2019 World Series of Poker

The 2019 World Series of Poker was the 50th annual tournament, and took place from May 28 – July 16, 2019, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

There were 90 bracelet events. To celebrate the 50th WSOP there was a $50,000 No Limit Hold'em event as well as the Big 50, a $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event with a guaranteed $5 million prize pool and $1 million for the winner. There was also a tournament open only to past WSOP bracelet winners. A short deck tournament was also held for the first time. All No Limit Hold'em events employed the Big Blind Ante format.

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 3 and concluded on July 16. The structure of the Main Event was changed, with players now receiving 60,000 chips at the start of the tournament, up from 50,000 in 2018.

Robert Campbell won two bracelets to earn Player of the Year honors. Daniel Negreanu was originally believed to have won the award for the third time, but it was later found that he was erroneously credited with a cash in an event where he didn't finish in the money. When points for that event were taken away, Negreanu finished third behind Campbell and the 2018 winner, Shaun Deeb.

Event schedule Source: High stakes event ($10,000+ buy-in).No points awarded towards Player of the Year.Online event. # Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results1$500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em686 Nicholas Haynes (1/1)$62,345 Isaac HansonResults2$10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em204 Brian Green (1/1)$345,669 Ali ImsirovicResults3$500 The Big 50 No Limit Hold'em28,371 Femi Fashakin (1/1)$1,147,449 Paul CullenResults4$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better853 Derek McMaster (1/1)$228,228 Jason BerilgenResults5$50,000 50th Annual High Roller No Limit Hold'em110 Ben Heath (1/1)$1,484,085 Andrew Lichtenberger (0/1)Results6$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball296 Daniel Zack (1/1)$160,447 Sumir MathurResults7$400 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em2,825 Yong Kwon (1/1)$165,263 Gabor SzaboResults8$10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em114 Alex Epstein (1/1)$296,227 Thai HaResults9$600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack6,151 Jeremy Pekarek (1/1)$398,281 Dan KuntzmanResults10$1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed470 Scott Clements (1/3)$144,957 Tim McDermottResults11$5,000 No Limit Hold'em400 Daniel Strelitz (1/1)$442,385 Shannon ShorrResults12$1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em2,452 Daniel Park (1/1)$226,243 Erik Cajelais (0/1)Results13$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw296 Yuval Bronshtein (1/1)$96,278 Ajay ChabraResults14$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.751 Murilo Souza (1/1)$207,003 Jason StockfishResults15$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship112 Sean Swingruber (1/1)$186,356 Ben Yu (0/3)Results16$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed1,832 Isaac Baron (1/1)$407,739 Ong DingxiangResults17$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout917 Brett Apter (1/1)$238,824 Anatolii ZyrinResults18$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship183 Frankie O'Dell (1/3)$443,641 Owais Ahmed (0/2)Results19$1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em8,809 John Gorsuch (1/1)$1,344,930 Kazuki IkeuchiResults20$1,500 Seven Card Stud285 Eli Elezra (1/4)$93,766 Anthony Zinno (0/1)Results21$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship91 Jim Bechtel (1/2)$253,817 Vince Musso Results22$1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em3,253 Jorden Fox (1/1)$420,693 Jayachandra GangaiahResults23$1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed612 Rami Boukai (1/2)$177,294 John EvansResults24$600 WSOP.com Online Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed1,216 Josh Pollock (1/2)$139,470 Jason GoochResults25$600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack2,577 Andrew Donabedian (1/1)$205,605 Todd DreyerResults26$2,620 Marathon No Limit Hold'em1,083 Roman Korenev (1/1)$477,401 Jared KoppelResults27$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better460 Michael Mizrachi (1/5)$142,801 Robert GrayResults28$1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,477 Stephen Song (1/1)$341,854 Scot MastersResults29$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship172 Greg Mueller (1/3)$425,347 Daniel OspinaResults30$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha1,526 Luis Zedan (1/1)$236,673 Thida LinResults31$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed754 Thomas Cazayous (1/1)$414,766 Nicholas HowardResults32$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship5,917 Howard Mash (1/1)$662,594 Jean-René FontaineResults33$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw467 Robert Campbell (1/1)$144,027 David Bach (0/3)Results34$1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em6,214 Joseph Cheong (1/1)$687,782 David IversResults35$10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship122 Adam Friedman (1/3)$312,417 Shaun Deeb (0/4)Results36$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout313 David Lambard (1/1)$207,193 Johan GuilbertResults37$800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack2,808 Robert Mitchell (1/1)$297,537 Marco BognanniResults38$600 WSOP.com Online Knockout Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,224 Upeshka De Silva (1/3)$98,263 David NodesResults39$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em2,650 