WSOP | 2018 | Main Event Champion John Cynn
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2018 WSOP Main Event Winner

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JOHN CYNN | Earnings: $9,513,071

AGE 33
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 13
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
PREVIOUS EARNINGS $713,071
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It took over 10 hours of back-and-forth struggle, but John Cynn overcame Tony Miles in a heads-up match for the ages to win the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event for $8.8 million, topping a field of 7,874. The win completes a redemption story for Cynn, who bubbled the unofficial final table in the 2016 Main Event, just missing a chance to participate in the last November Nine when Gordon Vayo busted him in 11th place. "Feels very different," Cynn said, reflecting on the two results. "I mean really neither is supposed to happen. To make 11th is insane on its own, and to win, that's literally something that you dream of but you just never expect to happen. Right now I do feel pretty overwhelmed."
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2018 Bracelet Winners

Jordan Hufty
Event #1
Jordan Hufty
Won: $61,909
Entries: 566
Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Las Vegas poker dealer and supervisor wins $61,909 and first bracelet in the first event on the 2018 schedule The Michigan native fulfilled a 15-year poker dream by winning his first bracelet. His two roommates, who he credits for a lot of the improvements in his game, were on the rail for his victory.
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Elio Fox
Event #2
Elio Fox
Won: $393,693
Entries: 243
Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
2011 WSOP Europe Main Event Champion wins second bracelet in first open event of the summer. New York poker pro defeats 243 entries to win $393,693 in first-ever super turbo bounty format in WSOP history. Fox defeats Adam Adler heads-up and defeats a star-studded final table that featured Paul Volpe, Danny Wong, Alex Foxen and 2009 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe Cada.
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Joe Cada
Event #3
Joe Cada
Won: $226,218
Entries: 363
Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
2009 Main Event champ wins third career bracelet in popular shootout Event #3. Cada moves over $10.3 million in career WSOP earnings with win. Cad collects $226,218 with late surge to Event #3 title.
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Julien Martini
Event #4
Julien Martini
Won: $239,771
Entries: 911
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Martini becomes first French player to win a bracelet in Las Vegas since 2014. Martini earns $239,711 and his first WSOP bracelet.
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Nick Petrangelo
Event #5
Nick Petrangelo
Won: $2,910,227
Entries: 105
Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
High-stakes tournament pro wins second bracelet in one of the biggest buy-ins of the summer. Petrangelo defeats 105 entries and Elio Fox heads-up to win $2,910,227. With his second-place finish, Fox finishes just shy of second bracelet of the summer, while taking an early lead in the WSOP POY race.
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Jeremy Perrin
Event #6
Jeremy Perrin
Won: $250,966
Entries: 8,920
Event #6: GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em
North Carolina's Perrin wins Event #6, $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em, for first WSOP bracelet. Perrin claims gold while playing in first-ever WSOP bracelet event. Greensboro's Perrin tops massive 8,920-entrant 'GIANT' tourney.
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Event #7
Roberly Felicio
Won: $1,000,000
Entries: 13,070
Event #7: COLOSSUS - $565 No-Limit Hold'em
Brazilian restaurant owner takes down 13,070 to earn first bracelet and $1,000,000 in Colossus win. Before Thursday’s final table, Felicio only had three WSOP cashes, two of which were Circuit events in Brazil, totaling just $4,682. Felicio defeated Sang Liu heads-up in a back-and-forth heads-up battle, bested a final table that featured John Racener, TK Miles and Scott Margereson.
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Event #8
Johannes Becker
Won: $180,455
Entries: 321
Event #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
Becker staves off elimination to come back to triumph over runner-up Scott Seiver. Becker is an online lowball-games specialist who loves deuce-to-seven and badugi. Becker took second place in the 2017 WSOP Poker Players Championship.
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Event #9
William Reymond
Won: $154,996
Entries: 2,972
Event #10: $365 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em
Journalist from France wins $154,995 and first bracelet in the first of four online bracelets this year. Reymond defeats 2,972 entries, making it the largest online field in WSOP history. Along with his first WSOP title, Reymond earns his first career WSOP cash.
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Event #10
Paul Volpe
Won: $417,921
Entries: 169
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Pennsylvania's Volpe collects third gold bracelet in Omaha 8-or-Better event. West Chester, PA pro outlasts 169-player field to earn $417,921. Volpe adds win to 3rd-place finish in $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty event.
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Event #11
Timothy Andrew
Won: $117,024
Entries: 3,250
Event #11: PLO GIANT - $365 Pot-Limit Omaha
British Columbia's Andrew triumphs in Event #11, wins first gold WSOP bracelet. PLO enthusiast Tim Andrew wins first WSOP bracelet event he's ever entered. Cash-game PLO player and former student Andrew wins debut edition of PLO GIANT event.
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Event #12
Jeremy Harkin
Won: $129,882
Entries: 406
Event #12: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed
Oregon cash-gamer Harkin tops tourney pros to claim first WSOP gold bracelet. Denver native and former loan officer Harkin has been a “most time” player since 2003. Omaha specialist Harkin earns $129,882 in victory.
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Event #13
Benjamin Moon
Won: $315,346
Entries: 1,306
Event #13: Big Blind Antes $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Moon earns $315,346 in first-ever WSOP cash. San Diego cash-gamer Moon celebrates return to poker following hiatus. Moon wins first bracelet awarded in “big blind antes” WSOP event.
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Event #14
Daniel Ospina
Won: $87,678
Entries: 260
Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Colombian poker pro wins first bracelet and $87,678, defeating 260 entries in the first lowball tournament of the summer. Ospina becomes the first Colombian bracelet winner in WSOP history. Won his first bracelet after taking two years away from the game to get in a more positive state of mind.
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Event #15
Andrey Zhigalov
Won: $202,787
Entries: 731
Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Russian mixed games specialist wins first bracelet and $202,787 in first HORSE event of the summer. The 29-year-old achieved his 13-year dream of winning a WSOP gold bracelet. Zhigalov came back on an unscheduled fourth day to defeat Timothy Frazin heads-up and become this year’s first Russian winner.
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Event #16
Justin Bonomo
Won: $185,965
Entries: 114
Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Poker pro wins second bracelet and $185,965 to continue his epic heater over the last several weeks. Bonomo won seven separate heads-up matches en route to his second gold bracelet win, defeating British online pro Jason McConnon in the finals. The Colorado native was only one of two Americans to cash the event and the only one to make the final day of action.
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Event #17
Ognyan Dimov
Won: $378,743
Entries: 1,663
Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Dimov routs final table to claim $378,743 and first WSOP bracelet. Former EPT main event winner tops 6-Max final featuring four former bracelet winners. Dimov logs second-largest cash of his global poker career with Event #17 triumph.
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Event #18
Adam Friedman
Won: $293,275
Entries: 111
Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed
Poker pro defeats 111-entry field, earning second bracelet and $292,375. Friedman displays well-rounded poker talent in a tournament that has more poker variants than any other event on the schedule. Ohio native defeats Stuart Rutter heads-up on an unscheduled fourth day of play to top a final table that featured bracelet winners David ‘ODB’ Baker, Chris Klodnicki and Marco Johnson.
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Event #19
Craig Varnell
Won: $181,790
Entries: 2,419
Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Former Circuit ring winner Varnell adds first bracelet to WSOP jewelry collection. Varnell earns $181,790 in career-best cash. Colorado native has played full time since 2014, credits poker with saving his life.
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Event #20
Jeremy Wien
Won: $537,710
Entries: 518
Event #20: Big Blind Antes $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
New York derivatives trader wins first bracelet and $537,710 after besting 518 entries. George town grad extends his trip to Vegas and takes time off work to fit in a bracelet victory. Wien mounts a massive comeback over a nearly five-hour heads-up battle with David Laka, denying the 21-year-old pro his first bracelet.
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Event #21
Arne Kern
Won: $1,173,223
Entries: 7,361
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER
26-year-old German student takes down $1,173,223 in giant win. Kern's first bracelet and million-plus payday comes in only his third WSOP cash. Huge cash is more than 20 times Kern's prior global lifetime poker-tournament earnings.
