2016 - This Year in WSOP History

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2016

February 24

Payouts to Expand From 10% of Field to 15%
When the WSOP began, every event was winner-take-all. This slowly increased, depending on the field size, to three players, five players, the final table, the final two tables, and so forth, until roughly 9 to 11 percent of each field was paid from 2003 to 2015.
For the Main Event, starting stacks will be increased from 30,000 chips to 50,000.

June 2

$565 Casino Employees - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, began 6/1)

Winner: Christopher Sand ($75,157)

Entries: 731 (110 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 6

Robert Mizrachi Wins $10,000 Seven-Card Stud for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 87 for $242,662.

$10,000 Seven-Card Stud (Event #3, began 6/4)

Winner: Robert Mizrachi ($242,662)

Entries: 87 (14 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em WSOP.com Top Up Event (Event #4, began 6/5)

Winner: Kyle Julius ($142,972)

Entries: 667 (101 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 7

$565 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #2, began 6/2)

Winner: Benjamin Keeline ($1,000,000)

Entries: 21613 (3245 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Dealer's Choice Six Max (Event #5, began 6/5)

Winner: Lawrence Berg ($125,466)

Entries: 389 (59 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 8

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #6, began 6/6)

Winner: Peter Eichhardt ($438,417)

Entries: 2016 (303 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball (Event #7, began 6/6)

Winner: Ryan D'Angelo ($92,338)

Entries: 279 (42 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 9

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #8, began 6/7)

Winner: Ian Johns ($212,604)

Entries: 778 (117 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Heads-Up (Event #9, began 6/7)

Winner: Alan Percal ($320,574)

Entries: 153 (16 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 10

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Six Max (Event #10, began 6/8)

Winner: Mike Cordell ($346,088)

Entries: 1477 (222 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Dealer's Choice Six Max (Event #11, began 6/8)

Winner: Jean Gaspard ($306,621)

Entries: 118 (18 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 11

$1,500 Seven-Card Razz (Event #12, began 6/9)

Winner: Ralph Porter ($142,624)

Entries: 461 (70 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$565 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #13, began 6/9)

Winner: Ryan Laplante ($190,328)

Entries: 2483 (373 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 12

$1,500 Eight-Game Mix Six Max (Event #14, began 6/10)

Winner: Paul Volpe ($149,943)

Entries: 491 (74 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 13

Jason Mercier Wins $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 100 for $273,335.

$10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball (Event #16, began 6/11)

Winner: Jason Mercier ($273,335)

Entries: 100 (15 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 14

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #15, began 6/10)

Winner: Jason DeWitt ($1,065,403)

Entries: 7190 (1079 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #17, began 6/12)

Winner: Chase Bianchi ($316,920)

Entries: 2242 (337 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #18, began 6/12)

Winner: Marco Johnson ($259,730)

Entries: 400 (60 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 15

$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #19, began 6/13)

Winner: Sam Soverel ($185,317)

Entries: 1106 (166 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Seven-Card Razz (Event #20, began 6/13)

Winner: Ray Dehkharghani ($273,338)

Entries: 100 (15 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 16

$1,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #21, began 6/14)

Winner: Danny Le ($188,815)

Entries: 665 (100 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Six Max (Event #22, began 6/14)

Winner: Calvin Lee ($531,577)

Entries: 1029 (155 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 17

Jason Mercier Wins $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. for Fifth Bracelet, Second of Year
Defeats field of 100 for $422,874.

$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #24, began 6/15)

Winner: Jason Mercier ($422,874)

Entries: 171 (26 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 18

Bob Hooks d. 2016 [age 86] (b. 8/18/1929)
Four unpaid WSOP Main Event final tables: 1973 5th place, 1974 6th place, 1975 2nd place, & 1977 5th place.
Obituary | Hendon

Benny Glaser Wins $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 934 for $244,103.

$2,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #23, began 6/15)

Winner: Cesar Garcia ($447,739)

Entries: 1419 (213 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #25, began 6/16)

Winner: Michael Gagliano ($448,463)

Entries: 1045 (157 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB (Event #26, began 6/16)

Winner: Benny Glaser ($244,103)

Entries: 934 (141 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 19

$1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #27, began 6/17)

Winner: Johnnie Craig ($538,204)

Entries: 4499 (675 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #28, began 6/17)

Winner: Ian Johns ($290,635)

Entries: 110 (17 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 20

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #29, began 6/18)

Winner: Alexander Ziskin ($401,494)

Entries: 1796 (270 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six Max (Event #30, began 6/18)

Winner: Viatcheslav Ortynskiy ($344,327)

Entries: 580 (87 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 21

Benny Glaser Wins $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo for Third Bracelet, Second of Year
Defeats field of 934 for $407,194.

