2017 World Series of Poker


The 2017 World Series of Poker was the 48th annual World Series of Poker. It took place from May 30-July 17 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was 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

Source:
#EventEntrantsWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em651Bryan Hollis$68,817Chris SolomonResults
2$10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em Championship102Liv Boeree
Igor Kurganov
$273,964Joe Kuether
Ankush Mandavia
Results
3$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout369Upeshka De Silva$229,923Louis HelmResults
4$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better905Benjamin Zamani$238,620Jared HemingwayResults
5$565 The Colossus III No Limit Hold'em18,054Thomas Pomponio$1,000,000Taylor BlackResults
6$111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em130Doug Polk$3,686,865Bertrand GrospellierResults
7$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball225Jesse Martin$130,948James ObstResults
8$333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em2,509Joseph Mitchell$122,314Mark ScacewaterResults
9$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship154Abe Mosseri$388,795Daniel NegreanuResults
10$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em843Nipun Java
Aditya Sushant
$150,637David Guay
Pablo Mariz
Results
11$1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed364David Bach$119,399Kevin IacofanoResults
12$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,739David Pham$391,960Jordan YoungResults
13$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw266Frank Kassela$89,151Bernard LeeResults
14$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.736David Singer$203,709Kevin LaMonicaResults
15$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship129Adrián Mateos$336,656John SmithResults
16$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed1,748Anthony Marquez$393,273Demosthenes KiriopoulosResults
17$10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship102John Racener$273,962Viacheslav ZhukovResults
18$565 Pot Limit Omaha3,186Tyler Smith$224,344Jason StockfishResults
19$365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em10,015Dieter Dechant$291,240Hrair YapoudjianResults
20$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker7,761Pablo Mariz$1,221,407Dejuante AlexanderResults
21$1,500 Eight-Game Mix Six-Handed472Ron Ware$145,577Mike RossResults
22$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship92John Monnette$256,610Per HildebrandResults
23$2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em1,759Joseph Di Rosa Rojas$690,469Alexander LynskeyResults
24$1,500 Limit Hold'em616Shane Buchwald$177,985Sandy TayiResults
25$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha1,058Tyler Groth$179,126Jonathan ZarinResults
26$10,000 Razz Championship97James Obst$265,138Eric KurtzmanResults
27$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed959Chris Moorman$498,682Bernardo DiasResults
28$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw326Brian Brubaker$109,967Brendan TaylorResults
29$2,500 No Limit Hold'em1,086Gaurav Raina$456,822James CalvoResults
30$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship150David Bach$383,208Eric RodawigResults
31$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship5,389Frank Maggio$617,303William MurrayResults
32$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix688Vladimir Shchemelev$194,323Howard SmithResults
33$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,698Christopher Frank$384,833Ryan LengResults
34$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship80Ben Yu$232,738Shaun DeebResults
35$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em1,720James Moore$259,230Kerry GoldbergResults
36$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed574Nadar Kakhmazov$580,338Chris HunichenResults
37$1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,020Thomas Reynolds$292,880James HughesResults
38$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship120Joe McKeehen$311,817Jared TalaricoResults
39$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty1,868Rifat Palevic$183,903Ryan OlisarResults
40$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better595Ernest Bohn$173,228William KohlerResults
41$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha870Loren Klein$231,483Chun LawResults
42$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship332Dmitry Yurasov$775,923Tommy ChenResults
43$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout1,025Ben Maya$257,764Thomas BoivinResults
44$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.399Matthew Schreiber$256,226Phil HuiResults
45$5,000 No Limit Hold'em505Christopher Brammer$527,555Jett SchenckerResults
46$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better830Nathan Gamble$223,339Adam HendrixResults
47$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack6,716Brian Yoon$1,094,349Ihar SoikaResults
48$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship125Christopher Vitch$320,103Benny GlaserResults
49$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed630Luis Calvo$362,185Rudolph SawaResults
50$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Bounty1,927Chris Bolek$266,646Bryan EmoryResults
51$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship207Bryce Yockey$511,147Jeremy JosephResults
52$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,580Mohsin Charania$364,438Cary KatzResults
53$3,000 Limit Hold'em Six-Handed256Max Silver$172,645Guowei ZhangResults
54$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship428Tommy Le$938,732Chris LeeResults
55$1,500 Seven Card Stud298Tom Koral$96,907Tsong LinResults
56$5,000 No Limit Hold'em623Norberto Korn$618,285Pete ChenResults
57$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix405Smith Sirisakorn$215,902Jameson PainterResults
58$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,763Artur Rudziankov$395,918Mario PratsResults
59$2,500 Big Bet Mix197Jens Lakemeier$112,232Jason StockfishResults
60$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed8,120Alexandru Papazian$888,888Kilian KramerResults
61$3,333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller424Thomas Cannuli$322,815Tara CainResults
62$50,000 Poker Players Championship100Elior Sion$1,395,767Johannes BeckerResults
63$1,000 No Limit Hold'em1,750Rulah Divine$262,501Patrick TruongResults
64$1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Mix1,058Sebastian Langrock$268,555Ryan LaplanteResults
65$1,000 No Limit Hold'em1,413Shai Zurr$223,241Ognjen SekularacResults
66$1,500 No Limit Hold'em1,956Chris Klodnicki$428,423Emile SchiffResults
67$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed High Roller205James Calderaro$1,289,074Alexey RybinResults
68$3,000 No Limit Hold'em1,349Harrison Gimbel$645,922Chance KornuthResults
69$1,500 Razz419Jason Gola$132,957David BakerResults
70$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship718Heidi May$135,098Deborah Worley-RobertsResults
71$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship1,312Nipun Java$237,688Jason JamesResults
72$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship88Mike Wattel$245,451Chris FergusonResults
73$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event7,221Scott Blumstein$8,150,000Dan OttResults
74$1,000 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em4,391Adrian Moreno$528,316Martin LesjoeResults

Player of the Year

Final standings as of November 10 :
RankNamePointsBracelets
1 Chris Ferguson1,178.531
2 John Racener1,042.041
3 Ryan Hughes994.350
4 Mike Leah910.010
5 John Monnette865.21
6 Kenny Hallaert838.350
7 Alex Foxen833.450
8 Dario Sammartino775.890
9 Ray Henson768.490
10 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

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
23rdMarcel Luske$263,532

Final Table

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.
NameNumber of chips
WSOP
Bracelets
WSOP
Cashes*
WSOP
Earnings*
Scott Blumstein97,250,000 000
John Hesp85,700,000 000
Benjamin Pollak35,175,000 016$532,038
Bryan Piccioli33,800,000 127$552,208
Dan Ott26,475,000 02$3,656
Damian Salas22,175,000 013$177,983
Antoine Saout21,750,000 013$3,999,582
Jack Sinclair20,200,000 02$4,088
Ben Lamb18,050,000 114$6,209,724
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2017 Main Event.

Final Table results