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Event #22
Philip Long
Won: $147,348
Entries: 481
Event #22: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
England's Long wins $147,348 and first WSOP bracelet in Event #22 triumph. Long dominates final table, helps deny Daniel Negreanu a seventh WSOP bracelet. Birmingham native and current London resident also operates a poker-related business.
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Event #23
Brian Rast
Won: $259,670
Entries: 95
Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Long-time pro wins fourth bracelet and $259,670 in Doyle Brunson’s last WSOP event. Rast adds to his perfect record in heads-up matches with a bracelet on the line, defeating Mike Wattel heads-up. Brunson finishes sixth in his final hurrah at the World Series of Poker.
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Event #24
Michael Addamo
Won: $653,581
Entries: 1,637
Event #24: THE MARATHON - $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em
Australian pro claims first WSOP gold bracelet in five-day Event #22, $2,620 NLHE. 23-year old Addamo has already logged 17 career WSOP cashes, over $1M in earnings. Former Aussie online player has relocated to Thailand while also playing live global events.
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Event #25
Benjamin Dobson
Won: $173,528
Entries: 596
Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
British pro wins first bracelet, tops 596 entries and wins $173,528. 29-year-old plays mostly no-limit hold’em but won his first bracelet in one of his favorite poker variants. Dobson defeated Jesse Martin and Timothy Finne on an unscheduled fourth day of play.
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Event #26
Filippos Stavrakis
Won: $169,842
Entries: 986
Event #26: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Maryland's Stavrakis collects $169,842 and first gold bracelet in Event #26 triumph. Stavrakis dedicates win to late younger brother, Jimmy. Big payday more than doubles Stavrakis's lifetime WSOP earnings.
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Event #27
John Hennigan
Won: $414,692
Entries: 166
Event #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Pennsylvania's John Hennigan earns fifth career WSOP bracelet in Event #27 victory. Hennigan moves into tie for 16th on WSOP all-time bracelet wins list. $414,692 payday boosts Hennigan's lifetime WSOP earnings to nearly $4.7 million.
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Event #28
Gal Yifrach
Won: $461,798
Entries: 868
Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Los Angeles entrepreneur wins first bracelet and $461,798. 31-year-old’s first bracelet comes just over a year after taking down his first live tournament, a WSOP Circuit high roller event at the Bicycle Hotel and Casino. Yifrach defeats James Mackey heads-up on an unscheduled fourth day of play, denying Mackey his second career bracelet.
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Event #29
Hanh Tran
Won: $117,282
Entries: 356
Event #29: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Cash-gamer Tran wins fixed-limit lowball gold in rare tourney appearance. Austria's Tran earns $117,282 and first WSOP bracelet in Event #29 triumph. Tran claims lowball title while on annual WSOP poker “vacation”.
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Event #30
Ryan Bambrick
Won: $217,123
Entries: 799
Event #30: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
New Jersey native scores fourth cash of series, first bracelet and $217,123. 30-year-old day trader takes leave of absence from his job to play a full schedule at the 2018 World Series of Poker. Had a very successful five-month stretch online before the WSOP, took that profit and parlayed it into a full summer’s worth of events.
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Event #31
Steven Albini
Won: $105,629
Entries: 310
Event #31: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Albini wins first career bracelet in Event #31, topping four prior bracelet winners in final. Chicago recording-studio owner and “poker” hobbyist claims largest cash of WSOP career. Shellac of North America bandmember claims WSOP gold on brief WSOP visit.
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Event #32
Matthew Davis
Won: $662,676
Entries: 5,918
Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Chabot College (CA) statistics teacher tops 5,918-player field for first gold bracelet. Davis wins $662,676 in first year of eligibility in Event #32, $1,000 Seniors NLHE win. California's Davis comes from behind in heads-up duel to take Seniors gold.
