $3,265,362 |
| 2017 | Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship | 129 | $324,470 |
| 2016 | Event #33: $1,500 Summer Solstice No-Limit Hold’em | 1,840 | $409,171 |
| 2013 | Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (WSOPE) | 375 | $1,000,000 |
Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
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