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The following is the list of World Series of Poker Main Event champions. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, Best,and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". [1] It is held annually since 1970 in Las Vegas. Since 1972, the Main Event of the WSOP has been the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold ...
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
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).
In 2012, Phua entered the 2012 World Series of Poker $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop event. [ 5 ] In 2012, Phua won the Aspers £100K High Roller in London after defeating Richard Yong in heads up play, earning him his largest cash of $1,621,297. [ 1 ]
While covering this year's World Series of Poker main event, a 7,319-player tournament with a first prize of $8,944,138, I spotted the rather anonymous pro Steve McLaughlin. He was seated next to ...
For American players, the event began on December 13 on WSOP.com, with the final table taking place on December 28. The Main Event on GGPoker attracted 674 players, creating a prize pool of $6,470,400. The top 80 players made the money, with the winner earning $1,550,969. The WSOP.com Main Event had 705 entries and a prize pool of $6,768.000.
World Series of Poker main events are still synonymous with huge prize pool purses. ... who won $12 million at the No Limit Texas Hold'em World Championship event in 2006 ($18.1 million in today's ...
The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the 53rd edition of the event and run from May 31-July 20. After being held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino since 2005, the event moved to Bally's Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas for the first time. [1]