2017 World Series of Poker
LocationRio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 30 – July 17
Champion
United States Scott Blumstein
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The 2017 World Series of Poker was the 48th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It took place from May 30 – July 17 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] 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.[2]

New events

Event schedule

Source: [3]

# Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 $565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em 651 Bryan Hollis $68,817 Chris Solomon Results
2 $10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em Championship 102 Liv Boeree
Igor Kurganov 		$273,964 Joe Kuether
Ankush Mandavia 		Results
3 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 369 Upeshka De Silva $229,923 Louis Helm Results
4 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 905 Benjamin Zamani $238,620 Jared Hemingway Results
5 $565 The Colossus III No Limit Hold'em 18,054 Thomas Pomponio $1,000,000 Taylor Black Results
6 $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em 130 Doug Polk $3,686,865 Bertrand Grospellier Results
7 $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball 225 Jesse Martin $130,948 James Obst Results
8 $333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em 2,509 Joseph Mitchell $122,314 Mark Scacewater Results
9 $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 154 Abe Mosseri $388,795 Daniel Negreanu Results
10 $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em 843 Nipun Java
Aditya Sushant 		$150,637 David Guay
Pablo Mariz 		Results
11 $1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed 364 David Bach $119,399 Kevin Iacofano Results
12 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,739 David Pham $391,960 Jordan Young Results
13 $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw 266 Frank Kassela $89,151 Bernard Lee Results
14 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 736 David Singer $203,709 Kevin LaMonica Results
15 $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship 129 Adrián Mateos $336,656 John Smith Results
16 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 1,748 Anthony Marquez $393,273 Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Results
17 $10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship 102 John Racener $273,962 Viacheslav Zhukov Results
18 $565 Pot Limit Omaha 3,186 Tyler Smith $224,344 Jason Stockfish Results
19 $365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em 10,015 Dieter Dechant $291,240 Hrair Yapoudjian Results
20 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker 7,761 Pablo Mariz $1,221,407 Dejuante Alexander Results
21 $1,500 Eight-Game Mix Six-Handed 472 Ron Ware $145,577 Mike Ross Results
22 $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship 92 John Monnette $256,610 Per Hildebrand Results
23 $2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em 1,759 Joseph Di Rosa Rojas $690,469 Alexander Lynskey Results
24 $1,500 Limit Hold'em 616 Shane Buchwald $177,985 Sandy Tayi Results
25 $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 1,058 Tyler Groth $179,126 Jonathan Zarin Results
26 $10,000 Razz Championship 97 James Obst $265,138 Eric Kurtzman Results
27 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 959 Chris Moorman $498,682 Bernardo Dias Results
28 $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw 326 Brian Brubaker $109,967 Brendan Taylor Results
29 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,086 Gaurav Raina $456,822 James Calvo Results
30 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 150 David Bach $383,208 Eric Rodawig Results
31 $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship 5,389 Frank Maggio $617,303 William Murray Results
32 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix 688 Vladimir Shchemelev $194,323 Howard Smith Results
33 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,698 Christopher Frank $384,833 Ryan Leng Results
34 $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship 80 Ben Yu $232,738 Shaun Deeb Results
35 $1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em 1,720 James Moore $259,230 Kerry Goldberg Results
36 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 574 Nadar Kakhmazov $580,338 Chris Hunichen Results
37 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,020 Thomas Reynolds $292,880 James Hughes Results
38 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 120 Joe McKeehen $311,817 Jared Talarico Results
39 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty 1,868 Rifat Palevic $183,903 Ryan Olisar Results
40 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better 595 Ernest Bohn $173,228 William Kohler Results
41 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 870 Loren Klein $231,483 Chun Law Results
42 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship 332 Dmitry Yurasov $775,923 Tommy Chen Results
43 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 1,025 Ben Maya $257,764 Thomas Boivin Results
44 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. 399 Matthew Schreiber $256,226 Phil Hui Results
45 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 505 Christopher Brammer $527,555 Jett Schencker Results
46 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 830 Nathan Gamble $223,339 Adam Hendrix Results
47 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack 6,716 Brian Yoon $1,094,349 Ihar Soika Results
48 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 125 Christopher Vitch $320,103 Benny Glaser Results
49 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed 630 Luis Calvo $362,185 Rudolph Sawa Results
50 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Bounty 1,927 Chris Bolek $266,646 Bryan Emory Results
51 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 207 Bryce Yockey $511,147 Jeremy Joseph Results
52 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,580 Mohsin Charania $364,438 Cary Katz Results
53 $3,000 Limit Hold'em Six-Handed 256 Max Silver $172,645 Guowei Zhang Results
54 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship 428 Tommy Le $938,732 Chris Lee Results
55 $1,500 Seven Card Stud 298 Tom Koral $96,907 Tsong Lin Results
56 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 623 Andres (Norberto) Korn $618,285 Pete Chen Results
57 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix 405 Smith Sirisakorn $215,902 Jameson Painter Results
58 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,763 Artur Rudziankov $395,918 Mario Prats Results
59 $2,500 Big Bet Mix 197 Jens Lakemeier $112,232 Jason Stockfish Results
60 $888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed 8,120 Alexandru Papazian $888,888 Kilian Kramer Results
61 $3,333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller 424 Thomas Cannuli $322,815 Tara Cain Results
62 $50,000 Poker Players Championship 100 Elior Sion $1,395,767 Johannes Becker Results
63 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,750 Rulah Divine $262,501 Patrick Truong Results
64 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Mix 1,058 Sebastian Langrock $268,555 Ryan Laplante Results
65 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,413 Shai Zurr $223,241 Ognjen Sekularac Results
66 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,956 Chris Klodnicki $428,423 Emile Schiff Results
67 $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed High Roller 205 James Calderaro $1,289,074 Alexey Rybin Results
68 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,349 Harrison Gimbel $645,922 Chance Kornuth Results
69 $1,500 Razz 419 Jason Gola $132,957 David Baker Results
70 $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship 718 Heidi May $135,098 Deborah Worley-Roberts Results
71 $1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship 1,312 Nipun Java $237,688 Jason James Results
72 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 88 Mike Wattel $245,451 Chris Ferguson Results
73 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 7,221 Scott Blumstein $8,150,000 Dan Ott Results
74 $1,000 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em 4,391 Adrian Moreno $528,316 Martin Lesjoe Results