Michael Blake (1/1)$359,863 Barry Shulman (0/2)Results40$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha1,216 Ismael Bojang (1/1)$298,507 James LittleResults41$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship88 John Hennigan (1/6)$245,451 Daniel Negreanu (0/6)Results42$600 8-Handed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack2,403 Aristeidis Moschonas (1/1)$194,759 Dan MatsuzukiResults43$2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event218 Loren Klein (1/4)$127,808 Ryan Hughes (0/2)Results44$1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,807 Asi Moshe (1/3)$253,933 Damjan RadanovResults45$25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha278 Stephen Chidwick (1/1)$1,618,417 James ChenResults46$500 WSOP.com Online Turbo No Limit Hold'em Deepstack1,181 Dan Lupo (1/1)$145,274 David ClarkeResults47$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship968 Jiyoung Kim (1/1)$167,308 Nancy Matson Results48$2,500 No Limit Hold'em996 Ari Engel (1/1)$427,399 Pablo MelognoResults49$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship100 Luke Schwartz (1/1)$273,336 George WolffResults50$1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em6,035 Kainalu McCue-Unciano (1/1)$1,008,850 Vincent ChauveResults51$2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better401 Yuri Dzivielevski (1/1)$213,750 Michael ThompsonResults52$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed518 Dash Dudley (1/1)$1,086,967 James ParkResults53$800 8-Handed No Limit Hold'em Deepstack3,759 Santiago Soriano (1/1)$371,203 Amir LehavotResults54$1,500 Razz363 Kevin Gerhart (1/1)$119,054 Sergio BragaResults55$1,000 WSOP.com Online Double Stack No Limit Hold'em1,333 Jason Gooch (1/1)$241,493 Brian WoodResults56$1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,867 Jonas Lauck (1/1)$260,335 Robert Bickley Results57$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em976 Daniel Dayan (1/1) Ohad Geiger (1/1) Barak Wisbrod (1/1)$168,395 Lawrence Chan Matthew Moreno Jerod SmithResults58$50,000 Poker Players Championship74 Phil Hui (1/2)$1,099,311 Josh Arieh (0/2)Results59$600 Deepstack Championship No Limit Hold'em6,140 Joe Foresman (1/1)$397,903 Will Givens (0/1)Results60$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better1,117 Anthony Zinno (1/2)$279,920 Rodney BurtResults61$400 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em13,109 Sejin Park (1/1)$451,272 Georgios KapalasResults62$10,000 Razz Championship116 Scott Seiver (1/3)$301,421 Andrey Zhigalov (0/1)Results63$1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo/Big O717 Anatolii Zyrin (1/1)$199,838 Yueqi Zhu (0/1)Results64$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em10,185 Rick Alvarado (1/1)$888,888 Mark Radoja (0/2)Results65$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship193 Nick Schulman (1/3)$463,670 Brian Hastings (0/4)Results66$1,500 Limit Hold'em541 David "ODB" Baker (1/2)$161,139 Brian KimResults67$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship151 Robert Campbell (2/2)$385,763 Yueqi Zhu (0/1)Results68$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship1,750 Nicholas Baris (1/1)$303,739 Tara CainResults69$1,000 The Mini Main Event No Limit Hold'em5,521 Jeremy Saderne (1/1)$628,654 Lula TaylorResults70$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed815 João Vieira (1/1)$758,011 Joe Cada (0/4)Results71$500 Salute to Warriors No Limit Hold'em1,723 Susan Faber (1/1)$121,161 Rob StarkResults72$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship118 Juha Helppi (1/1)$306,622 Mike LancasterResults73$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event8,569 Hossein Ensan (1/1)$10,000,000 Dario SammartinoResults74$3,200 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller593 Brandon Adams (1/1)$411,561 Nabil CardosoResults75$1,111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em6,248 James Anderson (1/1)$690,686 Fernando KaramResults76$800 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed1,560 Shawn Buchanan (1/1)$223,119 David "Bakes" Baker (0/2)Results77$3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed193 Stephanie Dao (1/1) $133,189 Alain AlinatResults90$50,000 Final Fifty High Roller No Limit Hold'em123 Danny Tang (1/1)$1,608,406 Sam Soverel (0/1)Results78$1,500 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha1,130 Maximilian Klostermeier (1/1)$177,823 David CallaghanResults79$3,000 No Limit Hold'em671 Ivan Deyra (1/1)$380,090 David GonzalezResults80$1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha1,250 Jerry Odeen (1/1)$304,793 Peter LintonResults81$1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No Limit Hold'em185 Shankar Pillai (1/2)$71,580 Michael Gagliano (0/1)Results82$1,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em2,589 Tom Koral (1/2)$530,164 Freek ScholtenResults83$100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em99 Keith Tilston (1/1)$2,792,406 Daniel Negreanu (0/6)Results84$1,500 The Closer No Limit Hold'em2,800 Abhinav Iyer (1/1)$565,346 Sammy LafleurResults85$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed835 Alan Sternberg (1/1)$448,392 Evangelos KokkalisResults86$10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship272 Anuj Agarwal (1/1)$630,747 Kahle BurnsResults87$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.301 Denis Strebkov (1/1)$206,173 Paul TedeschiResults88$500 WSOP.com Online Summer Saver No Limit Hold'em1,859 Taylor Paur (1/2)$149,241 Francois EvardResults89$5,000 No Limit Hold'em608 Carl Shaw (1/1)$606,562 Tony Dunst (0/1)Results

