{"id":894,"date":"2023-01-16T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardschat.com\/?page_id=894"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:57:06","slug":"wsop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/tournaments\/wsop\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide To The 2026 World Series Of Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-hero alignfull\"><div class=\"has-secondary-background-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-hero__inner\"><div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-9 wp-block-columns wp-block-create-block-hero__withImage\"><div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column wp-block-create-block-hero__content\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/\">Poker<\/a><span class=\"separator\"> \/ <\/span><span class=\"last\"><\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Series Of Poker &#8211; Your Guide To The 2026 WSOP<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"sub-heading\">The WSOP &#8211; Schedule of Tournaments, Buy-in &amp; Satellite Information. This page covers everything you need to know about the 2026 World Series of Poker, including the up-to-date schedule, information on how to enter and answers to FAQs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-block-create-block-hero__cards is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon--starsIconInverse\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__description\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/tournaments\/wsop\/#how-to-enter\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__link\">Win A Place<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__text\">Find out how to win a place at the WSOP. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon--bookIcon\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__description\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/tournaments\/wsop\/history\/\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__link\">WSOP History<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__text\">Learn about WSOP\u2019s history. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon--freerolls\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__description\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/tournaments\/wsop\/events\/\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__link\">Events Guide<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__text\">All the WSOP games you need to know. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__icon--newIcon\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__description\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/news\/poker-tournaments\/\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__link\">WSOP News<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-descriptive-link-card__text\">The latest stories from the WSOP.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column wp-block-create-block-hero__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-main-image.png\" alt=\"WSOP\" class=\"wp-image-3398\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-hero__intro \"><p>Remember, there\u2019s more to the world\u2019s biggest poker series than just the Main Event. Our WSOP tournament schedule below features every event for 2026 and all the important information you need to know.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section__content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section__heading\">WSOP Schedule 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns callout--light is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The dates for the <strong>2026 World Series of Poker<\/strong> have been announced, with the event taking place at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas from May 26 to July 15. Find all the events below and their buy-ins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Dates<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Event<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\">Buy In<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 26 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 26 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em 8-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 27 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><\/td><td>$550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 27 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Employees Event<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 27 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 28 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 28 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 28 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Seven Card Stud<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 29 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight D<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 29 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Heads Up Championship &#8211; Flight A (64 player max per flight)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 29 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Badugi<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 30 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight E<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 30 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Heads Up Championship &#8211; Flight B (64 player max per flight)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 30 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 30 06:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight F<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$550<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 31 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Deepstack<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 31 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>GGMillion$ No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 31 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 01 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em 6-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 01 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>GGMillion$ No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 01 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Big O<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 02 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 02 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em U.S. WSOP Circuit Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,700<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 02 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 03 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Monster Stack &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 03 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 03 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Dealers Choice<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 04 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Monster Stack &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 04 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 04 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 05 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Monster Stack &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 05 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Big O &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 05 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Seven Card Stud Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 06 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Monster Stack &#8211; Flight D<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 06 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller 6-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 06 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Big O &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 07 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Freezeout<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 07 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 07 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Dealers Choice Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 08 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em\/Pot-Limit Omaha Mixed Deepstack<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 08 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 08 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Limit Hold&#8217;em<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 09 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Super Turbo Bounty<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 09 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 09 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 10 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Colossus &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 10 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 10 01:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$100,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 10 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>HORSE<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 11 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Colossus &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 11 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 11 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Limit Hold&#8217;em Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 12 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Colossus &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 12 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Seniors High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 12 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Razz<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 13 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Colossus &#8211; Flight D<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 13 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Super High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$250,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 13 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Big O Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 14 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Deepstack 8-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 14 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Super Turbo Bounty<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 14 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud hi-Lo 8 or Better<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 15 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Seniors Championship &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 15 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 15 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Razz Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 16 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Seniors Championship &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 16 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 16 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Freezeout<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 17 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Millionaire Maker &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 17 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mystery Bounty<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 17 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Nine Game Mix<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 18 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Millionaire Maker &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 18 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Five Card Pot-Limit Omaha<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 18 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>HORSE Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 19 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Millionaire Maker &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 19 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 19 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em 6-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 20 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Millionaire Maker &#8211; Flight D<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 20 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 20 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 21 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Salute To Warriors<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 21 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 21 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Poker Players Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 22 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Super Seniors<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 22 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 22 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 23 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 23 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>PLO\/NLH Mixed High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 23 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Freezeout<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 24 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 24 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Tag Team<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 24 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 25 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 25 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Ladies Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 25 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 26 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight D<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 26 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 27 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight E<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 27 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Mixed Big Bet 7-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 27 06:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mystery Millions &#8211; Flight F<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 28 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Main Event &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 28 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em 6-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 28 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>8-Game Mixed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 29 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Main Event &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 29 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 30 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mini Main Event &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 30 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$100,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun 30 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Mixed Triple Draw Lowball<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$2,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 01 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Deepstack Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 01 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Freezeout<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 01 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>8-Game Mixed Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 