2017 - This Year in WSOP History

2017

February 21

Maurice Hawkins Wins Record-Tying Ninth WSOP Circuit Ring
Wins $365 buyin event to catch Alex Masek.

March 7

2017 WSOP Europe Schedule Announced
Eleven events, one more than in 2015, will begin on October 19.

April 10

Maurice Hawkins Wins Record Tenth WSOP Circuit Ring
Wins Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event for $97,561, passing Chris Ferguson and Blair Hinkle with his fourth Circuit Main Event victory.

April 25

Vanessa Truong Wins WSOP Circuit Women's Record $318,646
Defeats field of 1,164 to become just the second female to win a WSOP Circuit Main Event and ties Loni Harwood, La Sengphet and Nancy Birnbaum for women's lead with third ring.

May 15

November Nine Era Ends
After an appropriate nine year run, the WSOP will return to finishing the Main Event without a multi-month break.

June 1

$565 Casino Employees - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 2 days [5/31 start])

Winner: Bryan Hollis ($68,817 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 651 (98 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 2

Liv Boeree Wins $10,000 Tag Team With Igor Kurganov for England's First Female Bracelet
Defeats field of 102 for $273,964.

$10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #2, 3 days [5/31 start])

Winner: Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov ($273,964 & 1st bracelets)

Entries: 102 (43 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 3

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

Winner: Upeshka De Silva ($229,923 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 369 (50 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

WSOP.com $333 WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #8, 1 day)

Winner: Joseph Mitchell ($122,314 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,509 (333 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better (Event #4, 3 days [6/1 start])

Winner: Benjamin Zamani ($238,620 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 905 (136 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 4

Total WSOP Entries Top 1,000,000
18,053 players enter $565 Colossus III to reach the milestone.

June 5

$111,111 High Roller for One Drop - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #6, 4 days [6/2 start])

Winner: Doug Polk ($3,686,865 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 130 (20 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Event #7, 3 days [6/3 start])

Winner: Jesse Martin ($130,948 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 225 (34 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 6

J.J. Liu Cashes in Women's Record 13th Straight WSOP
Makes the money in the $565 Colossus II to break a tie with Jen Harman (1999 to 2010).

June 7

$565 Colossus III No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #5, 4 days [6/2 start])

Winner: Thomas Pomponio ($1,000,000 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 18,053 (2,402 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better Championship (Event #9, 4 days [6/4 start])

Winner: Abe Mosseri ($391,313 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 155 (24 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #10, 3 days [6/5 start])

Winner: Aditya Sushant & Nipun Java ($150,637 & 1st bracelets)

Entries: 843 (302 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Aditya Sushant Wins $1,000 Tag Team With Nipun Java for India's First Bracelet
Defeats field of 843 for $150,637. Java becomes the first player to win bracelets both live in Las Vegas and online.

$1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Max (Event #11, 3 days [6/5 start])

Winner: David Bach ($119,399 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 364 (55 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 8

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #12, 3 days [6/6 start])

Winner: David Pham ($391,960 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 1,739 (261 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Draw (Event #13, 3 days [6/6 start])

Winner: Frank Kassela ($89,151 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 266 (40 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 9

$565 Pot-Limit Omaha ("PLOssus") Draws Live PLO Record 3,186 Entries
Low buyin plus unlimited reentries during open registration period help shatter the old record of 2,483 set in the same event last year.

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #14, 3 days [6/7 start])

Winner: David Singer ($203,709 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 736 (111 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Adrian Mateos Becomes Youngest to Win Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 129 in $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold 'Em for $335,656 22 days shy of his 23rd birthday, breaking Dominik Nitsche's record of 23 years, 11 months, and 8 days.

$10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #15, 3 days [6/7 start])

Winner: Adrian Mateos ($335,656 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 129 (16 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #16, 2 days [6/8 start])

Winner: Anthony Marquez ($393,273 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,748 (263 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 10

$10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Max Championship (Event #17, 3 days [6/8 start])

Winner: John Racener ($273,962 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 102 (16 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 11

$565 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #18, 3 days [6/9 start])

Winner: Tyler Smith ($244,344 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 3,186 (467 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 12

$1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Max (Event #21, 3 days [6/10 start])

Winner: Ronald Ware ($145,577 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 472 (71 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 13

John Monnette Wins $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 92 for $256,610.