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Event #33
Michael Mizrachi
Won: $1,239,126
Entries: 87
Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
South Florida pro has his name etched on the Chip Reese Memorial trophy for record-setting third time. Mizrachi defeats 87 entries and takes home $1,239,126 to earn his fourth career bracelet. Mizrachi’s fourth bracelet gives both him and his brother, Robert, four WSOP titles.
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Event #34
Robert Peacock
Won: $644,224
Entries: 5,700
Event #34: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em
Las Vegas cash game pro earns first bracelet and $644,224. High-stakes grinder defeats massive field of 5,700 entries in inaugural double stack event. One of the loudest rails of the summer with several top pros in attendance for a final table that spanned two days on the sidelines supporting Peacock.
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Event #35
Yueqi Zhu
Won: $211,781
Entries: 773
Event #35: Mixed $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (5-Card PLO/8)
Long time Chinese grinder earns first bracelet and $211,781. Engineer breaks more than two-decade long draught, wins first bracelet with 72nd career WSOP cash. Poker ambassador in China tops last year’s sixth-place finish in this event.
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Event #36
Farhintaj Bonyadi
Won: $311,451
Entries: 2,191
Event #36: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Mother of three-time bracelet winner, Farzad, scores a bracelet of her own and $311,451. Becomes the first mother-son duo in poker history to win WSOP bracelets. Bonyadi erased a 4.5-to-1 chip disadvantage heads-up to defeat Robert Beach heads-up and top a massive, 2,191-entry field.
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Event #37
Eric Baldwin
Won: $319,580
Entries: 1,330
Event #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Former top online pro takes down second bracelet and $319,580. Dedicates second bracelet to his late father. Defeats 2016 WSOP.com Nevada Online Player of the Year, Ian Steinman, heads-up.
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Event #38
Yaniv Birman
Won: $236,238
Entries: 83
Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Westwood's Birman collects $236,238 and first WSOP gold bracelet in Event #38 win. Cash-game player Birman makes rare tourney appearance, claims win in fourth-ever WSOP cash. Full-time business owner plays stud poker games as a “hobby”.
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Event #39
Preston Lee
Won: $236,498
Entries: 908
Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Bay-area player Lee earns first WSOP gold bracelet and $236,498 in Event #39 triumph. 32-year-old online and cash-game player wins title in third-ever WSOP cash. Millbrae, CA's Lee survives 131-hand heads-up duel for win.
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Event #40
Scott Bohlman
Won: $122,138
Entries: 205
Event #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet
Bohlman earns $122,138 and first WSOP gold bracelet in Event #40 victory. Bohlman dominates final day's action on way to largest payday of WSOP career. First bracelet for Chicago-area investor comes in 52nd bracelet-event cash.
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Event #41
Robert Nehorayan
Won: $173,568
Entries: 596
Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Los Angeles real estate consultant wins first bracelet and $173,568 in first limit hold’em event of the summer. Nicknamed ‘Rec Rob’ by his fellow poker players in L.A., tops a final table full of professionals. Kevin Song finishes runner-up, just shy of his second bracelet, after winning the 1997 $2,000 limit hold’em event.
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Event #42
Shaun Deeb
Won: $1,402,683
Entries: 230
Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Deeb wins third career WSOP gold bracelet and $1,402,603 in Event #42 victory. Career best payday pushes Deeb over $3.3 million in lifetime WSOP earnings. Deeb's previous bracelet wins came in 2015 and 2016.
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Event #43
Timur Margolin
Won: $507,274
Entries: 1,248
Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Israel's Margolin collects $507,274 and first WSOP gold bracelet in victory. Ukraine-born Margolin wins same event in which he finished as runner-up in 2015. Margolin boosts WSOP lifetime earnings to nearly $950,000 with huge payday.
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Event #44
Nicholas Seiken
Won: $287,987
Entries: 109
Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Texas real estate investor bests 109 entries to earn $287,987 and his first bracelet. This was Seiken’s first standalone triple draw tournament he ever entered. Seiken was the lone amateur at the final table and defeated Randy Ohel heads-up, who fell short of his second bracelet, both of which would have come in triple draw.