Player of the Year

Final standings as of November 10 (end of WSOPE):

Standings[4]
Rank Name Points Bracelets
1 United States Chris Ferguson 1,178.53 1
2 United States John Racener 1,042.04 1
3 United States Ryan Hughes 994.35 0
4 Canada Mike Leah 910.01 0
5 United States John Monnette 865.2 1
6 Belgium Kenny Hallaert 838.35 0
7 United States Alex Foxen 833.45 0
8 Italy Dario Sammartino 775.89 0
9 United States Ray Henson 768.49 0
10 United States Ben Yu 766.49 1

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

Name Championship
Year(s) 		Day of
Elimination
Tom McEvoy 1983 3
Johnny Chan 1987, 1988 3
Phil Hellmuth 1989 2C
Scotty Nguyen 1998 4 (549th)*
Chris Ferguson 2000 2C
Carlos Mortensen 2001 4 (984th)*
Robert Varkonyi 2002 2AB
Chris Moneymaker 2003 1B
Greg Raymer 2004 3
Joe Hachem 2005 3
Jamie Gold 2006 1B
Jerry Yang 2007 1A
Joe Cada 2009 4 (948th)*
Jonathan Duhamel 2010 2AB
Greg Merson 2012 1B
Ryan Riess 2013 2C
Martin Jacobson 2014 2AB
Joe McKeehen 2015 2C
Qui Nguyen 2016 2AB

* Indicates the place of a player who finished in the money

Other notable high finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize
23rd Marcel Lüske $263,532

Final Table

Antoine Saout 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. Damian Salas would go on to win the Main Event in 2020.

Name Number of chips
(percentage of total) 		WSOP
Bracelets 		WSOP
Cashes* 		WSOP
Earnings*
United States Scott Blumstein 97,250,000 (27.0%) 0 0 0
United Kingdom John Hesp 85,700,000 (23.8%) 0 0 0
France Benjamin Pollak 35,175,000 (9.8%) 0 16 $532,038
United States Bryan Piccioli 33,800,000 (9.4%) 1 27 $552,208
United States Dan Ott 26,475,000 (7.3%) 0 2 $3,656
Argentina Damian Salas 22,175,000 (6.1%) 0 13 $177,983
France Antoine Saout 21,750,000 (6.0%) 0 13 $3,999,582
United Kingdom Jack Sinclair 20,200,000 (5.6%) 0 2 $4,088
United States Ben Lamb 18,050,000 (5.0%) 1 14 $6,209,724

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2017 Main Event.

Final Table results

Place Name Prize
1st Scott Blumstein $8,150,000
2nd Dan Ott $4,700,000
3rd Benjamin Pollak $3,500,000
4th John Hesp $2,600,000
5th Antoine Saout $2,000,000
6th Bryan Piccioli $1,675,000
7th Damian Salas $1,425,000
8th Jack Sinclair $1,200,000
9th Ben Lamb $1,000,000

References

  1. ^ Palansky, Seth (December 19, 2016). "2017 WSOP SET FOR MAY 30 - JULY 17, 2017". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Palansky, Seth (May 15, 2017). "WSOP MAIN EVENT TO AIR LIVE DAILY FROM JULY 8-17, 20-22". WSOP.com.
  3. ^ "WSOP schedule" (PDF). WSOP.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "WSOP Player of the Year standings". WSOP.com.

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