2013 - This Year in WSOP History

2013

January 12

Alex Masek Wins Record Sixth WSOP Circuit Ring
Defeats field of 212 in $365 No-Limit Hold 'Em Turbo at the Bicycle Casino for $15,905 to break tie with Mark Smith and Kyle Cartwright.

January 21

WSOP Africa to Return in February
Six Circuit ring tournaments will include $3,300 main event.

February 8

Jerry Buss d. 2013 [age 80] (b. 1/27/1933)
Los Angeles Lakers owner had four cashes, including 1991 $2,500 Seven-Card Stud 3rd place ($33,250). Seniors Poker Hall of Fame 2007.
Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

April 4

WSOP Asia-Pacific Debuts
Five events to be held at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The A$1,100 No-Limit Hold 'Em Accumulator is the first WSOP bracelet event in the southern hemisphere.

April 8

First WSOP Asia-Pacific Tourney Won by Bryan Piccioli
The A$1,100 No-Limit Hold 'Em event attracted 1,085 players and netted Piccioli $221,419 and his first bracelet.

WSOPA A$1,100 Accumulator - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 5 days [4/4 start])

Winner: Bryan Piccioli ($221,419 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,085 (90 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

April 9

WSOPA A$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #2, 3 days [4/7 start])

Winner: Jim Collopy ($72,903 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 172 (18 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

April 10

Don Williams d. 2013 [age 70] (b. 5/2/1942)
Two WSOP Main Event Top 10 finishes: 1991 4th ($115,000) & 1986 10th ($12,500). Won 1982 $1,000 Seven-Card Stud ($56,000), 1985 $1,000 Seven-Card Stud ($85,500), & 1988 $1,000 Razz ($76,800).
Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

April 11

Phil Ivey Wins WSOP Asia-Pacific $A2,200 8-Game Mix for Ninth Bracelet
Defeats field of 81 for $54,252 to become the first player with bracelets in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific.

WSOPA A$2,200 8-Game Mixed Event (Event #3, 4 days [4/8 start])

Winner: Phil Ivey ($54,252 & 9th bracelet)

Entries: 81 (9 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

WSOPA A$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #4, 3 days [4/9 start])

Winner: Aaron Lim ($244,678 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 167 (18 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

April 15

Daniel Negreanu Wins 2013 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event
Defeats field of 405 for $1,087,160 and fifth bracelet to wrap up the first WSOP Asia-Pacific festival. Negreanu becomes the second player to win bracelets in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific four days after Phil Ivey.

WSOPA A$10,000 Main Event - NLHE (Event #5, 5 days [4/11 start])

Winner: Daniel Negreanu ($1,087,160 & 5th bracelet)

Entries: 405 (40 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 6

Michael Mizrachi Wins WSOP Africa Main Event
Defeats Karl Myburgh heads up for $101,267 and Circuit ring.

May 16

Eric Raskin's "The Moneymaker Effect" Released
The expansion of his Grantland article encapsulates numerous interviews of players, broadcasters, and people working for Binion's, ESPN, and PokerStars as it explores the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event and the poker boom that ensued.

May 24

Jonathan Hilton Wins WSOP National Championship
Defeats field of 127 for $355,599.

$10,000 National Championship - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 3 days [5/22 start])

Winner: Jonathan Hilton ($355,599 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 127 (16 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 30

$500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 2 days [5/29 start])

Winner: Chad Holloway ($84,915 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 898 (90 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 1

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 8-Max (Event #2, 4 days [5/29 start])

Winner: Trevor Pope ($553,906 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 481 (56 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #3, 3 days [5/30 start])

Winner: Charles Sylvestre ($491,360 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 3,164 (324 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 2

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #4, 3 days [5/31 start])

Winner: John Beauprez ($324,764 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,069 (108 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo-8 or Better (Event #5, 3 days [5/31 start])

Winner: Mike Gorodinsky ($216,988 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 374 (40 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 3

$1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #6, 3 days [6/1 start])

Winner: Benny Chen ($1,199,104 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 6,343 (648 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 4

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #7, 3 days [6/2 start])

Winner: Matt Waxman ($305,952 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,837 (198 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Eight-Game Mix (Event #8, 3 days [6/2 start])

Winner: Michael Malm ($225,104 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 388 (40 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 5

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout (Event #9, 3 days [6/3 start])

Winner: Cliff Josephy ($299,486 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 477 (60 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #10, 3 days [6/3 start])

Winner: Brent Wheeler ($191,605 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 645 (72 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 6

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #11, 3 days [6/4 start])

Winner: Levi Berger ($473,019 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 924 (108 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 7

$1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #12, 3 days [6/5 start])

Winner: Lev Rofman ($166,136 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 535 (54 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Mike Matusow Wins $5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 210 for $266,503.

