2017 World Series of Poker

The 2017 World Series of Poker was the 48th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It took place from May 30 – July 17 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were a record 74 bracelet events including the third edition of the $565 Colossus tournament and the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, which began on July 8.

The Main Event was streamed live on ESPN2 and Poker Central beginning on July 8 and ran throughout the tournament. For the first time since 2007, the Main Event concluded in July; for the previous nine years, once the final table was set the Main Event was stopped with the nine remaining players returning to the Rio in November to battle it out for the bracelet.

New events Event 19: $365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em - The event will feature five starting flights spread out over five weeks, with remaining players returning for Day 2 on July 8. A player who survived one flight can choose to abandon their stack and re-enter into another flight. The money will be reached during each flight, giving a player the opportunity to cash multiple times in the event. Event 23: $2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em - Players will begin with 26,200 chips and play 100-minute levels. Three WSOP.com Online Events - There will be three events offered exclusively on WSOP.com with buy-ins of $333, $1,000, and $3,333.

Event schedule Source: Online event. # Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results1$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em 651 Bryan Hollis (1/1) $68,817 Chris SolomonResults2$10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em Championship 102 Liv Boeree (1/1)Igor Kurganov (1/1) $273,964 Joe KuetherAnkush Mandavia (1/1)Results3$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 369 Upeshka De Silva (1/2) $229,923 Louis HelmResults4$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 905 Benjamin Zamani (1/2) $238,620 Jared HemingwayResults5$565 The Colossus III No Limit Hold'em 18,054 Thomas Pomponio (1/1) $1,000,000 Taylor BlackResults6$111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em 130 Doug Polk (1/3) $3,686,865 Bertrand Grospellier (0/1)Results7$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball 225 Jesse Martin (1/2) $130,948 James ObstResults8$333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em 2,509 Joseph Mitchell (1/1) $122,314 Mark ScacewaterResults9$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 154Abe Mosseri (1/2) $388,795Daniel Negreanu (0/6)Results10$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em 843 Nipun Java (1/1)Aditya Sushant (1/1) $150,637 David GuayPablo MarizResults11$1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed 364 David Bach (1/2) $119,399 Kevin IacofanoResults12$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,739 David Pham (1/3) $391,960 Jordan YoungResults13$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw 266 Frank Kassela (1/3) $89,151 Bernard LeeResults14$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 736 David Singer (1/2) $203,709 Kevin LaMonicaResults15$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship 129Adrián Mateos (1/3) $336,656John SmithResults16$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 1,748 Anthony Marquez (1/1) $393,273 Demosthenes KiriopoulosResults17$10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship 102 John Racener (1/1) $273,962 Viacheslav Zhukov (0/2)Results18$565 Pot Limit Omaha 3,186 Tyler Smith (1/1) $224,344 Jason StockfishResults19$365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em 10,015 Dieter Dechant (1/1) $291,240 Hrair YapoudjianResults20$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker 7,761 Pablo Mariz (1/1) $1,221,407 Dejuante AlexanderResults21$1,500 Eight-Game Mix Six-Handed 472 Ron Ware (1/1) $145,577 Mike RossResults22$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship 92 John Monnette (1/3) $256,610 Per HildebrandResults23$2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em 1,759 Joseph Di Rosa Rojas (1/1) $690,469 Alexander LynskeyResults24$1,500 Limit Hold'em 616Shane Buchwald (1/1) $177,985Sandy TayiResults25$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 1,058 Tyler Groth (1/1) $179,126 Jonathan ZarinResults26$10,000 Razz Championship 97 James Obst (1/1) $265,138 Eric KurtzmanResults27$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 959 Chris Moorman (1/1) $498,682 Bernardo DiasResults28$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw 326Brian Brubaker (1/1) $109,967Brendan Taylor (0/1)Results29$2,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,086Gaurav Raina (1/1) $456,822James CalvoResults30$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 150 David Bach (2/3) $383,208 Eric Rodawig (0/1)Results31$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship 5,389 Frank Maggio (1/1) $617,303 William MurrayResults32$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix 688 Vladimir Shchemelev (1/2) $194,323 Howard SmithResults33$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,698 Christopher Frank (1/1) $384,833 Ryan LengResults34$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship 80 Ben Yu (1/2) $232,738 Shaun Deeb (0/2)Results35$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em 1,720 James Moore (1/2) $259,230 Kerry GoldbergResults36$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 574 Nadar Kakhmazov (1/1) $580,338 Chris HunichenResults37$1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,020 Thomas Reynolds (1/1) $292,880 James HughesResults38$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 120 Joe McKeehen (1/2) $311,817 Jared TalaricoResults39$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty 1,868 Rifat Palevic (1/1) $183,903 Ryan OlisarResults40$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better 595 Ernest Bohn (1/1) $173,228 William KohlerResults41$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 870 Loren Klein (1/2) $231,483 Chun LawResults42$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship 332 Dmitry Yurasov (1/1) $775,923 Tommy ChenResults43$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 1,025 Ben Maya (1/1) $257,764 Thomas BoivinResults44$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. 399 Matthew Schreiber (1/1) $256,226 Phil Hui (0/1)Results45$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 505 Christopher Brammer (1/1) $527,555 Jett SchenckerResults46$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 830 Nathan Gamble (1/1) $223,339 Adam HendrixResults47$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack 6,716 Brian Yoon (1/3) $1,094,349 Ihar SoikaResults48$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 125 Christopher Vitch (1/2) $320,103 Benny Glaser (0/3)Results49$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed 630 Luis Calvo (1/1) $362,185 Rudolph SawaResults50$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Bounty 1,927 Chris Bolek (1/1) $266,646 Bryan EmoryResults51$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 207 Bryce Yockey (1/1) $511,147 Jeremy JosephResults52$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,580 Mohsin Charania (1/1) $364,438 Cary KatzResults53$3,000 Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 256 Max Silver (1/1) $172,645 Guowei ZhangResults54$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship 428 Tommy Le (1/1) $938,732 Chris Lee (0/1)Results55$1,500 Seven Card Stud 298 Tom Koral (1/1) $96,907 Tsong LinResults56$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 623 Andres Korn (1/1) $618,285 Pete ChenResults57$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix 405 Smith Sirisakorn (1/1) $215,902 Jameson PainterResults58$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,763 Artur Rudziankov (1/1) $395,918 Mario PratsResults59$2,500 Big Bet Mix 197 Jens Lakemeier (1/1) $112,232 Jason StockfishResults60$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed 8,120 Alexandru Papazian (1/1) $888,888 Kilian KramerResults61$3,333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller 424 Thomas Cannuli (1/1) $322,815 Tara CainResults62$50,000 Poker Players Championship 100 Elior Sion (1/1) $1,395,767 Johannes BeckerResults63$1,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,750 Rulah Divine (1/1) $262,501 Patrick TruongResults64$1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Mix 1,058 Sebastian Langrock (1/1) $268,555 Ryan Laplante (0/1)Results65$1,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,413 Shai Zurr (1/1) $223,241 Ognjen SekularacResults66$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,956 Chris Klodnicki (1/1) $428,423 Emile SchiffResults67$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed High Roller 205 James Calderaro (1/1) $1,289,074 Alexey RybinResults68$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,349 Harrison Gimbel (1/1) $645,922 Chance Kornuth (0/1)Results69$1,500 Razz 419 Jason Gola (1/1) $132,957 David Baker (0/1)Results70$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship 718 Heidi May (1/1) $135,098 Deborah Worley-RobertsResults71$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship 1,312 Nipun Java (2/2) $237,688 Jason JamesResults72$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 88 Mike Wattel (1/2) $245,451 Chris Ferguson (0/5)Results73$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 7,221 Scott Blumstein (1/1) $8,150,000 Dan OttResults74$1,000 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em 4,391 Adrian Moreno (1/1) $528,316 Martin LesjoeResults