02 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Summer Celebration &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 02 11:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>WSOP No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Main Event &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 02 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 03 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Summer Celebration &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 03 11:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>WSOP No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Main Event &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 03 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Super Turbo Bounty<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 04 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 04 11:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>WSOP No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Main Event &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 05 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Ultra Stack &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 05 11:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>WSOP No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Main Event &#8211; Flight D<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 06 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Ultra Stack &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 07 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Ultra Stack &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 07 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 08 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Gladiators of Poker &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 08 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mid-Stakes Championship &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 08 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 09 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Gladiators of Poker &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 09 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mid-Stakes Championship &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 09 01:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$50,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 09 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pick Your PLO<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 10 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Gladiators of Poker &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 10 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Mid-Stakes Championship &#8211; Flight C<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 10 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>TORSE<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 11 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Gladiators of Poker &#8211; Flight D<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$300<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 11 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em The Closer &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 11 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em 6-Handed Championship<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 12 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Summer Saver &#8211; Flight A<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 12 12:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em The Closer &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 12 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 13 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Summer Saver &#8211; Flight B<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 13 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>HORSE High Roller<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 14 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Deepstack<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 14 02:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em 8-Handed<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$5,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jul 15 10:00 AM<\/td><td><strong>No-Limit Hold&#8217;em Super Turbo<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__btn wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__btn--more is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Show more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section__content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section__heading\" id=\"how-to-enter\">How To Enter the 2026 WSOP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Events at the WSOP are open to players <strong>over 21 years old<\/strong>, however some events have additional eligibility rules. Whichever way you choose to enter, players are required to have a Caesars Rewards account and a WSOP+ account to take part in events. Check the information below to find out more about how to enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Series of Poker Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When thinking about the World Series of Poker, most people instantly picture the high-stakes Main Event. In reality, there&#8217;s much more to this poker festival than the \u2018big dance.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an overview of the events you&#8217;ll find at the WSOP:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>WSOP Event<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Buy In<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shootout<\/td><td>Multiple single-table tournaments where the winners progress to a final table<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colossus<\/td><td>A poker tournament of epic proportions: the 2025 edition had more than 16k participants<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High Roller<\/td><td>Exclusively for players with deeper pockets: buy-ins start at $25k<\/td><td>3-4 days<\/td><td>$5,000-$250,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Freezeout<\/td><td>Every player starts with the same number of chips. When those chips are gone, the player is out<\/td><td>2-3 days<\/td><td>$500-$3,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dealer\u2019s Choice<\/td><td>The game is chosen from a list of 20 WSOP-approved poker variants<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$1,500-$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heads Up<\/td><td>A tournament composed of one-on-one faceoffs<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Deepstack<\/td><td>Players start with a larger number of chips<\/td><td>2-4 days<\/td><td>$600-$800<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lowball<\/td><td>The worst is best as players try for uncoordinated, low hands<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$1,500-$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monster Stack<\/td><td>Players start with 50,000 chips for their $1,500 buy-in<\/td><td>5 days<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>H.O.R.S.E.<\/td><td>Tournaments in which players play five variants (Limit Hold\u2019em, Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Hi-Lo Eight or Better)<\/td><td>2-4 days<\/td><td>$600-$25,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tag Team<\/td><td>Unlike most poker events, two players shared a tournament stack as part of a designated team<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Salute to Warriors<\/td><td>Tournament in which $40 of the entry fee is donated to non-profits supporting the United States Armed Forces and their families<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bounty<\/td><td>Each player starts with a \u2018bounty\u2019 on their head which you can earn by eliminating them<\/td><td>1-3 days<\/td><td>$1,000-$10,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mystery Millions<\/td><td>Similar to a bounty tournament, but the bounties can be worth up to $1 million<\/td><td>3 days<\/td><td>$1,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Millionaire Maker<\/td><td>The winner is guaranteed a $1 million minimum first prize<\/td><td>5 days<\/td><td>$1,500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Main Event<\/td><td>Each player starts with a \u2018bounty\u2019 on their head, which you can earn by eliminating them<\/td><td>3-10 days<\/td><td>The world championship event, where the winner earns the right to call themselves World Champion<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The History of the WSOP Main Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-800x534.png 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L-R) Johnny Moss, Chris Wills, Amarillo Slim Preston, Jack Binion and Walter \u2018Puggy\u2019 Pearson, 1974 (UNLV Special Collection).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1970, the World Series of Poker has grown from a small gathering of around 30 dedicated players to an annual televised event where thousands vie for the title of World Champion. Here\u2019s a quick overview of the history of the World Series of Poker Main Event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 1970<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benny Binion, then owner of the original Horseshoe Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, invited 30-40 players to the inaugural World Series of Poker. Johnny Moss is the inaugural champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 1971 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following on from the initial tournament, the second installment introduces a freezeout format for the Main Event. Johnny Moss becomes the first back-to-back winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 1991<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WSOP Main Event continues to expand: the 1991 edition saw more than 200 players compete for a $1 million prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2003<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After winning an $80 satellite tournament, 27-year-old Tennessee accountant Chris Moneymaker won the Main Event and took home $2.5 million. The \u2018Moneymaker Effect\u2019 sees the popularity of poker explode: the number of participants at the WSOP would increase tenfold over the next three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WSOP expands to include the World Series of Poker Circuit. These tournaments expanded the scope of the WSOP while building to the Main Event. The WSOP further expanded in 2007 with the launch of WSOP Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WSOP moves to a hybrid format with online play taking center stage in the early rounds. After separate American and international final tables, the Main Event is decided in a Heads-up championship match, won by Damian Salas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After more than 50 years, the WSOP moves to the Strip with the action hosted at Bally\u2019s and Paris Las Vegas. Coincidentally, later that year, Bally\u2019s would be renamed to Horseshoe, the original home of the WSOP.<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section__content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section__heading\">A Look Back at WSOP 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael Mizrachi&#8217;s Incredible 2025 WSOP Main Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Relive Michael Mizrachi&#039;s Incredible 2025 WSOP Main Event Story | #wsop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R4TmmJVeeWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Martin Kabrhel in the 2025 WSOP &#8211; Good or Bad for Poker?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Good or Bad for Poker? | Martin Kabrhel in the 2025 WSOP $250K Super High Roller #wsop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GrjIb3rTyzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section__content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-commercial-featured-partner\">\n\t<div class=\"featured-partner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"featured-partner__title\">Practice for the World Series of Poker<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__partner-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__partner-logo-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/images.casino.us\/logo\/pulsz\/X1C\/_bUPr2T9VMQeFJ9yjyOL-RiqeH9UD1uVkFgGeVjUIhTH?fm=webp&#038;w=124&#038;auto=format\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\thttps:\/\/images.casino.us\/logo\/pulsz\/X1C\/_bUPr2T9VMQeFJ9yjyOL-RiqeH9UD1uVkFgGeVjUIhTH?fm=webp&#038;w=124&#038;dpr=1&#038;auto=format 1x,\n\thttps:\/\/images.casino.us\/logo\/pulsz\/X1C\/_bUPr2T9VMQeFJ9yjyOL-RiqeH9UD1uVkFgGeVjUIhTH?fm=webp&#038;w=124&#038;dpr=2&#038;auto=format 2x,\n\thttps:\/\/images.casino.us\/logo\/pulsz\/X1C\/_bUPr2T9VMQeFJ9yjyOL-RiqeH9UD1uVkFgGeVjUIhTH?fm=webp&#038;w=124&#038;dpr=3&#038;auto=format 3x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Pulsz\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__partner-logo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"124\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"124\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/plugins\/commercial\/lib\/assets\/flags\/US_circle--checked.svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"US\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__flag\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"32\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"32\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__review-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__partner-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__rating-filled\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 80%\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__partner-rating-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRating: 4\/5\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__partner-rating-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__partner-rating-button partner__partner-rating-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Rating information\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__partner-rating-tooltip partner__partner-rating-tooltip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__partner-rating-tooltip-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"featured-partner__partner-rating-tooltip-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRatings are determined by the CardsChat editorial team. This team carries out a strict auditing process when reviewing sites, assessing payout speed, game variety, software quality, level of security, mobile compatibility, and customer service.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging-1-cus.staging.central.net.management\/how-we-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out more about how we rate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/links.casino.us\/play\/pulsz\/cm\/pulsz\/us\/poker\/262\/4833\/pulsz-wb\/16259\" class=\"featured-partner__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" 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target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t200% up to 1,005,000 Gold Coins + 77.3 Free Sweepstakes Coins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__bonus-code copy-clipboard-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__bonus-code-chip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"featured-partner__bonus-code-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUse Code:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"featured-partner__bonus-code-value copy-clipboard-text\">CCBONUS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"featured-partner__bonus-code-text copy-clipboard-btn active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCopy code\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"featured-partner__bonus-code-text copy-clipboard-btn-placeholder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCode copied!