$10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Draw Championship (Event #22, 3 days [6/11 start])

Winner: John Monnette ($256,610 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 92 (14 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 14

$1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #20, 4 days [6/10 start])

Winner: Pablo Mariz ($1,221,407 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 7,761 (1,165 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #24, 3 days [6/12 start])

Winner: Shane Buchwald ($177,985 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 616 (93 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 15

$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #25, 3 days [6/13 start])

Winner: Tyler Groth ($179,126 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,058 (158 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Razz Championship (Event #26, 3 days [6/13 start])

Winner: James Obst ($265,138 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 97 (15 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 16

Joseph Di Rosa Rojas Wins $2,620 Marathon No-Limit Hold 'Em for Venezuela's First Bracelet
Defeats field of 1,759 for $690,469.

$2,620 Marathon No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #23, 5 days [6/12 start])

Winner: Joseph Di Rosa Rojas ($690,469 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,759 (264 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

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

Winner: Chris Moorman ($498,682 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 959 (144 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Triple Draw (Event #28, 3 days [6/14 start])

Winner: Brian Brubaker ($109,967 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 326 (49 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 17

$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (Event #30, 3 days [6/15 start])

Winner: David Bach ($383,208 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 150 (23 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 18

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #29, 4 days [6/15 start])

Winner: Gaurav Raina ($456,822 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,086 (163 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better Mix (Event #32, 3 days [6/16 start])

Winner: Vladimir Schemelev ($193,484 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 688 (104 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 19

$1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #31, 4 days [6/16 start])

Winner: Frank Maggio ($617,303 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 5,389 (807 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #33, 3 days [6/17 start])

Winner: Christopher Frank ($384,833 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,698 (258 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Triple Draw Championship (Event #34, 3 days [6/17 start])

Winner: Benjamin Yu ($232,738 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 80 (12 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Ben Yu Wins $10,000 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 80, including Shaun Deeb heads up, for $232,738.

June 20

James Moore Wins Second Consecutive Super Seniors Championship
Defeats field of 1,720 for $259,230 one year after conquering field of 1,476 for $230,626.

$1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #35, 3 days [6/18 start])

Winner: James Moore ($259,230 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 1,720 (258 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #39, 1 day)

Winner: Rifat Palevic ($183,903 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,868 (280 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #36, 3 days [6/18 start])

Winner: Nadar Kakhmazov ($580,338 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 574 (87 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 21

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #37, 3 days [6/19 start])

Winner: Thomas Reynolds ($292,880 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 2,020 (303 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Joe McKeehen Wins $10,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 120 for $311,817.

$10,000 Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #38, 3 days [6/19 start])

Winner: Joseph McKeehen ($311,817 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 120 (18 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 22

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better (Event #40, 3 days [6/20 start])

Winner: Ernest Bohn ($173,228 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 595 (90 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 23

Loren Klein Wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 870 for $231,483.

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #41, 3 days [6/21 start])

Winner: Loren Klein ($231,483 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 870 (131 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 6-Max Championship No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #42, 3 days [6/21 start])

Winner: Dmitry Yurasov ($775,923 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 332 (50 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 24

$1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #43, 3 days [6/22 start])

Winner: Ben Maya ($257,764 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,025 (120 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #44, 3 days [6/22 start])

Winner: Matthew Schreiber ($256,226 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 399 (60 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #45, 2 days [6/23 start])

Winner: Christopher Brammer ($527,555 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 505 (76 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 25

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better (Event #46, 3 days [6/23 start])

Winner: Nathan Gamble ($223,339 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 830 (126 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 26

$10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better Championship (Event #48, 3 days [6/24 start])

Winner: Christopher Vitch ($320,103 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 125 (19 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 27

$3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max (Event #49, 3 days [6/25 start])

Winner: Luis Calvo ($362,185 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 630 (95 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 28

Brian Yoon Wins $1,500 Monster Stack for Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 6,716 for $1,094,349.