Player of the Year Final standings as of November 10 (end of WSOPE): + Standings Rank Name Points Bracelets1 Chris Ferguson1,178.5312 John Racener1,042.0413 Ryan Hughes994.3504 Mike Leah910.0105 John Monnette865.216 Kenny Hallaert838.3507 Alex Foxen833.4508 Dario Sammartino775.8909 Ray Henson768.49010 Ben Yu766.491

Main Event The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 8 with the first of three starting flights. The final table was reached on July 17. In a change from the November Nine, the finalists returned on July 20 with the winner being determined on July 22.

The Main Event drew 7,221 players, the largest field since 2010. The top 1,084 players finished in the money. Each player at the final table earned $1,000,000, with the winner earning $8,150,000.

Performance of past champions Name ChampionshipYear(s) Day ofEliminationTom McEvoy19833Johnny Chan1987, 19883Phil Hellmuth19892CScotty Nguyen19984 (549th)*Chris Ferguson20002CCarlos Mortensen20014 (984th)*Robert Varkonyi20022ABChris Moneymaker20031BGreg Raymer20043Joe Hachem20053Jamie Gold20061BJerry Yang20071AJoe Cada20094 (948th)*Jonathan Duhamel20102ABGreg Merson20121BRyan Riess20132CMartin Jacobson20142ABJoe McKeehen20152CQui Nguyen20162AB

* Indicates the place of a player who finished in the money

Other notable high finishes NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize23rdMarcel Lüske$263,53243rdDario Sammartino$176,39973rdIan Johns$85,482

Final Table

Antoine Saout and Ben Lamb both made the Main Event final table for the second time, having finished 3rd in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Michael Ruane, 4th-place finisher in 2016, was knocked out on the final table bubble in 10th place to just miss making it for the second straight year. Damian Salas would go on to win the Main Event in 2020.

NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBraceletsWSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings* Scott Blumstein97,250,000 (27.0%)000 John Hesp85,700,000 (23.8%)000 Benjamin Pollak35,175,000 (9.8%)016$532,038 Bryan Piccioli33,800,000 (9.4%)127$552,208 Dan Ott26,475,000 (7.3%)02$3,656 Damian Salas22,175,000 (6.1%)013$177,983 Antoine Saout21,750,000 (6.0%)013$3,999,582 Jack Sinclair20,200,000 (5.6%)02$4,088 Ben Lamb18,050,000 (5.0%)114$6,209,724*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2017 Main Event.

Final Table results + Place Name Prize 1st Scott Blumstein $8,150,000 2nd Dan Ott $4,700,000 3rd Benjamin Pollak $3,500,000 4th John Hesp $2,600,000 5th Antoine Saout $2,000,000 6th Bryan Piccioli $1,675,000 7th Damian Salas $1,425,000 8th Jack Sinclair $1,200,000 9th Ben Lamb $1,000,000

References

External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker