PokerStake’s Josh Arieh claimed his seventh World Series of Poker title last night as, after returning from a break to his home in Las Vegas, got online and crushed souls in the latest WSOP Online Series bracelet event. As we discovered, winning the top prize wasn’t important, but the seventh WSOP bracelet of his career was vital as Josh pursues a place in the Poker Hall of Fame.

Which Event Did Josh Arieh Win?

On the back of a family break, Josh Arieh returned to Las Vegas, where he moved from Atlanta, Georgia, a few months ago. Playing the WSOP Online Series event, Josh rebought six times, meaning it took him a mammoth seven bullets to eventually win a top prize of $67,656 and his seventh WSOP bracelet.

There were 804 total entries in the event, as Josh survived through the money bubble, made the final table and defeated Michael McNicholas, a.k.a. ‘FutureWhale’ heads up. Playing under the pseudonym ‘SP33Dwagon’, Josh’s win was some way clear of McNicholas’ runner-up score of 48,843.

Arieh Delighted with ‘Benchmark’ Victory

“Before moving to Vegas I would get such FOMO!”

The latest win in Josh’s career filled him with pride, as, after a 10-hour battle, the tournament ended with him winning yet more gold, his seventh WSOP bracelet and fifth in the last four years. Referencing his move to the gambling capital of the world, Josh mentioned the new ability he has to play online events with WSOP.com accessible from Sin City.

“Before moving to Vegas I would get such FOMO [fear of missing out] from seeing that I could sit in my couch and add to the benchmark that I’ve measured my career by for many years. I’m so happy living in Vegas!”

Now just one bracelet behind his good friend Shaun Deeb, who sealed number eight just last week, Josh is happy for his ‘Team Lucky’ teammate and is focused on his own race – to enter the Poker Hall of Fame.

“I don’t really care about being behind any individual,” Josh told us. “I’m just focused on getting it back into the Hall of Fame conversation.”

As Josh describes, not only is he a decade past the age required, now 50 years old, he is setting a new marker for those outside of the Poker Hall of Fame in terms of sheer bracelet wins.

“There’s no one of age with eight bracelets who isn’t in the Hall of Fame,” says Josh. “So that’s my goal.”

A Golden History

Josh’s latest bracelet comes just two years after his last, and is the biggest gap between bracelets since his 2021 WSOP PLO triumph for $204,766. Before his 2021 renaissance, Josh had won two bracelets – in 1999 and 2005 – and while this latest victory comes with the smallest top prize so far – under 10% of the $711,313 he won in the 2023 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. High Roller win – it is just as important.

Between 2021 and 2023, Josh won four bracelets, putting himself in a great position to enter the Hall of Fame. Nominated in both 2024 and 2025, Josh was widely regarded as the closest challenger to both Patrick Antonius and Nick Schulman, who were inducted in those respective years.

Of course, the freakish success of Michael Mizrachi in the summer saw him inducted too, but in some ways, that helps Josh’s chances next time, taking out a player who likely have been the favorite to be inducted had an emergency induction not been conducted in July.

Entry into the Poker Hall of Fame seems a matter of time, but Josh Arieh is happy to remind the world of his WSOP success by growing his legacy at the same time.

Josh Arieh’s WSOP Bracelet Wins:
Year	Series	Event Details	Top Prize
1999	WSOP (Las Vegas)	$3,000 Limit Hold’em	$202,800
2005	WSOP (Las Vegas)	$2,000 Pot Limit Omaha	$381,600
2021	WSOP (Las Vegas)	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	$204,766
2021	WSOP (Las Vegas)	$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	$484,791
2023	WSOP (Las Vegas)	$10,000 Limit Hold’em	$316,226
2023	WSOP (Las Vegas)	$25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller	$711,313
2025	WSOP Online	Event #6 No Limit Hold’em Ultra Deepstack	$67,656