$5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo Split-8 or Better (Event #13, 3 days [6/5 start])

Winner: Mike Matusow ($266,503 & 4th bracelet)

Entries: 210 (24 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 8

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #14, 3 days [6/6 start])

Winner: Jonathan Taylor ($454,424 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,819 (198 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 9

Tom Schneider Wins $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 862 for $258,960.

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #15, 3 days [6/7 start])

Winner: Tom Schneider ($258,960 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 862 (96 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #16, 3 days [6/7 start])

Winner: Mark Radoja ($336,190 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 162 (16 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 10

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #17, 3 days [6/8 start])

Winner: Athanasios Polychronopoulos ($518,755 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 2,105 (216 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 11

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #18, 3 days [6/9 start])

Winner: Taylor Paur ($340,260 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,071 (216 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #19, 3 days [6/9 start])

Winner: Davidi Kitai ($224,560 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 195 (27 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 12

$1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split-8 or Better (Event #20, 3 days [6/10 start])

Winner: Calen McNeil ($277,274 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,014 (117 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 13

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #21, 3 days [6/11 start])

Winner: Martin Finger ($506,764 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 807 (90 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 14

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #22, 3 days [6/12 start])

Winner: Joshua Pollock ($279,431 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,022 (117 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

David Chiu Wins $2,500 Seven-Card Stud for Fifth Bracelet
Defeats field of 246, including Scott Seiver heads up, for $145,520.

$2,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #23, 3 days [6/12 start])

Winner: David Chiu ($145,520 & 5th bracelet)

Entries: 246 (32 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 15

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #24, 3 days [6/13 start])

Winner: Corey Harrison ($432,411 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,731 (198 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split-8 or Better (Event #25, 3 days [6/13 start])

Winner: Dany Fuhs ($277,519 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 241 (27 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 16

$1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #26, 3 days [6/14 start])

Winner: Kenneth Lind ($634,809 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 4,407 (441 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 17

$3,000 Mixed Max No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #27, 4 days [6/14 start])

Winner: Isaac Hagerling ($372,387 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 593 (68 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #28, 3 days [6/15 start])

Winner: Jason Duval ($521,202 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,115 (216 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Tom Schneider Wins $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. for Fourth Bracelet, Second of Year
Defeats field of 261 for $318,955 to become the first player to win two mixed games bracelets in one year.

$5,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #29, 3 days [6/15 start])

Winner: Tom Schneider ($318,955 & 4th bracelet)

Entries: 261 (32 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 18

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #30, 3 days [6/16 start])

Winner: Chris Dombrowski ($346,332 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,108 (216 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 19

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Split-8 or Better (Event #31, 3 days [6/17 start])

Winner: Jarred Graham ($255,942 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 936 (117 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 20

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #32, 3 days [6/18 start])

Winner: Erick Lindgren ($606,317 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 516 (54 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Seven-Card Razz (Event #33, 3 days [6/18 start])

Winner: Bryan Campanello ($178,052 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 301 (32 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Michael Gathy Wins $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 1,629 for $278,613.

$1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #34, 2 days [6/19 start])

Winner: Michael Gathy ($278,613 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 1,629 (171 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 21

Jeff Madsen Wins $3,000 Pot-Limit for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 640 for $384,420.