$1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #31, began 6/19)

Winner: James Moore ($230,626)

Entries: 1476 (223 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB (Event #32, began 6/19)

Winner: Benny Glaser ($407,194)

Entries: 163 (25 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 22

$1,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball (Event #34, began 6/20)

Winner: Andrey Zaichenko ($117,947)

Entries: 358 (54 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 23

Adrian Mateos Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 1,840, including Koray Aldemir heads up, for $409,171.

Michael Gathy Wins $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 541 for $560,843.

$2,500 Mixed Omaha / Seven-Card Stud Hi/Low 8/OB (Event #36, began 6/21)

Winner: Hani Awad ($213,186)

Entries: 394 (60 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 24

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #33, began 6/20)

Winner: Adrian Mateos ($409,171)

Entries: 1840 (276 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Six Max (Event #35, began 6/21)

Winner: Michael Gathy ($560,843)

Entries: 541 (82 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #37, began 6/22)

Winner: Jiaqi Xu ($212,128)

Entries: 776 (117 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 Limit Hold 'Em Six Max (Event #38, began 6/22)

Winner: Rafael Lebron ($169,337)

Entries: 245 (37 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 25

$10,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Six Max (Event #39, began 6/23)

Winner: Martin Kozlov ($665,709)

Entries: 294 (45 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Event #40, began 6/23)

Winner: Christopher Vitch ($136,854)

Entries: 236 (36 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 26

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout (Event #42, began 6/24)

Winner: Phillip McAllister ($267,720)

Entries: 400 (40 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 27

George Danzer Wins $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 136 for $338,646 to become the first player to win four bracelets in the 2010s.

$10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Low Split 8/OB (Event #43, began 6/25)

Winner: George Danzer ($338,646)

Entries: 136 (21 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 28

Loren Klein Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em/Pot-Limit Omaha for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 919 for $241,427.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #41, began 6/24)

Winner: Mitchell Towner ($1,120,196)

Entries: 6927 (1040 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em / Pot-Limit Omaha Eight Max (Event #45, began 6/26)

Winner: Loren Klein ($241,427)

Entries: 919 (138 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 29

Kristen Bicknell Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Bounty for Canada's First Female Open Bracelet
Defeats field of 2,158 for $290,768 and her second bracelet.

John Hennigan $10,000 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Wins Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 125, including Michael Gathy heads up, for $320,103.

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #44, began 6/26)

Winner: Steven Wolansky ($298,849)

Entries: 2076 (312 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Bounty (Event #46, began 6/27)

Winner: Kristen Bicknell ($290,768)

Entries: 2158 (322 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball (Event #47, began 6/27)

Winner: John Hennigan ($320,103)

Entries: 125 (19 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #48, began 6/28)

Winner: Ankush Mandavia ($548,139)

Entries: 524 (79 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 30

Shaun Deeb Wins $1,500 Seven-Card Stud for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 331, including Adam Freidman heads up, for $111,101.

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #49, began 6/28)

Winner: Shaun Deeb ($111,101)

Entries: 331 (50 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 1

Safiya Umerova Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout for Russia's First Female Bracelet
Defeats field of 1,050 for $264,046 to become second woman to win an open bracelet in 2016.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Shootout (Event #50, began 6/29)

Winner: Safiya Umerova ($264,046)

Entries: 1050 (120 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 2

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight Max (Event #51, began 6/29)

Winner: Brandon Shack-Harris ($894,300)

Entries: 400 (60 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha 8/OB / Omaha 8/OB / Big O (Event #53, began 6/30)

Winner: Allan Le ($189,223)

Entries: 668 (101 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 3

WSOP Pays Out 100,000th Prize
The 100,000th prize awarded in WSOP history occurred roughly during the $888 No-Limit Hold 'Em 8-Max, although other events were running at the same time.