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__info tooltip-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecure, Fast Deposit Methods\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/plugins\/commercial\/lib\/assets\/icons\/payment-methods\/visa.svg?w=58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Visa\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-logo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"34\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/plugins\/commercial\/lib\/assets\/icons\/payment-methods\/mastercard.svg?w=58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Mastercard\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-logo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"34\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/plugins\/commercial\/lib\/assets\/icons\/payment-methods\/skrill.svg?w=58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Skrill\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-logo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"34\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/plugins\/commercial\/lib\/assets\/icons\/payment-methods\/bank-transfer.svg?w=58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Bank Transfer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-logo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"34\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/plugins\/commercial\/lib\/assets\/icons\/payment-methods\/applepay.svg?w=58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Applepay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"featured-partner__payment-methods-logo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"58\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"34\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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partner__game-types-tooltip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSlots\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section__content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section__heading\" id=\"who-has-won-the-world-series-of-poker\">Who has won the World Series of Poker?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Mizrachi-1.webp\" alt=\"Michael-Mizrachi-1\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-35328\" width=\"555\" height=\"313\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$10,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2025<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Michael Mizrachi<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>2025 saw the Main Event go to Michael \u201cThe Grinder\u201d Mizrachi to take home a $10 million prize&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">Read More<\/button><template id=\"mizrachi-2025-modal\"><div id=\"mizrachi-2025-modal-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Michael Mizrachi<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>2025 saw the Main Event go to Michael \u201cThe Grinder\u201d Mizrachi to take home a $10 million prize. This year holds the record for the fastest Main Event final table in at least 20 years, with just 79 hands and Mizrachi himself playing 20 of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already a seven-time WSOP bracelet winner and finalist in the 2010 Main Event, Mizrachi also pulled off a historic double by winning both the WSOP Main Event and the Poker Players Championship in the same summer. Mizrachi\u2019s success in both tournaments earned him induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>John Wasnock<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Braxton Dunaway<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>9,735<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$90,535,500<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jonathan-Tamayo-1.webp\" alt=\"Jonathan-Tamayo-1\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-35370\" width=\"555\" height=\"313\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$10,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2024<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Jonathan Tamayo<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The latest name to be added to the world of poker greats was Jonathan Tamayo, who&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">Read More<\/button><template id=\"tamayo-2025-modal\"><div id=\"tamayo-2025-modal-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Jonathan Tamayo<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The latest name to be added to the world of poker greats was Jonathan Tamayo, who defeated Jordan Griff in a back-and-forth heads-up match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming out in first place at the record-breaking 10,112-player field, the new Main Event champion seemed to be in disbelief. \u201cWhat in the world just happened?\u201d he asked after the win, stating that the enormity of the situation felt more like a dream than real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A native of Humble, Texas, the 38-year-old Tamayo is also the friend and sometime roommate of 2015 Main Event champion Joe McKeehen.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Jordan Griff<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Niklas Astedt<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>10,112<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$94,041,600<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Daniel-Weinman.webp\" alt=\"Daniel-Weinman\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-35368\" width=\"555\" height=\"313\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$12,100,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2023<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Daniel Weinman<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>This was an absolutely record-breaking year for the WSOP Main Event. Thanks to a field of 10,043 players, 2023 set a&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">Read More<\/button><template id=\"weinman-2025-modal\"><div id=\"weinman-2025-modal-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Daniel Weinman<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>This was an absolutely record-breaking year for the WSOP Main Event. Thanks to a field of 10,043 players, 2023 set a record with the largest live poker prize pool ever at the time: $93,399,900.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner was 35-year-old Daniel Weinman, who walked away with the biggest prize in WSOP history, taking home a $12.1 million prize. Weinman\u2019s run almost ended on Day 8, but he rallied after hitting a two-outer in a pivotal all-in that tipped the scales back his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Main Event\u2019s final table wrapped in 164 hands, with second and third place being decided by a brief but brutal heads-up battle.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Steven Jones<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Adam Walton<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>10,043<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$93,399,900<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad.webp\" alt=\"Espen Jorstad\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3072\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad.webp 1800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad-800x451.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad-1200x676.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad-768x433.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad-1536x865.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/espen-jorstad-1024x577.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$10,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2022<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Espen Jorstad<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>2022 topped the previous year\u2019s huge numbers, with more than 2,000 additional players creating&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">Read More<\/button><template id=\"a10003f3-3754-4740-ad79-81d4f17c8d73\"><div id=\"a10003f3-3754-4740-ad79-81d4f17c8d73-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Espen Jorstad<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>2022 topped the previous year\u2019s huge numbers, with more than 2,000 additional players creating the second biggest-ever tournament field for the Main Event (not to mention an increase of almost $20 million extra dollars in prize money on 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norway\u2019s Espen Jorstad eventually emerged as the winner, banking $10 million in the process. His duel with Australia\u2019s Adrian Attenborough almost came to an end on the first hand of heads-up play, after Attenborough tanked for a full 19 minutes before folding the losing hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing Jorstad did upon winning the event was to ring his mother \u2013 his biggest fan.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Adrian Attenborough<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Michael Duek<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>8,663<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$80,782,475<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/koray-aldemir.webp\" alt=\"Koray Aldemir\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3076\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/koray-aldemir.webp 636w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/koray-aldemir-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/koray-aldemir-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2021<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Koray Aldemir<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Following WSOP 2020, which featured an altered format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WSOP&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">READ MORE<\/button><template id=\"5a68bebc-493b-4ac6-b12b-a56317cf2c56\"><div id=\"5a68bebc-493b-4ac6-b12b-a56317cf2c56-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Koray Aldemir<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Following WSOP 2020, which featured an altered format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WSOP 2021 saw the tournament return to normal with a full schedule of 88 live events, plus a further 11 online events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>German Koray Aldemir was the Main Event winner, beating George Holmes at the final table to take the $8,000,000 first prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A virtual unknown prior to the tournament, finalist Holmes was dubbed a \u201cHome Game Hero\u201d by many, as the father of two from Alpharetta, Georgia was mainly a recreational player prior to entering.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>George Holmes<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Jack Oliver<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS<\/div>6,650<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$62,011,250<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/damian-salas.webp\" alt=\"Damian Salas\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3077\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/damian-salas.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/damian-salas-800x516.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/damian-salas-768x496.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/damian-salas-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$2,550,969<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2020<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Damian Salas<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Originally scheduled to begin on May 26th at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vega&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"a21aa7f8-6091-4c7c-b24f-4469763d1909\"><div id=\"a21aa7f8-6091-4c7c-b24f-4469763d1909-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Damian Salas<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Originally scheduled to begin on May 26th at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, WSOP 2020 was initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, WSOP launched the 2020 World Series of Poker Online, hosted between WSOP.com and GGPoker, which started in July and finished in September \u2013 with Stoyan Madanzhiev the overall winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following November it was then announced the $10,000 No Limit Hold&#8217;em Main Event would still be held \u2013 with play beginning online in November for international players and December for American players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once both tournaments reached the final nine players, final tables were held live in the Czech Republic for international players, and at the Rio for American players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners of both final tables, Damian Salas and Joseph Hebert, then met in a heads-up match at the Rio on January 3rd to determine the champion \u2013 with Salas winning.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Brunno Botteon<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Manuel Ruivo<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>1,379 (GG Poker and WSOP.com combined)<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>GG Poker $6,470,400 WSOP.com $6,768,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hossein-ensan.webp\" alt=\"Hossein Ensan\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3082\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hossein-ensan.webp 991w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hossein-ensan-800x518.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hossein-ensan-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hossein-ensan-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$10,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2019<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Hossein Ensan<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The winner of the 2019 WSOP Main Event was Iranian-German poker player Hossein Ensan&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"c7fe428a-210c-4ba1-b7ba-4a542adaf2d3\"><div id=\"c7fe428a-210c-4ba1-b7ba-4a542adaf2d3-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Hossein Ensan<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The winner of the 2019 WSOP Main Event was Iranian-German poker player Hossein Ensan, who won a staggering $10,000,000. That&#8217;s $1,200,000 more than John Cynn won the previous year, and the most Ensan has ever won by over $9,000,000. Ensan eliminated runner-up Dario Sammartino after a four-hour Heads-up play which lasted 101 hands. The final hand that led him to victory was a pair of kings. This was the largest WSOP Main Event since 2006, and the second largest of all time, with 8,569 players.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Dario Sammartino<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Alex Livingston<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>8,569<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$80,548,600<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/john-cynn.webp\" alt=\"John Cynn\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3085\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/john-cynn.webp 991w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/john-cynn-800x518.