$1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #47, 4 days [6/24 start])

Winner: Brian Yoon ($1,094,349 & 3rd bracelet)

Entries: 6,716 (1,008 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em Bounty (Event #50, 3 days [6/26 start])

Winner: Christopher Bolek ($266,646 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,927 (290 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better Championship (Event #51, 3 days [6/26 start])

Winner: Bryce Yockey ($511,147 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 207 (32 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 29

Mohsin Charania Completes Triple Crown of Poker
Defeats field of 1,580 in $1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $364,438 to go with his 2012 European Poker Tour and 2013 World Poker tour titles.

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #52, 3 days [6/27 start])

Winner: Mohsin Charania ($364,438 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,580 (237 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$3,000 Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #53, 3 days [6/27 start])

Winner: Max Silver ($172,645 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 256 (39 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

June 30

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max Championship (Event #54, 3 days [6/28 start])

Winner: Tommy Le ($938,732 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 428 (65 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #55, 3 days [6/28 start])

Winner: Thomas Koral ($96,907 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 298 (45 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 1

$2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better/Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better Mix (Event #57, 3 days [6/29 start])

Winner: Smith Sirisakorn ($215,902 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 405 (61 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

WSOP.com $3,333 WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold 'Em High Roller (Event #61, 1 day)

Winner: Thomas Cannuli ($322,815 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 424 (54 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 2

$5,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #56, 4 days [6/29 start])

Winner: Andres Korn ($618,825 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 623 (94 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #58, 3 days [6/30 start])

Winner: Artur Rudziankov ($395,918 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,763 (265 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$2,500 Big Bet Mix (8-Game) (Event #59, 3 days [6/30 start])

Winner: Jens Lakemeier ($112,232 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 197 (30 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 4

Alexandru Papazian Wins $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold 'Em for Romania's First Bracelet
Defeats massive field of 8,120 for $888,888.

$888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold 'Em 8-Max (Event #60, 4 days [7/1 start])

Winner: Alexandru Papazian ($888,888 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 8,120 (1,119 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 5

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #63, 3 days [7/3 start])

Winner: Rulah Divine ($262,501 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,750 (262 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max Mix (Event #64, 3 days [7/3 start])

Winner: Sebastian Langrock ($268,555 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,058 (159 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (30 minute levels) (Event #65, 2 days [7/4 start])

Winner: Shai Zurr ($223,241 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,413 (211 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 6

$50,000 Poker Players Championship 6-Max (Event #62, 5 days [7/2 start])

Winner: Elior Sion ($1,395,767 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 100 (15 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 7

WSOP.com $1,000 WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #71, 1 day)

Winner: Nipun Java ($237,688 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 1,312 (153 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 8

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #66, 4 days [7/5 start])

Winner: Chris Klodnicki ($428,423 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,956 (294 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max (Event #67, 4 days [7/5 start])

Winner: James Calderaro ($1,289,074 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 205 (31 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Harrison Gimbel Completes Triple Crown of Poker
Defeats field of 1,349 in $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $645,922 to go with his 2010 European Poker Tour and 2016 World Poker Tour titles.

$3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #68, 3 days [7/6 start])

Winner: Harrison Gimbel ($645,922 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 1,349 (203 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,500 Razz (Event #69, 3 days [7/6 start])

Winner: Jason Gola ($132,957 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 419 (63 paid)

With blinds at 60,000/12,000, Gola was down to 100,000 chips to David 'ODB' Baker's 3,000,000.

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 9

$365 Giant No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #19, 3 days [6/9 start])

Winner: Dieter Dechant ($291,906 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 10,015 (1,447 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship (Event #70, 3 days [7/7 start])

Winner: Heidi May ($135,098 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 718 (108 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

$10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship (Event #72, 3 days [7/7 start])

Winner: Mike Wattel ($245,451 & 2nd bracelet)

Entries: 88 (14 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 15

$1,000 Little One for One Drop - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #74, 3 days [7/11 start])

Winner: Adrian Moreno ($528,316 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 4,391 (659 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 16

Superman (Jonathan Dwek) Runs Deep in the Main Event
Canadian amateur dons a muscular blue Superman top for Days 1, 5, and 6. [Would eventually bust on Day 6 in 38th place for $176,399.]

July 19

Scotty Nguyen Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Exits in 549th place for $22,449.

July 20

Phil Ivey and David Ulliott Join Poker Hall of Fame
Ivey is a 10-time bracelet winner and mixed games expert who won three bracelets in 2002, while Ulliott is a bracelet winner who became famous on England's Late Night Poker television show.