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Event #45
Mario Prats Garcia
Won: $258,255
Entries: 1,712
Event #45: Big Blind Antes $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Spanish pro scores first bracelet and $258,255 in two-day event. Garcia goes on tear to end the tournaments, eliminating the final five players in just 13 hands. 31-year-old poker pro gets redemption after last year’s runner-up finish in a $1,500 no-limit hold’em.
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Event #46
David Brookshire
Won: $214,291
Entries: 402
Event #46 $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Brookshire mounts comeback to win $214,291 and first WSOP gold bracelet. Maryland pro and prior Circuit ring winner makes stunning comeback during heads-up play. Brookshire's big payday more than 10 times his previous lifetime WSOP earnings.
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Event #47
Matthew Mendez
Won: $135,078
Entries: 1,223
Event #47: $565 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
New Jersey pro wins second of four online bracelets of the summer, defeating 1,223 entries for $135,077. Mendez makes WSOP history – with shared liquidity in Nevada and New Jersey, Mendez becomes the first player in WSOP history to win an open North American bracelet event from outside Las Vegas. 29-year-old comes back from 5-to-1 chip deficit heads-up to win first bracelet.
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Event #48
Tommy Nguyen
Won: $1,037,451
Entries: 6,260
Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK
28-year-old Canadian defeats 6,260 entries and earned $1,037,451 along with first bracelet. Nguyen was one class away from obtaining his undergraduate degree in accounting. He put it off to take a two-year shot at a professional poker career. Parlayed a small bankroll into a six-figure score in Montreal and used that money to play a full scheduled at the Rio.
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Event #49
Loren Klein
Won: $1,018,336
Entries: 476
Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
Poker pro from Reno defeats biggest field in the history of the event, besting 476 entries and earning $1,018,336. Klein wins his third bracelet in as many summers, joining Allen Cunningham and Matt Matros as the only players to do that post-Moneymaker. All three of Klein’s bracelets involve PLO, with titles in the $1,500 PLO, the $1,500 no-limit hold’em/PLO and now the PLO Championship event.
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Event #50
Jay Kwon
Won: $125,431
Entries: 389
Event #50: $1,500 Razz
‘Razz specialist’ takes first down first of two razz events of the summer. Kwon defeats 389 entries and nets $125,431. Came back from just a few bets during four-handed play to take the chip lead three-handed en route to his win, defeating Dzmitry Urbanovich heads-up.
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Event #51
Ryan Leng
Won: $272,765
Entries: 1,983
Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty
Leng earns his first WSOP bracelet and $272,765. After a runner-up finish last year, Leng now earns his first bracelet. Ranno Sootla finishes in 2nd place, just barely missing out on becoming Estonia’s first bracelet winner.
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Event #52
Scott Seiver
Won: $296,222
Entries: 114
Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Seiver earns $296,222 and second career WSOP gold bracelet in win. New York's Seiver pushes career WSOP winnings to nearly $4.6 million. Seiver's increasing fondness for mixed games pays off with bracelet win.
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Event #53
Joseph Couden
Won: $244,370
Entries: 935
Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Couden earns $244,370 in his eighth WSOP cash of 2018. Couden defeats stacked final table to claim victory. Bruno Fitoussi finishes runner up, just barely misses out on third French bracelet of the year.
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Event #54
Diogo Veiga
Won: $522,715
Entries: 1,020
Event #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Poker pro from Portugal bests 1,020 entries to earn $522,715 and his first gold bracelet. Veiga becomes the third ever Portuguese bracelet winner and first to win one in Las Vegas. Fifth place finisher Tom McCormick records 74th career WSOP cash and has third most cashes without a bracelet.
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Event #55
Giuseppe Pantaleo
Won: $87,902
Entries: 1,032
Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
German and Indian pro team up to take down a 1,032-team field, earning their first bracelets and $87,902 each. The two teamed up after Luther reached out on social media. They played against one another in a $3,000 no-limit event at the 2017 WSOP. Luther becomes the second consecutive Indian winner in the tag team event, following in the footsteps of Nipun Java and Aditya Sushant, last year’s winner.
