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Moss, Ungar, Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan are the only people who have won the Main Event two years in a row. Johnny Chan's second victory in 1988 was featured on the 1998 film Rounders. [4] Peter Eastgate was the youngest person to win the Main Event when he won it in 2008, at 22 years of age. [5]
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments [1] held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment.It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players.
June 2024. ^ "Peter Park Wins First Bracelet and $240,724 in Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty". June 2024. ^ "Mostafa Haidary Tears Through the Final Four to Win Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em". June 2024. ^ "Yuri Dzivielevski Makes it Five Bracelets in Five Years in Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed".
For the last several years, the largest tournament in the world has been the World Series of Poker Main Event. With the exception of 1992, the US$10,000 buy-in tournament increased in prize pool year-over-year from its start in 1970 until 2007 (the latter a result of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which reduced the number of players winning their seats via online play).
Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame: This denotes a bracelet winner. The first number is the number of bracelets won in the 2021 WSOP. The second number is the total number of bracelets won.
The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the 52nd edition of the event. It took place from September 30 – November 23 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] A full schedule of 88 live events (plus 11 online events) was held after the 2020 WSOP was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This category is for poker players who have won the multi-day No Limit Hold'em World Championship, also known as the Main Event, at the World Series of Poker. See also: List of World Series of Poker Main Event champions
The 2023 World Series of Poker was the 54th edition of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), a series of poker tournaments. It took place from May 30-July 18 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] The series featured 95 bracelet events, plus another 20 online bracelet events. Events included the $1,000 Mystery ...