2017 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥2♦
Prize
$8,150,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$67,877,400
Entries
7,221
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
500,000

It's Time for the Main Event!

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2017 WSOP Main Event Bracelet
2017 WSOP Main Event Bracelet

The second Saturday in July brings about the biggest tournament in poker: the World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event. The first starting flight gets underway at 11 a.m. with players from around the world converging on the Rio for a shot at the most coveted title in poker. Over the next three days, names like Hellmuth, Moneymaker, Chan, Raymer, Brunson, and Nguyen will bring about a bit of nostalgia in rounders from all walks of life.

The Main Event began as an idea hatched in Texas gambler Benny Binion’s mind to promote his casino. In 1970, a small group of Texas rounders gathered at Binion’s for 10 days playing for high stakes in games like five-card draw, 2-7 lowball, seven-card stud, razz, and no-limit hold’em. Players voted on the winner at the end — Texan and future Poker Hall of Fame member Johnny Moss. By 1972, no-limit hold’em became the premier game and the $10,000 buy-in tournament that players now know as the Main Event was introduced.

In the intervening 47 years, the event has grown to mammoth proportions with numerous preliminary events. The championship bracelet was introduced by Binion in 1976 and has become the ultimate trophy in poker. Owning one has become the litmus test for poker greatness. The series has even expanded beyond Las Vegas with numerous circuit and bracelet events around the country and the world.

Binion surely couldn’t have imagined the scope that the game would become since his showcase began in 1970. In 2016, the WSOP drew 107,833 total entrants in 69 total events — the most in its history. The 2016 series awarded $221 million in prize money too, and the events brought in players from 107 countries — a sign of the international growth the game has undergone, fueled by the growth of internet poker and its popularity on television.

The venue has changed and numerous games and tournaments added, but the history remains. In recent years, some of those original games played in 1970 have even been worked back into the WSOP festivities in games like dealer’s choice and some of the mixed-games events. And the foundation of that remains the Main Event.

When players take their seats beginning today in those first starting flights, they are not just attempting to win a poker tournament; they are attempting to become part of the game’s history — a history that traces its roots from the Revolutionary War to Civil War battlefields to 19th Century steamboats floating on the Mississippi River to scorching Las Vegas summers. Win that bracelet and your name becomes synonymous with some of the best in the game. Thousands will try, but only one will raise that shiny gold bracelet in victory.

Structure

At 11 a.m., players start with 50,000 in chips. Levels are 120 minutes long throughout. After every level, players have a 20-minute break. The dinner break, 90 minutes long, takes place after Level 3, which should be around 5:40 p.m. Late registration for Day 1a of the 2017 WSOP Main Event is open until the end of the dinner break, registration closes around 7:10 p.m. If you're too late, there's always tomorrow (Day 1b) and Monday (Day 1c). Day 1a wraps up around 11:40 p.m.

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindAnte
1120 minutes75150-
 20-minute break   
2120 minutes150300-
 20-minute break   
3120 minutes15030025
 90-minute break   
4120 minutes20040050
 20-minute break   
5120 minutes25050075

Players to survive today return to the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino Tuesday, July 11, 2017, to play another five levels.

Today's action starts at 11 a.m. PokerNews will be there the entire day with live updates from around the convention center of the Rio All Suite Hotel& Casino. Besides live updates, you can follow along via ESPN2 and PokerGo.

Start timeEnd timeWhere to watch
11 a.m.1 p.m.PokerGo
1 p.m.5 p.m.ESPN2
5 p.m.6:15 p.m.PokerGo

A Long Summer

While the Main Event is just about to get underway, a plethora of events are already in the books. The 2017 WSOP kicked off May 31st with the $565 Employees Event and $10,000 Tag Team Event. Bryan Hollis took down the first event, and popular poker duo Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree received the second bracelet of the summer. Since then, dozens of events have been played, and PokerNews.com was there for each and every one of them. Millions in prize money has been rewarded, hundreds of thousands of hands have been dealt. Take a look at all the results up until now:

#EventEntriesWinnerPrize
1$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em651Bryan Hollis$68,817
2$10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em Championship102Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov$273,964
3$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout369Upeshka De Silva$229,923
4$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better905Benjamin Zamani$238,620
5$565 The Colossus III No Limit Hold'em18,054Thomas Pomponio$1,000,000
6$111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em130Doug Polk$3,686,865
7$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball225Jesse Martin$130,948
8$333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em2,509Joseph Mitchell$122,314
9$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship154Abe Mosseri$388,795
10$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em843Nipun Java & Aditya Sushant$150,637
11$1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed364David Bach$119,399
12$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,739David Pham$391,960
13$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw266Frank Kassela$89,151
14$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.736David Singer$203,709
15$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship129Adrián Mateos$336,656
16$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed1,748Anthony Marquez$393,273
17$10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship102John Racener$273,962
18$565 Pot Limit Omaha3,186Tyler Smith$224,344
19$365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em   
20$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker7,761Pablo Mariz$1,221,407
21$1,500 Eight-Game Mix Six-Handed472Ron Ware$145,577
22$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship92John Monnette$256,610
23$2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em1,759Joseph Di Rosa Rojas$690,469
24$1,500 Limit Hold'em616Shane Buchwald$177,985
25$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha1,058Tyler Groth$179,126
26$10,000 Razz Championship97James Obst$265,138
27$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed959Chris Moorman$498,682
28$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw326Brian Brubaker$109,967
29$2,500 No Limit Hold'em1,086Gaurav Raina$456,822
30$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship150David Bach$383,208
31$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship5,389Frank Maggio$617,303
32$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix688Vladimir Shchemelev$194,323
33$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,698Christopher Frank$384,833
34$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship80Ben Yu$232,738
35$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em1,720James Moore$259,230
36$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed574Nadar Kakhmazov$580,338
37$1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,020Thomas Reynolds$292,880
38$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship120Joe McKeehen$311,817
39$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty1,868Rifat Palevic$183,903
40$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better595Ernest Bohn$173,228
41$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha870Loren Klein$231,483
42$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship332Dmitry Yurasov$775,923
43$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout1,025Ben Maya$257,764
44$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.399Matthew Schreiber$256,226
45$5,000 No Limit Hold'em505Christopher Brammer$527,555
46$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better830Nathan Gamble$223,339
47$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack6,716Brian Yoon$1,094,349
48$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship125Christopher Vitch$320,103
49$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed630Luis Calvo$362,185
50$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Bounty1,927Chris Bolek$266,646
51$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship207Bryce Yockey$511,147
52$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,580Mohsin Charania$364,438
53$3,000 Limit Hold'em Six-Handed256Max Silver$172,645
54$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship428Tommy Le$938,732
55$1,500 Seven Card Stud298Tom Koral$96,907
56$5,000 No Limit Hold'em623Norberto Korn$618,285
57$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix405Smith Sirisakorn$215,902
58$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,763Artur Rudziankov$395,918
59$2,500 Big Bet Mix197Jens Lakemeier$112,232
60$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed8,120Alexandru Papazian$888,888
61$3,333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller424Thomas Cannuli$322,815
62$50,000 Poker Players Championship100Elior Sion$1,395,767
63$1,000 No Limit Hold'em1,750Rulah Divine$262,501
64$1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Mix1,058Sebastian Langrock$268,555
65$1,000 No Limit Hold'em1,413Shai Zurr$223,241
66$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,956 $428,423
67$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed High Roller205James Calderaro$1,289,074
68$3,000 No Limit Hold'em1,349 $645,922
69$1,500 Razz419 $132,957
70$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship718 $135,098
71$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship1,312"Javatinii"$237,688
72$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship88 $245,451
73$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event   
74$1,000 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em   

Action Today

As the Main Event gets the cards in the air on today, a few events will still be wrapping up and continuing into the weekend with several big names still looking to bag a bracelet. In Event #69: $1,500 Razz, 14-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth returns for Day 3 on a short stack, and Daniel Negreanu returns with a healthy chip stack in Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em. An extra 4th day was needed for Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em with Emile Schiff and Chris Klodnicki returning to battle for the bracelet. 85 ladies remain in the Event #70: $10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship, 29 players return for Day 2 of Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. Last, but certainly not least, Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 gets underway today after 5 starting flights scattered through out the Fridays this summer. PokerNews will be following every tournament to its conclusion this weekend.