Yuan Yuan Li Last Woman Standing in WSOP Main Event
Finishes 105th for $53,247.

July 23

Scott Blumstein Wins 2017 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 7,221, including Dan Ott heads up, for $8,150,000.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #73, 10 days [7/8 start; ended past midnight])

Winner: Scott Blumstein ($8,150,000 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 7,221 (1,084 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

July 25

"Poker Brat - Phil Hellmuth's Autobiography" Released
Sections in the book include the 1989 WSOP Main Event and many other WSOP tournaments.

August 10

Sean Yu Wins WSOP National Championship
Defeats field of 124 for $296,941.

$10,000 Global Casino Championship - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 3 days [8/8 start])

Winner: Sean Yu ($296,941 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 124 (19 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 23

WSOPE €1,100 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 5 days [10/19 start])

Winner: Oleksandr Shcherbak ($138,568 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 561 (86 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 24

WSOPE €550 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #2, 2 days [10/23 start])

Winner: Andreas Klatt ($65,988 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 523 (71 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 25

WSOPE €1,100 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #3, 1 day)

Winner: Martin Kabrhel ($62,662 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 325 (49 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 28

WSOPE €1,650 No-Limit Hold 'Em 6-Max (Event #4, 3 days [10/26 start])

Winner: Theodore McQuilkin ($103,010 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 240 (36 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

October 30

WSOPE €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #6, 3 days [10/28 start])

Winner: Lukas Zaskodny ($109,602 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 191 (29 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

November 1

Chris Ferguson Sets Record With 23rd Cash of Year
Reaches final ten of WSOP Europe €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for his sixth consecutive cash. John Racener and he each cashed a record 17 times in the year's Las Vegas WSOP festival.

Chris Ferguson Wins WSOP Europe €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo for Sixth Bracelet
Defeats field of 92 for $45,677.

WSOPE €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better (Event #7, 2 days [10/31 start])

Winner: Chris Ferguson ($45,677 & 6th bracelet)

Entries: 92 (14 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

November 2

WSOPE €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #5, 7 days [10/27 start])

Winner: Matous Skorepa ($315,918 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 4,115 (581 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

WSOPE €25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #9, 2 days [11/1 start])

Winner: Niall Farrell ($867,591 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 113 (17 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

Niall Farrell Wins WSOP Europe €25,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em High Roller for Triple Crown & Scotland's First Bracelet
Defeats field of 113 for $867,591 to go with his 2015 European Poker Tour and 2016 World Poker Tour titles.

November 4

WSOPE €1,100 Little One for One Drop - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #8, 4 days [11/1 start])

Winner: Albert Hoekendijk ($199,794 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 868 (131 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

November 5

Dominik Nitsche Wins WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for One Drop for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 132 for $4,049,782 as festival moves to King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic.

WSOPE €111,111 High Roller for One Drop - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #10, 3 days [11/3 start])

Winner: Dominik Nitsche ($4,064,026 & 4th bracelet)

Entries: 132 (20 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

November 6

Chris Ferguson Is WSOP Player of the Year
Cashes record 23 times to hold off John Racener.

November 10

Marti Roca de Torres Wins WSOP Europe Main Event
Defeats field of 529 for $1,297,552 and first bracelet.

WSOPE €10,300 Main Event - NLHE (Event #11, 6 days [11/4 start])

Winner: Marti de Torres ($1,297,552 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 529 (80 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

November 30

Qui Nguyen's "From Vietnam to Vegas" Released
The autobiography includes 176 hand analyses from the 2016 WSOP Main Event with Nguyen's thoughts and Steve Blay's calculations.

December 22

Yunpeng Zhou Wins WSOP China Main Event
Defeats field of 781 for $364,632 in freeroll, the only bracelet awarded at the 14-event festival.

$0 WSOP China Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, 7 days [12/14 start])

Winner: Yunpeng Zhou ($364,632 & 1st bracelet)

Entries: 781 (120 paid)

Freeroll event, for which players qualified via the Tencent Poker app, was the only one of the fourteen tournaments in the festival to award a bracelet.

WSOP.com | Hendon

December 29

WSOP Lowers Super Seniors Championship Minimum Age to 60
The age cutoff had been 65 for the event's first three years.