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #52, began 6/30)

Winner: Andrew Lichtenberger ($569,158)

Entries: 1125 (169 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 4

$888 No-Limit Hold 'Em Eight Max (Event #54, began 7/1)

Winner: Hung "OH" Le ($888,888)

Entries: 6761 (956 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 5

David Peters Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 1,860 for $412,557.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #56, began 7/3)

Winner: David "NV" Peters ($412,557)

Entries: 1860 (279 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB (Event #57, began 7/3)

Winner: David Nowakowski ($203,113)

Entries: 732 (110 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #58, began 7/4)

Winner: Corey Thompson ($221,163)

Entries: 1397 (209 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 6

Brian Rast Wins $50,000 Poker Players Championship for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 91, including Justin Bonomo heads up, for $1,296,097.

$50,000 Poker Players Championship Six Max (Event #55, began 7/2)

Winner: Brian Rast ($1,296,097)

Entries: 91 (14 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 7

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Low 8/OB (Event #60, began 7/5)

Winner: David Prociak ($156,546)

Entries: 521 (79 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 8

Inaugural Tag Team Tournament Won by Doug Polk and Ryan Fee
Pro duo defeats field of 863 two-, three-, and four-player teams for $153,358.

Ryan Laplante Sets Record With 12th Cash of Year
Partners with Leo Wolpert to finish 22nd in $1,000 Tag Team to split $4,315.

Yue Du Wins $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for China's First Bracelet
Defeats field of 863 for $800,586.

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #59, began 7/5)

Winner: Yue Du ($800,586)

Entries: 863 (130 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Tag Team (2-4 players) (Event #61, began 7/6)

Winner: Doug Polk & Ryan Fee ($153,358)

Entries: 863 (130 paid)

Third bracelet for Polk and first for Fee.

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em WSOP.com Online Event (Event #66, began 7/8)

Winner: Clayton Maguire ($210,279)

Entries: 1247 (153 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 9

$25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight Max (Event #62, began 7/6)

Winner: Jens Kyllonen ($1,127,035)

Entries: 184 (28 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #63, began 7/7)

Winner: Tony Dunst ($339,254)

Entries: 2452 (368 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB (Event #64, began 7/7)

Winner: Kyle Bowker ($294,960)

Entries: 473 (71 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 10

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Ladies (Event #65, began 7/8)

Winner: Courtney Kennedy ($149,108)

Entries: 819 (123 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$111,111 No-Limit Hold 'Em for One Drop (Event #67, began 7/8)

Winner: Fedor Holz ($4,981,775)

Entries: 183 (28 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 13

Roland Israelashvili Sets Record With 13th Cash of Year
Finishes 517th in $1,000 Little One for One Drop for $1,743 to break Ryan Laplante's 5-day-old record.

July 16

Greg Raymer Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Exits in 122nd place for $49,108.

Gaelle Baumann Last Woman Standing in WSOP Main Event
Finishes 102nd for $49,108 and her second Last Woman Standing title.

$1,111 No-Limit Hold 'Em for One Drop (Event #69, began 7/12)

Winner: Michael Tureniec ($525,520)

Entries: 4360 (654 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 18

Jason Mercier Is WSOP Player of the Year
Cashes a POY-record 11 times while winning two bracelets to leave Paul Volpe in second.

2016 WSOP November Nine Set
Cliff Josephy leads with 74.6 million chips, ahead of Qui Nguyen with 68 million.

August 11

Said El-Yosfi Wins WSOP National Championship
Defeats field of 126 for $343,256.

$10,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em National Championship (Event #1, began 8/9)

Winner: Said El-Yousfi ($343,256)

Entries: 126 (19 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

September 15

David Williams Exits "MasterChef" Reality Show
Main Event runner-up in 2004 reaches the final three of twenty contestants before bowing out.

October 16

Elton Tsang Wins €1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Defeats field of 26 (2 rebuys) for $12,248,912 in non-bracelet event in the Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza.

October 25

WSOP Europe Moves to Czech Republic
New home is King's Casino in Rozvadov.

October 26

Carlos Mortensen and Todd Brunson to Be Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
Mortensen is the 2001 Main Event champion and Spain's first bracelet winner, while Brunson is a high stakes cash game player and the first player to join his father in the Hall.

November 1

Qui Nguyen Wins 2016 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 6,737, including Gordon Vayo heads up, for $8,005,310.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #68, began 7/9)

Winner: Qui Nguyen ($8,000,000)

Entries: 6737 (1011 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

{ Data is current through January 1, 2023. }