2023 WSOP record breaking festival pays out over $397.8M; numbers and highlights; Asia wins 9 bracelets

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The largest and most prized annual festival, the World Series Of Poker, concluded its 54th run with games taking place from May 30 to July 18 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas.Players from all sections of the globe competed for 95 gold bracelets plus 20 online. In the aftermath, it was the biggest and richest WSOP in history, multiple event records were broken, and $397.8+ Million was paid out. Here are some of the festival highlights and results.

2023 WSOP Festival review

Bracelet 1-95: $397,802,897
Entries: 224,789
Online Bracelet 1-20: $20,418,507
Online Entries: 29,155
Main Event field:10,043 (new record)

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Largest field: $300 Gladiators of Poker NLH – 23,088
Largest field champion: Jason Simon – $300 Gladiators of Poker NLH – $499,852
Largest prize pool: Main Event – $93,399,900 (new record)

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Phil Hellmuth and Dan Cates

Bracelet race leader: Phil Hellmuth – 17 bracelets – Event 72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (latest win)
Hall of Fame inductee: Brian Rast
Most final table cashes (Asia & Pacific): Nozomu Shimizu (3), Pete Yen Han Chen (3)
Most final table cashes (ROW): Chance Kornuth (5)

Main Event winner: Daniel Weinman – $12,100,000

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WSOP 2023 by pokerGO

This year’s WSOP Main Event broke all bounds with a record 10,043 players taking on the greatest annual poker tournament. With a buy in of $10,000 each, it amassed a $93,399,900 prize pool, the largest Main Event pot in all of WSOP history. USA’s Daniel Weinman outlasted the enormous field to claim the record $12,100,000 first prize, the only eight-digit payout.

Daniel Weinman wins the 2023 WSOP Main Event for $12.1 Million

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Multiple wins – 3 players

While winning one bracelet is a dream many hope to accomplish, at the series, three players locked up not one but two bracelets each – Chad Eveslage, Chris Brewer, Josh Arieh. For Eveslage, these were his second and third career bracelets. For Arieh, they were his fifth and sixth bracelets. And for Chris Brewer, they were #1 and #2.

# Event Winner Flag 1st -USD Entries
Prize pool – USD
5 $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Chad Eveslage USA 131,879 456 608,760
10 $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship Chad Eveslage USA 311,428 115 1,069,500
40 $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Chris Brewer USA 5,293,556 69 17,181,000
69 $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Chris Brewer USA 367,599 154 1,432,200
22 $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship Josh Arieh USA 316,226 134 1,246,200
80 $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. Josh Arieh USA 711,313 112 2,632,000

Millionaire bracelet champions – 14 players

A long list of players walked away as millionaires at the series however only 14 of them were decorated as champions. Of course, WSOP Main Event champion Daniel Weinman emerged the richest for his $12.1 Million payout. Here’s the full list of millionaire bracelet champions.

t in USD Entries
Prize pool in USD
76 $10,000 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold’em World Championship Daniel Weinman USA 12,100,000 10,043 93,399,900
40 $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Chris Brewer USA 5,293,556 69 17,181,000
29 $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Jans Arends Netherlands 2,576,729 93 8,997,750
71 $50,000 HIGH ROLLER Pot-Limit Omaha Jesse Lonis USA 2,303,017 200 9,550,000
57 $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Ka Kwan Lau Hong Kong 2,294,756 449 10,551,500
84 $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Hold’em Alex Kulev Hungary 2,087,073 176 8,404,000
16 $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Isaac Haxton USA 1,698,215 264 6,204,000
23 $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Leon Sturm Germany 1,546,024 124 5,921,000
43 $50,000 Poker Players Championship Brian Rast USA 1,324,747 99 4,727,250
50 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Lou Garza USA 1,309,232 731 6,798,300
2 $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em Alexandre Vuilleumier Switzerland 1,215,864 207 4,864,500
53 $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em Pavel Plesuv Moldova 1,201,564 10,416 13,905,360
39 $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold’em Braxton Dunaway USA 1,162,681 8,317 11,103,195
3 $1,000 Mystery Millions – No-Limit Hold’em Tyler Brown USA 1,000,000 18,188 10,730,920

Asia bracelets by Flag – 9

Asia came out very strong this year, especially the Chinese contingent with easily over 100 players making the trip to Sin City. Their presence was certainly felt with 5 players winning bracelets. Also winning one for their flag were Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and India.