Player of the Year Final standings as of November 4 (end of WSOPE): + Standings Rank Name Points Bracelets1 Robert Campbell3,961.3122 Shaun Deeb3,917.3203 Daniel Negreanu3,861.7804 Anthony Zinno3,322.0015 Phil Hui3,186.1716 Daniel Zack3,126.1317 Dario Sammartino3,091.0308 Chris Ferguson2,997.1009 Kahle Burns2,983.37210 Dash Dudley2,860.792

Leaders Note: these statistics not including the 15 WSOPE events. +Cashes Rank Name Cashes1 Chris Ferguson19T2 Marcelo Giordano Mendes18 Jake Schwartz Steven WolanskyT5 Shaun Deeb17 Daniel NegreanuT7 Jon Turner16 Yueqi ZhuT9 Scott Bohlman15 Ismael Bojang Noah Bronstein +Final Tables Rank Name Final TablesT1 Robert Campbell4 Shaun Deeb Daniel NegreanuT4 Brandon Adams3 Josh Arieh David "Bakes" Baker Scott Clements Chris Ferguson Phil Hui Ali Imsirovic Cary Katz Joseph Liberta Dario Sammartino Nick Schulman Denis Strebkov Benjamin Underwood Bryce Yockey Daniel Zack Yueqi Zhu Anthony Zinno

Main Event The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 3 with the first of three starting flights. The final table of 9 was reached on July 12, with the finalists returning on July 14 before a winner was determined on July 16.

The Main Event attracted 8,569 players, the second-largest field in history after 2006. The winner earned $10,000,000, with 1,286 players finishing in the money. There was a mixup at the money bubble, with Ryan Pochedly originally being credited with bursting the bubble. Several days later, however, it was determined that one elimination had not been taken into account, and Pochedly had actually finished in 1,286th place, therefore making the money.

Three past champions made the money, including Chris Moneymaker who cashed in the Main Event for the first time since winning in 2003. Moneymaker, along with David Oppenheim, was announced as the newest inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame during the final table.

Performance of past champions