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/john-cynn-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/john-cynn-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,880,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2018<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">John Cynn<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>After a battle that lasted over 10 hours, John Cynn was declared the winner of the 2018 WSOP Main&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"94ca5df8-3cc9-41e3-b79e-45ef0003bd7e\"><div id=\"94ca5df8-3cc9-41e3-b79e-45ef0003bd7e-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">John Cynn<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>After a battle that lasted over 10 hours, John Cynn was declared the winner of the 2018 WSOP Main Event, beating Tony Miles to the coveted title. Scooping up the $8.8 million prize money, it was clear that it had been a game for the ages, with multiple records set during the event. Having entered the tournament with career earnings of under $1 million, it&#8217;s safe to say that Cynn has really stepped up his game.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Tony Miles<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Michael Dyer<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>7,874<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$74,015,600<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scott-blumenstein.webp\" alt=\"Scott Blumenstein\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3087\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scott-blumenstein.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scott-blumenstein-800x516.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scott-blumenstein-768x496.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scott-blumenstein-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,150,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2017<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Scott Blumenstein<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Hailing from Brigantine, New Jersey, Scott Blumstein took this year&#8217;s WSOP Main Event&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"2c88a880-1d07-4b8d-910d-b21488a0b944\"><div id=\"2c88a880-1d07-4b8d-910d-b21488a0b944-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Scott Blumenstein<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Hailing from Brigantine, New Jersey, Scott Blumstein took this year&#8217;s WSOP Main Event bracelet. This win saw Blumstein take home a huge $8,150,000, almost a whole 150K more than last year, after beating a staggering 7,221 players to the prize pool. Blumstein&#8217;s win was one for the underdogs, similarly unknown like the 2016 winner. Overall, 1,084 players took home winnings from the Main Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Dan Ott<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Benjamin Pollak<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>7,221<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$67,877,400<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qui-nguyen.webp\" alt=\"Qui Nguyen\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3089\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qui-nguyen.webp 991w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qui-nguyen-800x518.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qui-nguyen-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/qui-nguyen-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,005,310<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2016<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Qui Nguyen<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The 2016 World Series of Poker saw Qui place number one spot from a potential 6,737 players&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"3a9ee792-2597-42c7-ac35-449091903814\"><div id=\"3a9ee792-2597-42c7-ac35-449091903814-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Qui Nguyen<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The 2016 World Series of Poker saw Qui place number one spot from a potential 6,737 players, a few hundred more than the previous year. Nguyen won the Main Event by heads-up against Gordon Vayo on the final table and walked away with $8,005,310. The top 1,011 players finished in the money this year and saw Vayo take second place with Cliff Josephy coming in third.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Gordon Vayo<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Cliff Josephy<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,737<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$63,327,800<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-mckeehen.webp\" alt=\"Joe Mckeehen\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3091\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-mckeehen.webp 991w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-mckeehen-800x518.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-mckeehen-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-mckeehen-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$7,683,346<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2015<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Joe Mckeehen<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The 46th annual WSOP event took place in 2015, and it was held at Vegas&#8217;s famous Rio All Suite&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"7e2530c7-339d-4981-a1ed-5199a14728fc\"><div id=\"7e2530c7-339d-4981-a1ed-5199a14728fc-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Joe Mckeehen<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The 46th annual WSOP event took place in 2015, and it was held at Vegas&#8217;s famous Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino (just like all the WSOP tournaments in the past 9 years). The event drew 6,420 players, creating a prize pool of a whopping $60,348,000. The top 1,000 players won some money, with all the final table players bringing home at least $1 million each. Joe McKeehen, the first-place winner, won $7,683,346. The second-place winner was Joshua Beckley and he won $4,470,896.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Joshua Beckley<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Neil Blumenfield<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,420<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$60,348,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-jacobson.webp\" alt=\"Martin Jacobson\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3092\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-jacobson.webp 998w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-jacobson-800x516.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-jacobson-768x496.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/martin-jacobson-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$10,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2014<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Martin Jacobson<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Once again held at Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 2014 WSOP tournament had 6,683&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"e2a26f0f-5685-4c49-bc17-a81294ae15d2\"><div id=\"e2a26f0f-5685-4c49-bc17-a81294ae15d2-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Martin Jacobson<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Once again held at Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 2014 WSOP tournament had 6,683 entrants and a prize pool of $62,820,200. The first person who got out at the final table (also known as the ninth-place winner) was Mark Newhouse, and he brought home $730,725. The second-place winner was Felix Stephensen, and he brought home $5,147,911. Martin Jacobson placed first and brought home a cool $10 million.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Felix Stephensen<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Jorrytvan Hoof<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,683<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$62,820,200<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__btn wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__btn--more is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Load more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__full wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__hide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ryan-riess.webp\" alt=\"Ryan Riess\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3096\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ryan-riess.webp 991w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ryan-riess-800x518.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ryan-riess-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ryan-riess-300x194.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,359,5351<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2013<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Ryan Riess<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The 2013 WSOP tournament had 6,352 entrants and a prize pool of $59,708,800. The first&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"6d164137-13fa-46ed-8588-1c1cf18590fe\"><div id=\"6d164137-13fa-46ed-8588-1c1cf18590fe-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Ryan Riess<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The 2013 WSOP tournament had 6,352 entrants and a prize pool of $59,708,800. The first-place winner, who was Ryan Riess (also known as &#8220;Reiss the Beast&#8221;), won $8,359,531. Jay Farber was the second-place winner and he netted himself a prize of $5,174,357. The tournament was held at Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Jay Farber<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Amir Lehavot<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,352<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$59,708,800<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/greg-merson.webp\" alt=\"Greg Merson\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3100\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,531,853<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2012<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Greg Merson<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The 43rd annual WSOP event took place at Vegas&#8217;s Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in 2012&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"3dad4fa6-8f95-4496-86af-6fb27633d516\"><div id=\"3dad4fa6-8f95-4496-86af-6fb27633d516-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Greg Merson<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The 43rd annual WSOP event took place at Vegas&#8217;s Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in 2012. In this tournament, a prize pool of $62,021,200 was created with 6,598 entrants. Everyone who placed in the top 666 won some money. The top nine players brought home at least $750,000. The second-place winner, Jesse Sylvia, won $5,295,149, and the first-place winner, Greg Merson, won $8,531,853.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Jesse Sylvia<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Jacob Balsiger<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,598<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$62,021,200<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pius-heinz-e1678368618870.webp\" alt=\"Pius Heinz\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3098\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,715,638<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2011<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Pius Heinz<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Hosted by Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 2011 WSOP tournament attract&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"06a912c5-fef5-4907-aab1-c883620d49ea\"><div id=\"06a912c5-fef5-4907-aab1-c883620d49ea-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Pius Heinz<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Hosted by Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 2011 WSOP tournament attracted 6,865 entrants and a prize pool of $64,531,000 was put together. The first-place winner, Pius Heinz, got to bring home a good chunk of the prize. More specifically, he won $8,715,638. Martin Staszko, the second-place winner, made a pretty penny, too. In other words, he won $5,433,086.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Martin Staszko<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Ben Lamb<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,865<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$64,531,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jonathan-duhamel.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Duhamel\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3507\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jonathan-duhamel.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jonathan-duhamel-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,944,138<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2010<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Jonathan Duhamel<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>With three WSOP bracelets and more than $14 million in poker tournament winnings, Jonat Duhamel&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"fffe627b-e171-47e4-b8e3-0ade3920f03d\"><div id=\"fffe627b-e171-47e4-b8e3-0ade3920f03d-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Jonathan Duhamel<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>With three WSOP bracelets and more than $14 million in poker tournament winnings, Jonathan Duhamel is a force to be reckoned with. In 2010 he nailed his opponents with a final hand of an Ace of spades and a Jack of hearts, beating out more than 7,000 players &#8211; the largest number of participants since 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>John Racener<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Joseph Cheong<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>7,319<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$68,799,059<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-cada.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Cada\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3509\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-cada.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joe-cada-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">8,574,649<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2009<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Joe Cada<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Joe Cada represented a return to seasoned professionals winning the grand prize. Joe scooped&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"77b7217c-9c64-420d-946a-2e72bac22b0a\"><div id=\"77b7217c-9c64-420d-946a-2e72bac22b0a-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Joe Cada<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Joe Cada represented a return to seasoned professionals winning the grand prize. Joe scooped the $8.5 million winnings with a pair of 9s, but currently holds 4 WSOP bracelets and has won in excess of $10 million in tournament cashes. His prize remained on par with 2007 and 2008&#8217;s prize pool, but failed to reach the stunning highs of 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Darvin Moon<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Antoine Saout<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,494<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$61,043,600<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/peter-eastgate.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Eastgate\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3511\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/peter-eastgate.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/peter-eastgate-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$9,152,416<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2008<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Peter Eastgate<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>\u201cIsser\u201d landed a win of more than 9 million dollars thanks to a final hand of an Ace of diamonds and a 5\u00a0of&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"32e4000b-76ec-4dd1-88bd-605fdeab8371\"><div id=\"32e4000b-76ec-4dd1-88bd-605fdeab8371-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Peter Eastgate<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>\u201cIsser\u201d landed a win of more than 9 million dollars thanks to a final hand of an Ace of diamonds and a 5 of spades. The 22-year-old poker player beat 6,844 players to do so, and became the youngest Main Event winner, stealing Phil Hellmuth&#8217;s record who won in 1989 at the age of 24. He&#8217;s won another $300,000+ since then but hasn&#8217;t secured any more WSOP bracelets.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Ivan Demidov<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Dennis Phillips<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,844<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$64,431,779<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jerry-yang-e1678368743701.jpg\" alt=\"Jerry Yang\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3512\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jerry-yang-e1678368743701.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jerry-yang-e1678368743701-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$8,250,00<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2007<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Jerry Yang<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Jerry Yang, who took home the grand prize with a pair of 8s, was one of over 6,000 play who got in&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"d8b40f66-2a86-4050-8f15-2c62c281ef63\"><div id=\"d8b40f66-2a86-4050-8f15-2c62c281ef63-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Jerry Yang<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Jerry Yang, who took home the grand prize with a pair of 8s, was one of over 6,000 players who got in on the action in 2007. At just over 8 million dollars, his winnings were much smaller than what Gold won the previous year. This remains The Shadow&#8217;s only win of significance and the source of his sole WSOP bracelet.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Tuan Lam<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Raymond Rahme<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6,358<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$59,784,954<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jamie-gold.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie Gold\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3513\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jamie-gold.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jamie-gold-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$12,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2006<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Jamie Gold<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Perhaps it&#8217;s appropriate that a player named Jamie Gold won what was, and continues to be&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"46b9d9e0-e97f-4961-a5e3-737725ab18f3\"><div id=\"46b9d9e0-e97f-4961-a5e3-737725ab18f3-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Jamie Gold<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s appropriate that a player named Jamie Gold won what was, and continues to be, the largest prize of any WSOP Main Event. Competing against close to 9,000 competitors, Gold secured the big money with a hand comprised of a Queen of spades and a 9 of clubs. It remains his only significant tournament win, and he&#8217;s never won any other WSOP bracelets.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Paul Wasicka<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Michael Binger<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>8,773<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$82,512,162<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joseph-hachem.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Hachem\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3516\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joseph-hachem.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/joseph-hachem-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$7,500,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2005<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Joe Hachem<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The number of participants in 2005 was more than double that of 2004. The prize pool also more&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"72e73083-511d-4a06-97c6-03f19a9f7d05\"><div id=\"72e73083-511d-4a06-97c6-03f19a9f7d05-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Joe Hachem<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The number of participants in 2005 was more than double that of 2004. The prize pool also more than doubled, with over $50 million to play for. This was the first year in which the WSOP moved to the Rio All-Suites Casino and Hotel after the tournament was acquired by Harrah&#8217;s in 2004. Joe Hachem, the first Australian player to win the Main Event, took home $7.5 million thanks to a 7 of clubs and a 3 of spades.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Steve Dannenmann<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Tex Barch<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>5,619<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$52,818,610<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/greg-raymer.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Raymer\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3517\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/greg-raymer.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/greg-raymer-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$5,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2004<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Greg Raymer<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The number of Main Event competitors was more than double that of the previous year with more than 2,500&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"0a2a53d0-ef94-4870-9399-053df2745265\"><div id=\"0a2a53d0-ef94-4870-9399-053df2745265-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Greg Raymer<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The number of Main Event competitors was more than double that of the previous year, with more than 2,500 players in the mix and a huge prize pool of close to $25 million. Greg Raymer, or Fossilman, landed a $5 million jackpot with a pocket pair of 8s. This is his only WSOP bracelet win.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>David Williams<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Josh Arieh<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>2,576<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$24,224,400<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chris-moneymaker.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Moneymaker\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3521\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chris-moneymaker.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chris-moneymaker-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$2,500,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2003<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Chris Moneymaker<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>As the first WSOP Main Event winner who qualified via an online poker site, the appropriately named&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"8e431462-489e-458b-ad7c-4c562e12265a\"><div id=\"8e431462-489e-458b-ad7c-4c562e12265a-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Chris Moneymaker<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>As the first WSOP Main Event winner who qualified via an online poker site, the appropriately named Moneymaker took home $2.5 million with a final hand of a 5 of diamonds and a 4 of spades. It&#8217;s ironic that such a mediocre hand saw him triumph over more than 800 competitors. Moneymaker doesn&#8217;t have many tournament wins except for this one, but remains an important figure to online players.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Sammy Farha<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Dan Harrington<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>839<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$7,802,700<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/robert-varkonyi.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Varkonyi\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3522\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/robert-varkonyi.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/robert-varkonyi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$2,500,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2002<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Robert Varkonyi<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The year 2002 saw the grand prize associated with the WSOP Main Event rise yet again. Robert Varkonyi&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"bbd2593f-50d3-4150-978f-3ad412f88de1\"><div id=\"bbd2593f-50d3-4150-978f-3ad412f88de1-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Robert Varkonyi<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The year 2002 saw the grand prize associated with the WSOP Main Event rise yet again. Robert Varkonyi scooped the $2 million prize with a Queen of diamonds and a 10 of spades, beating out 630 other players along the way. It remains his only WSOP bracelet win. He never made much of a splash in the tournament scene afterwards, but given the size of his Main Event prize, we&#8217;re sure he doesn&#8217;t mind.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Julian Gardner<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Ralph Perry<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>631<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$6,130,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/carlos-mortensen.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Mortensen\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3525\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/carlos-mortensen.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/carlos-mortensen-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,500,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2001<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Carlos Mortensen<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>A record was broken in 2001 when Mortensen, known as El Matador, became the only player&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"1f378de4-e674-4b8c-b410-dc29d1eb1faf\"><div id=\"1f378de4-e674-4b8c-b410-dc29d1eb1faf-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Carlos Mortensen<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>A record was broken in 2001 when Mortensen, known as El Matador, became the only player of South American descent to ever win the WSOP Main Event. He picked a fine year to do it, seeing off more than 600 participants and taking home $1.5 million. Since then, he&#8217;s more than doubled that figure, gaining over $3 million in tournament winnings.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Dewey Tomko<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Stanley Schrier<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>613<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$6,130,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chris-ferguson.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Ferguson\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3528\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chris-ferguson.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chris-ferguson-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,500,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">2000<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Chris Ferguson<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>2000 saw Chris Ferguson triumph over more than 500 players to scoop the WSOP Main Event&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"4ebd8715-a71a-4315-8596-be89edd625dc\"><div id=\"4ebd8715-a71a-4315-8596-be89edd625dc-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Chris Ferguson<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>2000 saw Chris Ferguson triumph over more than 500 players to scoop the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The grand prize of $1.5 million marked the first time that the winnings associated with the Main Event had risen in 9 years. Chris Ferguson has since racked up more than $5 million worth of tournament wins and an impressive 6 WSOP bracelets.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>TJ Cloutier<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Steve Kaufman<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>512<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$5,120,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/noel-furlong.jpg\" alt=\"Noel Furlong\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3530\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/noel-furlong.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/noel-furlong-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1999<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Noel Furlong<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The final WSOP Main Event of the 90s was one to remember: 1999&#8217;s big game saw an Irish businessman&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"77e505a8-f844-4b67-a956-d67722bdbb36\"><div id=\"77e505a8-f844-4b67-a956-d67722bdbb36-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Noel Furlong<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The final WSOP Main Event of the 90s was one to remember: 1999&#8217;s big game saw an Irish businessman named Noel Furlong take the big prize with a pair of fives. It would turn out to be his only WSOP bracelet and the only significant tournament win he&#8217;s had to date. It&#8217;s perhaps no coincidence that his triumph over established pros would be accompanied by a sharp rise in the number of participants and a larger prize pool the following year.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Alan Goehring<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Padraig Parkinson<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>393<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$3,930,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scotty-nguyen.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Nguyen\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3533\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scotty-nguyen.