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Qiang Xu wins bracelet at WSOP 2023 by pokerGO
# Event Winner Flag 1st – USD Entries
Prize pool – USD
26 $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Renji Mao China 402,588 4,747 3,341,888
37 $2,000 No-Limit Holdem Yuan Li China 524,777 1,962 3,492,360
42 $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Qiang Xu China 339,033 3,773 2,656,192
44 $3,000 No-Limit Holdem Yang Zhang China 717,879 1,735 4,632,450
65 $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Weiran Pu China 938,244 1,199 5,515,400
36 $3,000 Nine Game Mix Ryutaro Suzuki Japan 221,124 361 963,870
57 $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Ka Kwan Lau Hong Kong 2,294,756 449 10,551,500
83 $1,500 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em Thai Ha Vietnam 111,170 363 484,605
O-20 $777 No Limit Hold’em Lucky 7s Nipun Java India 195,151 954 1,087,800

Deepest Main Event run by Asia & Pacific

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Anirban Das – Photo by pokerGO
Deepest Main Event per Flag (Asia & Pacific)
Player Place
India Anirban Das 16th
Japan Masato Yokosawa 45th
Australia Daniel Dzian 52nd
Taiwan I-Chun Chiu 133rd
China Quan Zhou 152nd
Korea Kwanghwan Park 315th
Hong Kong Lok Ming Chan 465th
Thailand Punnat Punsri 541st
Philippines William Ysmael 624th
Malaysia Victor Chong 838th
Singapore Feng Zhao 1107th

Anirban Das and Masato Yokosawa share their 2023 WSOP Main Event experience after falling in Day 7

Asian players with 10 or more cashes

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Pete Yen Han Chen – Photo by Pokernews
Player Flag Live Cash
Online Cash
Pete Chen Taiwan 10 3
Anson Tsang Hong Kong 7
Quan Zhou China 11
Hon Cheong Lee Hong Kong 8 2
Sheng Chao Zhu China 10
Xixiang Luo China 10

Most Final Table cashes (Asia)

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Nozomu Shimizu – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Nozomu Shimuzu:

  • 3rd – Event 12: $5K Freezeout NLH 8-Handed
  • 3rd – Event 22: $10K Limit Hold’em Championship
  • 3rd – Event 94: $5K 8-Handed NLH

Pete Chen:

  • 7th – Online Event 5: $400 NLH 8-Max
  • 3rd – Event 70: $400 COLOSSUS NLH
  • 5th – Event 89: $1K Flip & Go NLH

Most Final Table cashes (ROW)

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Chance Kornuth – Photo by WSOP / Pokernews

Chance Kornuth:

  • 2nd – Event 2: $25K High Roller 6-Handed NLH
  • 4th – Event 29: $100K High Roller NLH
  • 5th – Event 40: $250K Super High Roller NLH
  • 4th – Online Event 8: $3,200 NLH High Roller
  • 9th – Event 57: $25K High Roller PLO

Biggest prize pool jumps from 2022 to 2023

# Event Entries Prize Pool 2022 Entries
2022 Prize pool
76 $10,000 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold’em World Championship 10,043 93,399,900 8,663 80,782,475
40 $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 69 17,181,000 56 13,944,000
53 $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 10,416 13,905,360 7,961 10,627,935
39 $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold’em 8,317 11,103,195 6,501 8,678,835
57 $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha 449 10,551,500 264 6,237,000
71 $50,000 HIGH ROLLER Pot-Limit Omaha 200 9,550,000 106 5,074,750
29 $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 93 8,997,750 62 5,998,500
84 $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Hold’em 176 8,404,000 97 4,643,875
48 $1,000 SENIORS No-Limit Hold’em Championship 8,180 7,280,200 7,188 6,397,320
70 $400 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em 15,894 6,000,000 13,565 4,476,450
72 $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em 642 5,970,600 419 3,907,175
23 $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 124 5,921,000 101 4,835,375
65 $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 1,199 5,515,400 920 4,243,500
90 $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 550 5,115,000 394 3,674,050
44 $3,000 No-Limit Holdem 1,735 4,632,450 1,240 3,310,800
79 $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em 2,068 4,601,300 1,364 3,034,900
59 $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 1,598 4,266,660 1,359 3,628,530
94 $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 813 3,739,800 573 2,642,963
62 $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha 2,076 2,771,460 1,234 1,647,390
82 $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha 1,013 2,704,710 719 1,919,730
19 $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 1,137 2,529,825 752 1,673,200
68 $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em 2,824 2,513,360 1,282 1,140,980
86 $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em 1,417 2,495,776 865 1,495,363
56 $500 SALUTE to Warriors – No-Limit Hold’em 4,303 1,936,350 3,209 1,444,050
31 $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 2,759 1,407,090 2,107 1,074,570
22 $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship 134 1,246,200 92 857,900

2023 WSOP Bracelet Winners – 95

# Event Champion Flag 1st – USD Entries
Prize pool – USD
1 $500 Casino Employees NLH Peter Thai USA 75,535 1,015 426,300
2 $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em Alexandre Vuilleumier Switzerland 1,215,864 207 4,864,500
3 $1,000 Mystery Millions – No-Limit Hold’em Tyler Brown USA 1,000,000 18,188 10,730,920
4 Tournament of Champions Ronnie Day USA 200,000 741 1,000,000
5 $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Chad Eveslage USA 131,879 456 608,760
6 $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em Pot-Limit Omaha Michael Moncek USA 534,499 567 2,608,200
7 $1,500 Limit Hold’em Vadim Shlez Ukraine 146,835 527 703,545
8 $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship Chanracy Khun Canada 507,020 64 1,504,000
9 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Nick Schulman USA 110,800 360 482,600
10 $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship Chad Eveslage USA 311,428 115 1,069,500
11 $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Kenneth O’Donnell USA 351,098 6,076 3,098,760
12 $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Jeremy Eyer USA 649,550 735 3,381,000
13 $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack Joseph Altomonte USA 217,102 3,200 1,632,000
14 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Brian Yoon USA 311,433 130 1,209,000
15 $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Rafael Reis Brazil 465,501 2,454 3,276,090
16 $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Isaac Haxton USA 1,698,215 264 6,204,000
17 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Jim Collopy USA 262,542 1,143 1,525,905
18 $300 Gladiators of Poker No-limit Hold’em Jason Simon USA 499,852 23,088 5,679,648
19 $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em Valentino Konakchiev Bulgaria 435,924 1,137 2,529,825
20 $1,500 Badugi Michael Rodrigues Portugal 144,678 516 688,860
21 $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Stephen Nahm Canada 267,991 2,017 1,795,130
22 $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship Josh Arieh USA 316,226 134 1,246,200
23 $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Leon Sturm Germany 1,546,024 124 5,921,000
24 $1,500 Razz David “ODB” Baker USA 152,991 556 742,260
25 $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Ben Lamb USA 492,795 212 1,971,600
26 $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Renji Mao China 402,588 4,747 3,341,888
27 $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed Shaun Deeb USA 198,854 789 1,053,315
28 $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em Benjamin Ector USA 406,403 2,046 2,731,410
29 $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Jans Arends Netherlands 2,576,729 93 8,997,750
30 $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw John Monnette USA 145,863 522 696,870
31 $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em; Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack Scott Dulaney USA 194,155 2,759 1,407,090
32 $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Mark Ioli USA 558,266 1,241 3,313,470
33 $10,000 Razz Championship Jerry Wong USA 298,682 102 948,600
34 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Sean Troha USA 298,192 1,355 1,808,925
35 $10,000 Secret Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Chris Klodnicki USA 733,317 568 5,282,400
36 $3,000 Nine Game Mix Ryutaro Suzuki Japan 221,124 361 963,870
37 $2,000 No-Limit Holdem Yuan Li China 524,777 1,962 3,492,360
38 $10,000 Limit2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Benny Glaser UK 311,428 130 1,209,000
39 $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold’em Braxton Dunaway USA 1,162,681 8,317 11,103,195
40 $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Chris Brewer USA 5,293,556 69 17,181,000
41 $1,500 Big O Scott Abrams USA 315,203 1,458 1,946,430
42 $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Qiang Xu China 339,033 3,773 2,656,192
43 $50,000 Poker Players Championship Brian Rast USA 1,324,747 99 4,727,250
44 $3,000 No-Limit Holdem Yang Zhang China 717,879 1,735 4,632,450
45 $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi Low William Leffingwell USA 253,651 1,091 1,456,485
46 $500 Freezeout No-Limit Holdem Jay Lockett USA 262,526 5,342 2,243,640
47 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Yuri Dzivielevski Brazil 207,688 836 1,116,060
48 $1,000 SENIORS No-Limit Hold’em Championship Lonnie Hallett Canada 765,731 8,180 7,280,200
49 $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Pengfei Wang USA 270,700 2,226 2,971,710
50 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Lou Garza USA 1,309,232 731 6,798,300
51 $1,000 TAG TEAM No-Limit Hold’em Satoshi Tanaka USA 95,331 1,282 1,140,980
52 $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Nick Pupillo USA 181,978 353 785,425
53 $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em Pavel Plesuv Moldova 1,201,564 10,416 13,905,360
54 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Mike Gorodinsky USA 422,747 185 1,720,500
55 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Marcin Horecki Poland 155,275 566 755,610
56 $500 SALUTE to Warriors – No-Limit Hold’em Steven Genovese USA 217,921 4,303 1,936,350
57 $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Ka Kwan Lau Hong Kong 2,294,756 449 10,551,500
58 $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em Jason Daly USA 165,250 623 702,210
59 $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em Robert Schulz Austria 675,275 1,598 4,266,660
60 $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Jason Mercier USA 151,276 548 731,580
61 $1,000 SUPER SENIORS No-Limit Hold’em Klaus Ilk Austria 371,603 3,121 2,777,690
62 $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha David Simon USA 410,659 2,076 2,771,460
63 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Ryan Miller USA 344,677 141 1,311,300
64 $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em David Guay Canada 271,032 4,303 2,194,530
65 $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Weiran Pu China 938,244 1,199 5,515,400
66 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better William Kopp USA 259,549 1,124 1,501,875
67 $1,000 LADIES No-Limit Hold’em Championship Tamar Abraham USA 192,167 1,295 1,152,550
68 $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Gabriel Schroeder Brazil 228,632 2,824 2,513,360
69 $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Chris Brewer USA 367,599 154 1,432,200
70 $400 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em Moshe Refaelowitz Israel 501,120 15,894 6,000,000
71 $50,000 HIGH ROLLER Pot-Limit Omaha Jesse Lonis USA 2,303,017 200 9,550,000
72 $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Phil Hellmuth USA 803,818 642 5,970,600
73 $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event Julio Belluscio Argentina 190,240 377 838,825
74 $1,000 MINI Main Event No-Limit Hold’em Bradley Gafford USA 549,555 5,257 4,678,730
75 $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Hassan Kamel Australia 598,613 247 2,297,100
76 $10,000 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold’em World Championship Daniel Weinman USA 12,100,000 10,043 93,399,900
77 $777 Lucky 7’s No-Limit Hold’em Shawn Daniels USA 777,777 7,300 4,991,448
78 $1,500 BOUNTY Pot-Limit Omaha Thomas Skaggs USA 171,742 1,214 1,620,690
79 $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Samuel Bernabeu Spain 682,432 2,068 4,601,300
80 $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. Josh Arieh USA 711,313 112 2,632,000
81 $600 Ultra Stack – No-limit Hold’em Joseph Roh 401,250 7,207 3,675,570
82 $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Matthew Parry USA 480,122 1,013 2,704,710
83 $1,500 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em Thai Ha Vietnam 111,170 363 484,605
84 $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Hold’em Alex Kulev Hungary 2,087,073 176 8,404,000
85 $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold’em Faraz Jaka USA 237,367 987 1,317,645
86 $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Diego Ventura Peru 402,054 1,417 2,495,776
87 $2,500 Mixed Bradley Smith Canada 221,733 460 1,023,500
88 $1,500 The Closer – No-Limit Hold’em Pierre Shum USA 606,810 3,531 4,713,885
89 $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em Presented by GG Poker Dong Meng USA 160,490 128 911,360
90 $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship Alexandre Reard France 1,057,663 550 5,115,000
91 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Ryan Miller USA 208,460 331 883,770
92 $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em Kang Hyun Lee Canada 236,741 1,710 1,521,900
93 $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em Martin Nielsen Faroe Islands 270,160 106 985,800
94 $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Alex Keating USA 701,688 813 3,739,800
95 $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em Paul Berger USA 212,645 1,482 1,318,980