World Series of Poker History

YearEntriesChampionCountry Winning HandPrize
19707Johnny MossUnited States --
19716Johnny MossUnited States -$30,000
19728Thomas "Amarillo Slim" PrestonUnited States {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}$80,000
197313Walter "Puggy" PearsonUnited States {A-Spades}{7-Spades}$130,000
197416Johnny MossUnited States {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}$160,000
197521Brian "Sailor" RobertsUnited States {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}$210,000
197622Doyle BrunsonUnited States {10-Spades}{2-Spades}$220,000
197734Doyle BrunsonUnited States {10-Spades}{2-Hearts}$340,000
197842Bobby BaldwinUnited States {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}$210,000
197954Hal FowlerUnited States {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}$270,000
198073Stu UngarUnited States {5-Spades}{4-Spades}$385,000
198175Stu UngarUnited States {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}$375,000
1982104Jack StrausUnited States {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}$520,000
1983108Tom McEvoyUnited States {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}$540,000
1984132Jack KellerUnited States {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}$660,000
1985140Bill SmithUnited States {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}$700,000
1986141Berry JohnstonUnited States {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}$570,000
1987152Johnny ChanUnited States(born in China){A-Spades}{9-Clubs}$625,000
1988167Johnny ChanUnited States(born in China){J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}$700,000
1989178Phil HellmuthUnited States {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}$755,000
1990194Mansour MatloubiIran {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}$895,000
1991215Brad DaughertyUnited States {K-Spades}{J-Spades}$1,000,000
1992201Hamid DastmalchiIran {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}$1,000,000
1993220Jim BechtelUnited States {J-Spades}{6-Spades}$1,000,000
1994268Russ HamiltonUnited States {K-Spades}{8-Hearts}$1,000,000
1995273Dan HarringtonUnited States {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}$1,000,000
1996295Huck SeedUnited States {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}$1,000,000
1997312Stu UngarUnited States {A-Hearts}{4-Clubs}$1,000,000
1998350Scotty NguyenUnited States(born in Vietnam){J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}$1,000,000
1999393Noel FurlongIreland {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}$1,000,000
2000512Chris FergusonUnited States {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}$1,500,000
2001613Carlos MortensenSpain(born in Ecuador){K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}$1,500,000
2002631Robert VarkonyiUnited States {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}$2,000,000
2003839Chris MoneymakerUnited States {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}$2,500,000
20042,576Greg RaymerUnited States {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}$5,000,000
20055,619Joe HachemAustralia {7-Clubs}{3-Spades}$7,500,000
20068,773Jamie GoldUnited States {Q-Spades}{9-Clubs}$12,000,000
20076,358Jerry YangUnited States(born in Laos){8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}$8,250,000
20086,844Peter EastgateDenmark {A-Diamonds}{5-Spades}$9,152,416
20096,494Joe CadaUnited States {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}$8,547,042
20107,319Jonathan DuhamelCanada {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}$8,944,310
20116,865Pius HeinzGermany {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}$8,715,638
20126,598Greg MersonUnited States {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}$8,531,853
20136,352Ryan RiessUnited States {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}$8,361,570
20146,683Martin JacobsonSweden {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}$10,000,000
20156,420Joe McKeehenUnited States {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}$7,683,346
20166,737Qui NguyenUnited States(born in Vietnam){K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}$8,005,310
Qui Nguyen beat a field of 6,737 to take home the top-prize of $8,005,310 in 2016