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/scotty-nguyen-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1998<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Scott Nguyen<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>In 1998, The Train (or The Prince of Poker) took home a million-dollar prize thanks to to a Jack of diamonds&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"e15e8d3e-afd4-48aa-b6f3-83fc35bb428a\"><div id=\"e15e8d3e-afd4-48aa-b6f3-83fc35bb428a-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Scott Nguyen<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>In 1998, The Train (or The Prince of Poker) took home a million-dollar prize thanks to a Jack of diamonds and a 9 of clubs. This accounts for one of his five WSOP bracelets and just a fraction of his $6 million total tournament winnings. Nguyen beat out more than 300 players to take home the grand prize.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Kevin McBride<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>TJ Cloutier<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>350<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$3,500,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar.jpg\" alt=\"Stu Ungar\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3535\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1997<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Stu Ungar<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>After more than 15 years without a top 3 finish in the WSOP Main Event, 1997 saw Stuey take home&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"bb621fb4-4a08-4a56-98ae-0146aa89c5c8\"><div id=\"bb621fb4-4a08-4a56-98ae-0146aa89c5c8-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Stu Ungar<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>After more than 15 years without a top 3 finish in the WSOP Main Event, 1997 saw Stuey take home the grand prize for a third time. He is one of just two people to win the Main Event three times (the other being Johnny Moss). Stu Ungar is regarded by many as the greatest Texas Hold \u2018Em player of all time. He clinched the million-dollar prize with an Ace of hearts and a 4 of clubs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>John Strzemp<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Mel Judah<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>312<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$3,120,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/huck-seed.jpg\" alt=\"Huck Seed\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3537\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/huck-seed.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/huck-seed-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1996<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Huck Seed<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>One of the most interesting facts about the 1996 Main Event is that Huck Seed&#8217;s winning hand \u2013 9 and 8&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"89173b01-54bc-4e07-8a26-acda3b78d405\"><div id=\"89173b01-54bc-4e07-8a26-acda3b78d405-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Huck Seed<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>One of the most interesting facts about the 1996 Main Event is that Huck Seed&#8217;s winning hand \u2013 9 and 8 of diamonds \u2013 is exactly the same as the one Dan Harrington won the 1995 tournament with. Huck now has 4 WSOP bracelets and has won more than $2 million in his professional career. He saw off Bruce Van Horn, John Bonetti, and close to 300 other players in the WSOP Main Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Bruce Van Horn<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>John Bonetti<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>295<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$2,950,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dan-harrington.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Harrington\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3551\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dan-harrington.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dan-harrington-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1995<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Dan Harrington<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Action Dan took home the grand prize at the 1995 WSOP Main Event thanks to a 9 and 8 of diamonds&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"caa24cfc-1d42-4c0f-9d8a-945244f93d2d\"><div id=\"caa24cfc-1d42-4c0f-9d8a-945244f93d2d-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Dan Harrington<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Action Dan took home the grand prize at the 1995 WSOP Main Event thanks to a 9 and 8 of diamonds, providing a big spark to a professional career that&#8217;s seen him rack up more than 6 million dollars in tournament wins. He also added another WSOP bracelet to his Main Event win, so he now has one for each wrist!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Howard Goldfarb<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Brent Carter<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>273<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$2,730,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/russ-hamilton.jpg\" alt=\"Russ Hamilton\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3553\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/russ-hamilton.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/russ-hamilton-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1994<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Russ Hamilton<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Scoring the $1 million prize with a King of spades and an 8 of hearts, this marks Russ Hamilton&#8217;s only WSOP&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"77d21872-e839-4713-9a24-8fd79eb9cf28\"><div id=\"77d21872-e839-4713-9a24-8fd79eb9cf28-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Russ Hamilton<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Scoring the $1 million prize with a King of spades and an 8 of hearts, this marks Russ Hamilton&#8217;s only WSOP bracelet and the biggest win of his career. The Main Event prize in 1994 also included Hamilton&#8217;s body weight in silver! Since then Hamilton has, however, added another quarter of a million to his professional poker winnings. He also served as a consultant with Ultimate Bet immediately after winning the WSOP Main Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Hugh Vincent<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>John Spadavecchia<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>268<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$2,680,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jim-bechtel.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Bechtel\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3555\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jim-bechtel.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jim-bechtel-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1993<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Jim Bechtel<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>With the Main Event on the upswing in 1993 \u2013 30 more players than last year and another $300,000&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"bc5721ab-299d-4368-9177-0ff9cfe692ac\"><div id=\"bc5721ab-299d-4368-9177-0ff9cfe692ac-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Jim Bechtel<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>With the Main Event on the upswing in 1993 \u2013 30 more players than last year and another $300,000 in the prize pool \u2013 Jim Bechtel faced stiff competition to land a $1 million grand prize. He won with a Jack and 6 of spades. Since then he&#8217;s won another WSOP bracelet and has almost doubled the value of his winnings playing professional poker.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Glenn Cozen<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>John Bonetti<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>231<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$2,308,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hamid-dastmalchi.jpg\" alt=\"Hamid Dastmalchi\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3557\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hamid-dastmalchi.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hamid-dastmalchi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1992<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Hamid Dastmalchi<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Armed with just an 8 of hearts and a 4 of clubs, some daring play from Dastmalchi resulted&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"54ea99f1-43c2-48c5-88b2-aa6eb8054bc4\"><div id=\"54ea99f1-43c2-48c5-88b2-aa6eb8054bc4-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Hamid Dastmalchi<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Armed with just an 8 of hearts and a 4 of clubs, some daring play from Dastmalchi resulted in him taking home the second $1 million prize awarded at the WSOP Main Event. Since then, Hamid has earned another $600,000+ and a couple of additional WSOP bracelets, but didn&#8217;t manage to place highly in the Main Event again.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Thomas Jacobs<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Hans Lund<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>201<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$2,010,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/brad-daugherty.jpg\" alt=\"Brad Daugherty\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3559\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/brad-daugherty.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/brad-daugherty-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$1,000,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1991<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Brad Daugherty<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>In 1991, the grand prize of the WSOP Main Event reached 1 million dollars for the first time. It remained&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"4289043a-6497-4169-a741-93fa5a0333bf\"><div id=\"4289043a-6497-4169-a741-93fa5a0333bf-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Brad Daugherty<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>In 1991, the grand prize of the WSOP Main Event reached 1 million dollars for the first time. It remained at this level throughout the rest of the \u201890s. Daugherty took home the big money thanks to a King and Jack of spades. This remains his only significant tournament win, and only WSOP bracelet.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Don Holt<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Robert Veltri<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>215<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$2,150,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"WSOP image\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3561\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$835,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1990<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Mansour Matloubi<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The first Main Event of the 1990s saw the Iranian-British Matloubi outlast close to 200 players&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"051ffc4a-2d3d-49e7-80a7-0ac4287556e2\"><div id=\"051ffc4a-2d3d-49e7-80a7-0ac4287556e2-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Mansour Matloubi<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The first Main Event of the 1990s saw the Iranian-British Matloubi outlast close to 200 players for a grand prize of more than $800,000. He was able to do this with a fairly modest hand \u2013 pocket sixes. It remains his only WSOP Main Event win, but he has since made more than 6 million dollars playing poker professionally.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Hans Lund<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Dave Crunkleton<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>194<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,940,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phil-hellmuth.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Hellmuth\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3563\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phil-hellmuth.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/phil-hellmuth-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$755,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1989<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Phil Hellmuth<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>A true star of professional poker, 1989 remains The Poker Brat&#8217;s only Main Event win. He won&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"04cc7d2c-62bd-45ae-9f77-6c26a2bd9dff\"><div id=\"04cc7d2c-62bd-45ae-9f77-6c26a2bd9dff-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Phil Hellmuth<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>A true star of professional poker, 1989 remains The Poker Brat&#8217;s only Main Event win. He won the European Main Event as recently as 2012, however, and holds a world record with his 15 WSOP bracelets. He&#8217;s also won more than 14 million dollars in his professional career! In 1989, he had a pocket pair of 9s to thank for taking home the first Main Event prize to top three quarters of a million dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Johnny Chan<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Don Zewin<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>178<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,780,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-chan.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Chan\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3565\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-chan.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-chan-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$700,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1988<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Johnny Chan<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>More players competed in this Main Event than ever before. Chan took home his second and back&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"9592e502-48eb-451b-bca5-4e8901eaeba1\"><div id=\"9592e502-48eb-451b-bca5-4e8901eaeba1-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Johnny Chan<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>More players competed in this Main Event than ever before. Chan took home his second (and back to back) championship win. This meant he won in excess of a million dollars in just a couple of years. He would go on to quadruple that figure in his professional poker career. His winning hand was a Jack and 9 of clubs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Erik Seidel<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Ronald Graham<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>167<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,670,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-chan.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Chan\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3565\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-chan.