Zachary Zaret’s Remarkable WSOP 2025 Bracelet Win: Canada’s Underdog Hero

With no major prior results, Zaret’s triumph as Canada’s first 2025 WSOP bracelet winner marks a stunning breakthrough for the Toronto-based player. Zaret appeared harmless early in the tournament, holding just 29,000 chips (five big blinds). In that situation, players do need some luck, and Zaret benefited in a three-way all-in. By Day 2’s end, he led with 7,060,000 chips (118 big blinds) after a pivotal three-way all-in. 

On Day 3, Zaret faced a stacked final table, including multi-bracelet winners Calvin Anderson (five bracelets) and Christopher Vitch (three). Bryce Yockey briefly overtook the lead with a flush, but Zaret regained control, knocking out Vitch in third. In heads-up play against Anderson, Zaret held a slight chip edge, and the match ended in just two hands. In the final hand, Zaret’s flush draw and superior low draw on a favorable flop became a winning flush on the turn, outpacing Anderson’s two-pair hand to seal the victory.

Zaret’s poker resume was modest before this win. His best prior cash was $23,131 from a 2023 WSOP Online Circuit event in Ontario, with smaller results like $22,500 (947th, 2023 WSOP Main Event), $7,032 (256th, 2024 $3,000 NLH Mid-Stakes), and $1,201 (442nd, 2025 Event #16) showing persistence but no major scores. It certainly is not the first time that an unknown player took down a bracelet in Las Vegas, and it won't be the last either.