2023 WSOP Online Bracelet Winners – 20

# Event Champiom Flag 1st – USD Entries
Prize pool – USD
1 $333 No-Limit Hold’em Triple Treys Summer Tip Off Cody Bell USA 87,665 2,116 634,800
2 $500 No-Limit Hold’em Bankroll Builder Ian Matakis USA 120,686 1,942 873,900
3 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Ryan Hughes USA 145,059 987 888,300
4 $600 No-Limit Hold’em Ultra Deepstack Danny Wong USA 130,648 1,656 894,240
5 $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max Gary Belyalovsky USA 121,854 2,451 882,360
6 $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Harley Brooks USA 134,527 1,879 845,550
7 $500 PLO 8-Max Joe Serock USA 93,911 1,122 504,900
8 $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Jeremy Ausmus USA 360,036 321 1,489,600
9 $1,000 PLO Championship Stanislav Barshak USA 128,842 674 606,600
10 $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack Ryan Eriquezzo USA 145,375 2,901 1,044,360
11 $888 No-Limit Hold’em Crazy 8’s Robert Como USA 227,001 1,679 1,343,200
12 $500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Thomas Hall UK 176,920 1,754 1,210,950
13 $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Championship Sam Soverel USA 393,516 408 2,040,000
14 $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Zachary Grech USA 107,504 1,767 636,119
15 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Blaze Gaspari USA 224,816 1,365 1,228,500
16 $600 Online Deepstack Championship Vitor Dzivielevski Brazil 185,316 2,157 1,164,779
17 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Championship Tom Marchese USA 195,963 1,170 1,053,000
18 $2,000 Freezeout Championship Julien Sitbon France 176,348 551 1,019,349
19 $500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver Christian Roberts Venezuela 154,359 1,301 970,200
20 $777 No-Limit Hold’em Lucky 7’s Nipun Java India-USA 195,151 954 1,087,800
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