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-chan-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$625,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1987<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Johnny Chan<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The Main Event was starting to bounce back in 1987, with more players and a larger grand&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"3c6805bf-981d-4392-bb48-c4b7ed780a80\"><div id=\"3c6805bf-981d-4392-bb48-c4b7ed780a80-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Johnny Chan<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The Main Event was starting to bounce back in 1987, with more players and a larger grand prize. Johnny Chan, also known as the Orient Express, took home more than $600,000 with an Ace of spades and a 9 of clubs. He beat out Frank Henderson and Bob Ciaffone to score his first, but not his last, Main Event win, and now boasts 10 WSOP bracelets.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Frank Henderson<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Bob Ciaffone<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>152<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,520,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/berry-johnston.jpg\" alt=\"Berry Johnston\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3568\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/berry-johnston.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/berry-johnston-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$570,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1986<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Berry Johnston<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The WSOP slowed down a little in the late \u201880s &#8211; the number of players in the Main Event remained&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"c2e5189d-1c10-4ad8-84ba-50e5c0ffc688\"><div id=\"c2e5189d-1c10-4ad8-84ba-50e5c0ffc688-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Berry Johnston<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The WSOP slowed down a little in the late \u201880s &#8211; the number of players in the Main Event remained fairly stagnant and Johnston&#8217;s prize was down more than $100,000 from the previous year. Still, Johnston took home more than half a million dollars thanks to an Ace of spades and 10 of hearts. Johnston went on to win a total of 5 WSOP bracelets and more than 2.25 million dollars in his career.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Mike Harthcock<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Gary Berland<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>141<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,410,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"WSOP image\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3561\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$700,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1985<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Bill Smith<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>A pocket pair of 3s might not seem like the greatest hand in the world, but it was enough for Bill Smith to&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"44508647-1d7b-49c5-9e85-9b10ddbd2742\"><div id=\"44508647-1d7b-49c5-9e85-9b10ddbd2742-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Bill Smith<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>A pocket pair of 3s might not seem like the greatest hand in the world, but it was enough for Bill Smith to clinch the 1985 Main Event. This was his only major WSOP win and, with the exception of other minor winnings, the only real cash Smith ever made in big-name poker tournaments.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>TJ Cloutier<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Berry Johnston<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>140<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,400,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"WSOP image\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3561\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1984<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Jack Keller<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Jack Keller, also known as the Gentleman, scored $660,000 in the WSOP Main Event with a pair&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"59eb1dfc-4b14-4baa-a0aa-f7ac99e4b489\"><div id=\"59eb1dfc-4b14-4baa-a0aa-f7ac99e4b489-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Jack Keller<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Jack Keller, also known as the Gentleman, scored $660,000 in the WSOP Main Event with a pair of 10s. This was Keller&#8217;s only Main Event win, but he racked up more than 2 million dollars in total tournament winnings and snagged himself a couple of additional WSOP bracelets along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Byron Wolford<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Jesse Alto<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>132<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,320,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tom-mcevoy.jpg\" alt=\"Tom McEvoy\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3572\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tom-mcevoy.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/tom-mcevoy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$540,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1983<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Tom McEvoy<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Grand Rapids Tom, as McEvoy is sometimes known, scored the grand prize in the 1983 Main&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"75e33da3-a579-4e99-a0db-51793c010d45\"><div id=\"75e33da3-a579-4e99-a0db-51793c010d45-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Tom McEvoy<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Grand Rapids Tom, as McEvoy is sometimes known, scored the grand prize in the 1983 Main Event with a pair of Queens. A regular on the WSOP circuit, Tom landed 4 bracelets (and well over a million dollars) in his career but this marked his only Main Event win. Even so, he&#8217;s a member of the Poker Hall of Fame! You&#8217;ll also notice a familiar name, Doyle Brunson, appear in the top 3 once again.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Rod Peate<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Doyle Brunson<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>108<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,080,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jack-straus.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Straus\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3574\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jack-straus.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/jack-straus-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$520,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1982<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Jack Straus<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Landing the first grand prize totalling more than half a million dollars, Jack Straus landed his big\u00a0win with&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"78afe209-d179-464b-8acc-3dcc21901445\"><div id=\"78afe209-d179-464b-8acc-3dcc21901445-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Jack Straus<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Landing the first grand prize totalling more than half a million dollars, Jack Straus landed his big win with an Ace of hearts and a 10 of spades. This was the player known as Treetop&#8217;s only major tournament win, but he was able to secure another WSOP bracelet in his career. 1982 also marked the first time the number of players competing in the Main Event exceeded 100 players.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Dewey Tomko<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Berry Johnston<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>104<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$1,040,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar.jpg\" alt=\"Stu Ungar\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3535\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$375,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1981<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Stu Ungar<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Another year, another WSOP Main Event victory for Stu! Also known as The Kid, Stu took the grand&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"bc5721ab-299d-4368-9177-0ff9cfe692ac\"><div id=\"bc5721ab-299d-4368-9177-0ff9cfe692ac-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Stu Ungar<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Another year, another WSOP Main Event victory for Stu! Also known as The Kid, Stu took the grand prize with a great hand of Ace and Queen, suited in hearts. The grand prize was roughly the same as in 1980, giving Stu winnings of almost three quarters of a million dollars in just two years! This marked Stu&#8217;s last top finish at the Main Event for more than a decade but, as we&#8217;ll see later, it would not be the end of his story.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Perry Green<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Gene Fisher<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>75<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$750,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar.jpg\" alt=\"Stu Ungar\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3535\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/stu-ungar-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$365,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1980<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Stu Ungar<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>1980 marked Stu Ungar&#8217;s first, but certainly not last, Main Event win at the WSOP. With a hand&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"801f9ec0-48b3-4483-9c71-01983491a165\"><div id=\"801f9ec0-48b3-4483-9c71-01983491a165-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Stu Ungar<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>1980 marked Stu Ungar&#8217;s first, but certainly not last, Main Event win at the WSOP. With a hand of 5 and 4, both spades, he took home a huge $365,000 prize. Ungar was just 26 years old at the time of his victory, making him the youngest Main Event winner in history at the time (and for some time afterwards). This year also saw Doyle Brunson come in 2nd place, his third top 2 finish in the five tournaments held between 1976 and 1980.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Doyle Brunson<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Jay Heimowitz<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>73<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$730,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hal-fowler.jpg\" alt=\"Hal Fowler\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3578\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hal-fowler.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hal-fowler-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$270,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1979<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Hal Fowler<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>The final WSOP of the 1970s saw Hal Fowler fight off more than 50 players to take home over a quarter&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"41765e16-98d6-46b6-a7e4-26a82c1e68d1\"><div id=\"41765e16-98d6-46b6-a7e4-26a82c1e68d1-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Hal Fowler<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>The final WSOP of the 1970s saw Hal Fowler fight off more than 50 players to take home over a quarter of a million dollars with a hand comprised of a 7 of spades and a 6 of diamonds. An unremarkable hand, this marked Hal Fowler&#8217;s only WSOP bracelet and only significant poker tournament win. This year&#8217;s tournament drew lots of attention because it marked the first time an amateur player triumphed over established pros.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Bobby Hoff<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>George Huber<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>54<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$540,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bobby-baldwin.jpg\" alt=\"Bobby Baldwin\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3580\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bobby-baldwin.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bobby-baldwin-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$210,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1978<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Bobby Baldwin<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Bizarrely, despite beating 41 other players (a significant increase on the previous year) with a pocket&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"27ead232-aaab-4c51-a743-f21f3ebc6d32\"><div id=\"27ead232-aaab-4c51-a743-f21f3ebc6d32-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Bobby Baldwin<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Bizarrely, despite beating 41 other players (a significant increase on the previous year) with a pocket pair of Queens, Bobby Baldwin took home a grand prize close to half that of the 1977 WSOP Main Event. This marked the third time Crandall Addington took 2nd place in the tournament, never again appearing in the top 3 of the Main Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Crandall Addington<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Louis Hunsaker<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>42<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$420,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/doyle-brunson.jpg\" alt=\"Doyle Brunson\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3582\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/doyle-brunson.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/doyle-brunson-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$340,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1977<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Doyle Brunson<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Texas Dolly snared over half a million dollars in prize money in 1976 and 1977 alone. Unbelievably, his&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"ab0a7849-a596-4a55-9e82-24a3f50b77c2\"><div id=\"ab0a7849-a596-4a55-9e82-24a3f50b77c2-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Doyle Brunson<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Texas Dolly snared over half a million dollars in prize money in 1976 and 1977 alone. Unbelievably, his final hand in 1977 was the same as in 1976 \u2013 a 10 and 2 \u2013 but wasn&#8217;t even suited this time. He saw off 33 other players during the Main Event, a big jump from the previous year&#8217;s 22 players.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Gary Berland<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Milo Jacbobson<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>34<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$340,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/doyle-brunson.jpg\" alt=\"Doyle Brunson\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3582\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/doyle-brunson.