$3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #35, 3 days [6/19 start])

Winner: Jeff Madsen ($384,420 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 640 (72 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 22

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout (Event #36, 3 days [6/20 start])

Winner: Simeon Naydenov ($326,440 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,194 (120 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #37, 3 days [6/20 start])

Winner: Michael Moore ($211,743 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 170 (18 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 23

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em 4-Max (Event #38, 3 days [6/21 start])

Winner: Justin Oliver ($309,071 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 566 (64 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo-8 or Better (Event #39, 3 days [6/21 start])

Winner: Daniel Idema ($184,590 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 558 (56 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 24

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #40, 3 days [6/22 start])

Winner: Jared Hamby ($525,272 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,161 (243 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max (Event #41, 3 days [6/22 start])

Winner: Steve Gross ($488,817 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 400 (42 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 25

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #42, 3 days [6/23 start])

Winner: Norbert Szecsi ($345,037 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,100 (216 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball (No-Limit) (Event #43, 3 days [6/23 start])

Winner: Jesse Martin ($253,524 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 87 (14 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 26

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #44, 3 days [6/24 start])

Winner: Sandeep Pulusani ($592,684 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,072 (117 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 27

$1,500 Ante Only No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #45, 3 days [6/25 start])

Winner: Benjamin Volpe ($201,399 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 678 (72 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Split-8 or Better (Event #46, 3 days [6/25 start])

Winner: Vladimir Schemelev ($279,094 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 435 (45 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 28

Anthony Gregg Wins $111,111 High Roller for One Drop.
Defeats field of 166 for $4,830,619 and first bracelet.

$111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #47, 3 days [6/26 start])

Winner: Anthony Gregg ($4,830,619 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 166 (24 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #48, 3 days [6/26 start])

Winner: Marco Johnson ($206,796 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 343 (36 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 29

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #49, 3 days [6/27 start])

Winner: Barny Boatman ($546,080 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,247 (243 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 10-Game Mix 6-Max (Event #50, 3 days [6/27 start])

Winner: Brandon Wong ($220,061 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 372 (42 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 30

Kristen Bicknell Wins Ladies Championship
Defeats field of 954 players for $173,922 and first bracelet in what is now officially a $10,000 buyin event with a $9,000 discount for women.

$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #51, 3 days [6/28 start])

Winner: Kristen Bicknell ($173,922 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 954 (117 paid)

To discourage men from playing, buyin officially raised to $10,000 with a $9,000 discount for women.

WSOP.com | Hendon

$25,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #52, 3 days [6/28 start])

Winner: Steve Sung ($1,205,324 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 175 (18 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 1

Kathy Liebert Cashes for 38th Time to Tie Annie Duke's Women's Record
Finishes 188th in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $2,283 and her second cash of the year.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #53, 3 days [6/29 start])

Winner: Brett Shaffer ($665,397 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,816 (297 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 2

Dana Castaneda Wins $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em
31-year-old waitress defeats field of 2,883 for $454,207 in the largest event ever won by a woman.

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #54, 3 days [6/30 start])

Winner: Dana Castaneda ($454,207 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,883 (296 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 3

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #56, 3 days [7/1 start])

Winner: Nikolaus Teichert ($730,756 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,736 (198 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 4

$50,000 Poker Players Championship (Event #55, 5 days [6/30 start])

Winner: Matthew Ashton ($1,774,089 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 132 (17 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 5

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #57, 4 days [7/2 start])

Winner: Matt Perrins ($792,275 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 784 (81 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (Event #59, 3 days [7/3 start])

Winner: Eli Elezra ($173,236 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 282 (30 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Eli Elezra Wins $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 282, including Daniel Negreanu heads up, for $173,236.

July 6

Paul McKinney d. 2013 [age 88] (b. 1/6/1925)
1998 WSOP Main Event 9th place ($57,500). Won 2005 $1,000 Seniors Championship ($202,725) to become the oldest player to win his first bracelet at age 80. Seniors Poker Hall of Fame 2006.
Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

Brian Yoon Wins $1,111 Little One for One Drop for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 4,756 for $663,727.

$1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #58, 4 days [7/3 start])

Winner: Brian Yoon ($663,727 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 4,756 (495 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 7

Loni Harwood Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 2,541 for $609,017 to jump to eighth on WSOP all-time leading female money winners list and tie Cyndy Violette for the most final tables in a year (3).

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #60, 3 days [7/5 start])

Winner: Loni Harwood ($609,017 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,541 (270 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Daniel Alaei Wins $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 386 for $852,692.