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Event #55
Nikita Luther
Won: $87,903
Entries: 1,032
Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em
German and Indian pro team up to take down a 1,032-team field, earning their first bracelets and $87,902 each. The two teamed up after Luther reached out on social media. They played against one another in a $3,000 no-limit event at the 2017 WSOP. Luther becomes the second consecutive Indian winner in the tag team event, following in the footsteps of Nipun Java and Aditya Sushant, last year’s winner.
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Event #56
Calvin Anderson
Won: $309,220
Entries: 119
Event #56: $10,000 Razz Championship
Las Vegas pro Anderson earns second career WSOP gold bracelet in Event #56 triumph. Oklahoma native Anderson collects $309,220 in lowball championship win. Anderson boosts career WSOP earnings to $1,320,827 with 37th lifetime cash.
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Event #57
Jessica Dawley
Won: $130,230
Entries: 696
Event #57: $1,000/$10,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Florida poker pro Dawley tops 696-player field to win first career WSOP bracelet. Dawley more than doubles her career WSOP earnings with $130,230 winner's payday. Indiana native and armed-forces veteran Dawley wins gold in 25th lifetime WSOP cash.
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Event #58
Jean-Robert Bellande
Won: $616,302
Entries: 621
Event #58: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Las Vegas pro Bellande claims long-sought first WSOP gold bracelet in Event #58 win. Bellande earns second-largest payday of WSOP career, $616,302. Bellande dominates most of Day 3 finale before needing late comeback for victory.
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Event #59
Mike Takayama
Won: $198,568
Entries: 2,065
Event #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
Takayama collects Philippines' first-ever WSOP gold bracelet. 29-year-old poker pro from Mandaluyong City, earns $198,568 in Event #59 triumph. Takayama rolls over final table in one-day “super turbo” event, eliminating 7 of 8 final-table opponents.
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Event #60
Phil Galfond
Won: $567,788
Entries: 237
Event #60: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Owner of Run It Once Poker tops 237-player field, earning $567,788 and adding a third gold bracelet to his collection. Galfond, a professional poker player out of Maryland, boosts his total WSOP earnings to right around 2.8 million dollars,
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Event #61
Ryan Tosoc
Won: $238,779
Entries: 1,635
Event #61: $1,000 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Poker pro from Chicago defeats 1,635 entries to earn first bracelet and $238,779. 27-year-old tops biggest online event in WSOP history. Defeats Anthony Maio in back-and-forth heads-up battle that lasted two hours and saw five lead changes.
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Event #62
Galen Hall
Won: $888,888
Entries: 8,598
Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
New York City's Hall claims first WSOP gold bracelet in Event #62's extra Day 4 play. Full-time hedge-fund manager and part-time high-stakes poker pro collects $888,888 cash. Stanford grad and California native earns second-largest cash of pro career.
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Event #63
Chance Kornuth
Won: $341,599
Entries: 480
Event #63: $3,200 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Kornuth defeats 480 entries to win second bracelet and $341,598. Denver native joins Nipun Java as only players to have a bracelet live and online. With the win, the founder of Chip Leader Coaching crosses the $1.4 million mark in WSOP earnings.
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Event #64
Dan Matsuzuki
Won: $364,387
Entries: 141
Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Arizona pro wins first bracelet and $364,387 after defeating 141 entries and WSOP Player of the Year contender Scott Bohlman heads-up. 28-year-old didn’t plan on playing the event until his friend bought a small piece and said ‘Come on, just gamble.’ Denies Bohlman his second bracelet of the summer in Chicago grinder’s 10th cash of the summer.
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Event #66
Longsheng Tan
Won: $323,472
Entries: 1,351
Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Tan, a native of Nanning, China, earns first WSOP gold bracelet and $323,472 payday. Former LA-based real-estate agent Tan recently moved to Las Vegas to play more poker. Tan's big Event #66 payday is nearly 10 times his previous WSOP lifetime winnings.