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/doyle-brunson-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$220,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1976<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Doyle Brunson<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Doyle Brunson, who won the 1976 WSOP with a 2 and 10 of spades, holds a certain place in WSOP&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"1f3c5185-7957-464a-abe2-5e36a766a945\"><div id=\"1f3c5185-7957-464a-abe2-5e36a766a945-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Doyle Brunson<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Doyle Brunson, who won the 1976 WSOP with a 2 and 10 of spades, holds a certain place in WSOP history: this year was the first tournament during which WSOP bracelets were issued. It&#8217;s perhaps fitting, therefore, that Doyle holds 10 WSOP bracelets in total which puts him (tied with Johnny Chan) second only to Phil Hellmuth. With a grand prize of more than $200,000, there&#8217;s no denying that 1976 was a good year for Texas Dolly!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Jesse Alto<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Tommy Hufnagle<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>22<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$220,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"WSOP image\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3561\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wsop-news-placeholder-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$210,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1975<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Bryan Roberts<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Thanks to a pocket pair of Jacks, Bryan Roberts took home a grand prize of more than $200,000 after&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"37436f12-db2d-4a82-8375-c78d800d5e35\"><div id=\"37436f12-db2d-4a82-8375-c78d800d5e35-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Bryan Roberts<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Thanks to a pocket pair of Jacks, Bryan Roberts took home a grand prize of more than $200,000 after facing off against 20 opponents. Like Puggy, the player known as Sailor is one of a few early WSOP winners to win the tournament just once. He was, however, able to secure two WSOP bracelets in his poker career.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Bob Hooks<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Crandall Addington<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>21<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$210,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Moss\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3586\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$160,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1974<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Johnny Moss<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Taking first place once again in 1974, Johnny Moss achieved the staggering feat of winning 3 of the first&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"c82aee2c-d5cb-442c-b370-d22851fce686\"><div id=\"c82aee2c-d5cb-442c-b370-d22851fce686-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Johnny Moss<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Taking first place once again in 1974, Johnny Moss achieved the staggering feat of winning 3 of the first 5 WSOP tournaments. Armed with just a pocket pair of threes for his final hand, he took home a grand prize of more than 5 times what he scored last time he won the WSOP. This also marked the first time Crandall Addington came in 2nd place, a feat he repeated several times, though he was never able to win a Main Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Crandall Addington<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Sailor Roberts<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>16<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$160,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/walter-pearson.jpg\" alt=\"Walter Pearson\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3588\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/walter-pearson.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/walter-pearson-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$130,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1973<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Walter Pearson<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Walter Pearson, also known as Puggy, took home a hefty cash prize in excess of $100,000 with an Ace&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"bb7b44dd-6860-40f2-9b4c-7a13ff77aab2\"><div id=\"bb7b44dd-6860-40f2-9b4c-7a13ff77aab2-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Walter Pearson<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Walter Pearson, also known as Puggy, took home a hefty cash prize in excess of $100,000 with an Ace and 7 of spades. 1973 marked the first year that the WSOP Main Event was televised on CBS Sports, and the tournament was off to a fast start with no signs of slowing down. It&#8217;s worth pointing out that Johnny Moss \u2013 already a two-time WSOP champ \u2013 came in 2nd place, hot on the heels of Puggy.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Johnny Moss<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Jack Straus<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>13<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$130,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-preston.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Preston\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3590\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-preston.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thomas-preston-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$80,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1972<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Thomas Preston<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Thanks to a well-timed King and Jack, \u201cAmarillo Slim\u201d was able to win his first WSOP championship&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"4e4b8ff6-cd33-43a5-a520-8de5bbcf2b71\"><div id=\"4e4b8ff6-cd33-43a5-a520-8de5bbcf2b71-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Thomas Preston<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Thanks to a well-timed King and Jack, \u201cAmarillo Slim\u201d was able to win his first WSOP championship, scoring $80,000 &#8211; more than double what the previous winner had taken home! His win was regarded by many as an upset, and he went on a publicity tour afterwards that brought the WSOP a great deal of media attention.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>Walter &#8220;Puggy&#8221; Pearson<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>Doyle Brunson<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>8<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$80,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Moss\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3586\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgLabel\">$30,000<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1971<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Johnny Moss<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>Taking first place once again in 1974, Johnny Moss achieved the staggering feat of winning 3 of the first&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"cd3992da-35e6-40ae-9366-d6f431803078\"><div id=\"cd3992da-35e6-40ae-9366-d6f431803078-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Johnny Moss<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>Taking first place once again in 1974, Johnny Moss achieved the staggering feat of winning 3 of the first 5 WSOP tournaments. Armed with just a pocket pair of threes for his final hand, he took home a grand prize of more than 5 times what he scored last time he won the WSOP. This also marked the first time Crandall Addington came in 2nd place, a feat he repeated several times, though he was never able to win a Main Event.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>&#8211;<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>&#8211;<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>6<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>$30,000<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Moss\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__image wp-image-3586\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/johnny-moss-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__bottom\"><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__overline\">1970<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__title\">Johnny Moss<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__description\"><p>With its freeze-out tournament format, the first WSOP event was decided not with a single hand&#8230;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modal\"><button class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBtn\">read more<\/button><template id=\"9c069af4-831b-40e0-9aa3-427d43cc156b\"><div id=\"9c069af4-831b-40e0-9aa3-427d43cc156b-template\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalOverlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalInner\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContainer\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalHeader\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalTitle\">Johnny Moss<\/h3><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalClose\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 6.41L17.59 5L12 10.59L6.41 5L5 6.41L10.59 12L5 17.59L6.41 19L12 13.41L17.59 19L19 17.59L13.41 12L19 6.41Z\" fill=\"#111111\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContentWrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalContent\">\n<p>With its freeze-out tournament format, the first WSOP event was decided not with a single hand, but with a vote from the players who competed in it. As legend has it, all players voted for themselves as \u201cthe best player in the world\u201d but a vote for the \u201csecond best player in the world\u201d saw Moss crowned as the winner. Notably, many of the other players who competed in the tournament would go on to win WSOP titles of their own.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalBottom\"><ul class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalList\"><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">2ND PLACE:<\/div>&#8211;<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">3RD PLACE:<\/div>&#8211;<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\"># OF PLAYERS:<\/div>7<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItem\"><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-vertical-card__modalListItemLabel\">PRIZE POOL:<\/div>&#8211;<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__btn wp-block-create-block-show-more-expander__btn--less is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Load less<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section__content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading section__heading\">World Series of Poker FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">When is the World Series of Poker?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The 2026 WSOP Main Event will be taking place at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas from May 26 to July 15<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">How does the WSOP work?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The 2026 World Series of Poker is made up of a full festival of WSOP bracelet events, including both live tournaments in Las Vegas and WSOP Online bracelet events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The events are in a tournament format, and every player in a given tournament starts with the same number of chips. The winner of each event is the last player standing, who then takes home the prize money and a WSOP bracelet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the events are variants of Texas Hold\u2019em, however games such as Omaha and Seven-card Stud also feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All events have different buy-ins, and the number of entrants can differ, so the prize money will also vary. The winner of the WSOP Main Event will take home millions of dollars, as well as a coveted WSOP bracelet, worth approximately $500,000.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">What is the buy-in for WSOP 2026?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Buy-ins for the 2026 World Series of Poker will start as low as $400 and go as high as $250,000. The buy-in for the Main Event is $10,000.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">How do I enter WSOP 2026?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>You can enter the WSOP in person at the Horseshoe or Paris Las Vegas, or you can register online &nbsp;via the WSOP+ app once registration is open. You can also win seats via satellites or online qualifiers. Read more about how to enter the World Series of poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WSOP requires players to have both a Caesars Rewards account and a WSOP+ account to take part in events, so it\u2019s worth setting those up.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">Where can I find WSOP updates?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>We&#8217;ll post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/news\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/news\/poker-tournaments\/\">WSOP news<\/a>&nbsp;and updates throughout the tournament, so be sure to check out our news page!<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">Where can I find the WSOP schedule?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The full WSOP 2026 schedule can be found above, from the opening event on May 26 to the final event on July 15.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">Who won the WSOP in 2025?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Michael Mizrachi won the World Series of Poker in 2025. The American poker player took away $10,000,000 and the coveted gold bracelet. Check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.us\/poker\/tournaments\/wsop\/#who-has-won-the-world-series-of-poker\">full list of previous winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">What channel is the World Series of Poker on?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The WSOP 2026 will be broadcast and live-streamed on PokerGo.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">How can I get free chips on WSOP?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>You\u2019ll need to buy-in or win your seat to get your WSOP chips. However, for some fun, you can download the WSOP social poker app and get free chips just by signing up.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">How much does the winner of the WSOP Main Event get?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The winner of the Main Event gets a multi-million-dollar prize and a WSOP bracelet worth up to $500,000. The exact cash prize amount is dependent on the number of players (the more players that join, the higher the prizepool), but 2023\u2019s winner won a staggering $12,100,000.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"><h3 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__question\">How much is a World Series of Poker bracelet worth?<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-create-block-faq-accordion-item__answer\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"><span itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>These days, a Main Event bracelet is worth approximately $500,000. As an example, the 2016 bracelet featured almost 500g of white and yellow gold, as well as white diamonds, black diamonds and rubies, making it almost 45 carats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all bracelets are worth so much. 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Find all the events below and their buy-ins. 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