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #61, 3 days [7/5 start])

Winner: Daniel Alaei ($852,692 & 4th bracelet)

Entries: 386 (45 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 13

Ronnie Bardah and Christian Harder Cash in Record-Tying Fourth Straight Main Event
Tie Robert Turner (1991-94), Bo Sehlstedt (2004-07), Theodore Park (2005-08), Chris Bjorin (2008-11), and Diogo Borges (2008-11).

July 14

Jackie Glazier Last Woman Standing in WSOP Main Event
Australian finishes 31st for $229,281.

July 15

Carlos Mortensen Main Event Final Bubble Boy as 2013 WSOP November Nine Set
Mortensen, Last Champ Standing, exits in 10th for $573,204. J.C. Tran leads the final table with 38 million chips, ahead of Amir Lehavot, Marc-Etienne McLaughlin, Jay Farber, and Ryan Riess.

August 25

Bobby Hoff d. 2013 [age 73] (b. 12/14/1939)
1979 WSOP Main Event 2nd place ($108,000).
Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

September 19

WSOP.com Online Poker Starts
Internet poker meets the World Series of Poker for Nevada residents only in three bracelet events.

October 12

WSOPE €1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 2 days [10/11 start])

Winner: Jackie Glazier ($29,534 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 65 (7 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 15

WSOPE €1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em - Re-Entry (Event #2, 4 days [10/12 start])

Winner: Henrik Johansson ($175,310 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 659 (72 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 17

WSOPE €5,000 Mixed Max No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #3, 4 days [10/14 start])

Winner: Darko Stojanovic ($254,329 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 140 (16 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Jeremy Ausmus Wins WSOP Europe £1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 184 for $95,054 one year after finishing fifth in the Main Event as festival moves to Casino Barriere in Enghien-les-Bains, France.

WSOPE €1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #4, 3 days [10/15 start])

Winner: Jeremy Ausmus ($95,054 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 184 (21 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 18

Phil Hellmuth First to 100 Cashes
Finishes 29th for $5,685 in WSOP Europe €2,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em to become first player to make the money 100 times in WSOP bracelet events.

WSOPE €2,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #5, 3 days [10/16 start])

Winner: Roger Hairabedian ($201,154 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 337 (36 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 19

WSOPE €3,000 Mixed Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #6, 3 days [10/17 start])

Winner: Noah Schwartz ($141,356 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 127 (17 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 23

Daniel Negreanu Wins WSOP Europe €25,000 High Roller for Sixth Bracelet
Defeats field of 80 for $979,955 to become the first player with WSOP, WSOP Asia-Pacific, and WSOP Europe bracelets.

WSOPE €25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #8, 3 days [10/21 start])

Winner: Daniel Negreanu ($979,955 & 6th bracelet)

Entries: 80 (9 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 24

Daniel Negreanu Is WSOP Player of the Year
Becomes first two-time winner with two bracelets and a POY-record ten cashes, comfortably ahead of Matthew Ashton. The Canadian had also won the first award in 2004.

October 25

Adrian Mateos Wins WSOP Europe Main Event
Defeats field of 375 for $1,351,661 and first bracelet.

WSOPE €10,000 Main Event - NLHE (Event #7, 8 days [10/18 start])

Winner: Adrian Mateos ($1,351,661 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 375 (40 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

November 3

Tom McEvoy and Scotty Nguyen Join Poker Hall of Fame
McEvoy is a 4-time bracelet winner who was instrumental in making the WSOP non-smoking and the first satellite winner to capture the Main Event (1983), and Nguyen is a 5-time bracelet winner who was the first person to win both the Main Event (1998) and H.O.R.S.E. Championship (2008).

November 5

Ryan Riess Wins 2013 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 6,352, including Jay Farber heads up, for $8,359,531.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #62, 9 days [7/6 start])

Winner: Ryan Riess ($8,361,570 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 6,352 (648 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

November 26

WSOP Europe and WSOP Asia-Pacific to Alternate Years
Originally scheduled to return in 2014, WSOP Europe will now be held in odd years, while WSOP Asia-Pacific will be held in even years.