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Event #67
Anderson Ireland
Won: $141,161
Entries: 833
Event #67: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty
27-year-old from New Orleans defeats 833 entries, wins $141,161 and first bracelet. Manager for brass band ‘The Soul Rebels’ scores WSOP cash in just second WSOP event after busting out of Main Event on Day 2. At his first-ever WSOP, Ireland defeats Matt O’Donnell heads-up, denying O’Donnell his second career bracelet.
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Event #68
Guoliang Wei
Won: $559,332
Entries: 4,732
Event #68: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em
Shanghai, China's Wei earns first WSOP gold bracelet in Event #68 victory. Wei earns $559,332 in just the second cash of his WSOP career. Wei makes a king-high straight flush on the river in the event's final hand to seal the title.
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Event #69
Ronald Keijzer
Won: $433,075
Entries: 901
Event #69: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
26-year-old Dutch pro wins first bracelet and $433,075. Cash game pro wins first bracelet in just his third career WSOP cash. Scott Bohlman continues monster 2018 WSOP with a third-place finish.
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Event #70
Yaser Al-Keliddar
Won: $154,338
Entries: 221
Event #70: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Al-Keliddar defeats 221 entries, wins $154,338 and first bracelet. The high-powered businessman, attorney, real estate investor and former stand-up comedian makes a triumphant return to the WSOP, cashing for the first time since 2004. Longtime Finnish pro, Juha Helppi finishes second for another near-miss at his first bracelet.
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Event #71
Phil Hellmuth
Won: $485,082
Entries: 452
Event #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Hellmuth comes from behind to claim gold in Event #71, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em. Wisconsin native and Palo Alto, California resident Hellmuth earns $485,082 in victory. Hellmuth extends his own WSOP cashes record with 134th in-the-money finish.
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Event #72
Jordan Polk
Won: $197,461
Entries: 707
Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Local player from Las Vegas defeats 707 entries, wins first bracelet and $197,461. The mostly cash game player secures first win at first career WSOP in his seventh cash of the summer. Maryland native marked the event on his calendar and skipped other events to take his shot at this specific mix.
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Event #73
Denis Timofeev
Won: $199,586
Entries: 1,221
Event #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Russian Federation's Timofeev collects $199,586 in winning two-day Event #73 title. Online turbo grinder Timofeev claims first WSOP gold bracelet in just second-ever WSOP cash. Timofeev prevails in see-saw heads-up duel for win against Spanish pro Leo Margets.
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Event #74
Shaun Deeb
Won: $814,179
Entries: 355
Event #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
Poker pro wins second bracelet of the summer and fourth of career, defeating 355 entries and earning $814,179. 32-year-old New York native pulls away from John Hennigan in WSOP Player of the Year race. Deeb comes back from massive chip deficit against Paul Volpe in a rematch from their heads-up battle in the 2015 pot-limit hold’em championship.
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Event #75
Joe Cada
Won: $612,886
Entries: 3,120
Event #75: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Cada wins Event #75 just two days after fifth-place finish in 2018 WSOP Main Event. Cada collects second gold bracelet of career summer and fourth of career in triumph. 2009 Main Event champ Cada moves over $13 million in lifetime WSOP earnings with victory.
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Event #76
Brian Hastings
Won: $233,202
Entries: 354
Event #76: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Hastings earns fourth career WSOP gold bracelet in Event #76 victory. $233,202 payday boosts Hastings' lifetime WSOP earnings to $2,271,508. Hastings mounts big comeback during heads-up play to secure bracelet win.
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Event #77
Ben Yu
Won: $1,650,773
Entries: 128
Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller (Big Blind Antes)
Las Vegas based poker pro defeats 128 entries to earn third bracelet and $1,650,773. In one of the summer’s final events, the 32-year-old puts up a career-best WSOP score, defeating one of the toughest final tables of the summer. Primarily a mixed games player, Yu began taking shots at high rollers thanks to advice from Justin Bonomo.
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Event #78
Justin Bonomo
Won: $10,000,000
Entries: 27
Event #78: The Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Bonomo wins $10,000,000 and moves to the top of the all-time money list.
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