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This event drew a field of 454 entries, generating a $2,133,800 prize pool. Due to the turbo format, a winner was crowned already in the evening on Day 2. Kevin MacPhee, who is no stranger to turbo structured events, received his first gold bracelet and $490,800 for his first-place finish.

Read more » Kevin MacPhee Wins Event #56 - $5,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em

Many of the poker world's best tournament players turned up for the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, and the final table of nine included notables such as Shaun Deeb, Dan Smith and Jason Mercier. The latter battled against Alaxander Petersen for the title.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Alexander Petersen Wins Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

66-year-old part-time poker player Jacquelyn Scott bested a field of 795 players to lay hands on the coveted gold bracelet and  the $153,876 first-place prize!

It was her first title and also her first-ever cash at the World Series of Poker. According to WSOP.com, Scott dominated play on the final day and brought a 4 to 1 chip lead to heads-up against Hope Williams, who she sent packing in a relatively quick fashion.

Read more » Jacquelyn Scott Wins Event #53: $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship

The participation in this year's $1,500 Dealer's Choice event saw a slight decline from 419 (2014) to 357 this year, creating a $481,950 prize pool. The tournament was played over three days and Carol Fuchs nabbed the top prize of $127,735 along with the gold bracelet.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Carol Fuchs Wins Event #52: $1,500 Dealers Choice

A prize pool of $2,847,390 was created thanks to 1,043 entries, and it took four long days of play to determine a winner, Justin Liberto who received the lion's share ($640,711). In addition to the prize money, the 26-year-old poker pro received his first gold bracelet. It was his 6th cash and second final table appearance at the World Series of Poker. He now has $1,199,624 in total earnings.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Justin Liberto Event #51: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

After eight years of cashes, Las Vegas based poker pro Ben Yu finally got his first gold bracelet after topping a tough field of 117 entries in the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em event. Yu, who bested a final table that had four former WSOP event winners on it, also received $291,456 for his victory. His WSOP earnings are now $714,310.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Ben Yu Wins Event #50: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

This tournament drew a field of 815 entries and took three days to complete. Young Ji, 52, of Anchorage, Alaska pocketed $231,102 and a first gold bracelet following his  victory. Ji was born in Inchon, South Korea and started playing poker 30 years ago with friends. This victory marked his 7th WSOP cash, his total WSOP earnings is $307,494.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Young Ji Wins Event #49: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

This event attracted 1,244 entrants who created a prize pool of $2,830,100. In total, 144 players made the money and, after four days of intensive play, Matt O'Donnell received $551,941 for winning the tournament. O'Donnell, a 27-year-old poker pro from Tampa, Florida, also received his first gold bracelet. He now has $889,773 in WSOP earnings.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Matt O'Donnell Wins Event #47: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Mike Gorodinsky is the winner of the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players' Championship, one of the most prestigious events of the 2015 World Series of Poker. It was Gorodinsky's 12th cash, 5th final table appearance and second gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Mike Gorodinsky Wins Event #44: THE POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Eli Elezra bested a field of 237 entries in three days to lay hands on the $112,591 first-place prize. In addition, he received his third career gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Eli Elezra Wins Event #48: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

This event drew a tough field of 682 players who battled it out over four long days. At the end of it all it was Vasili Firsau, 38, who stood tall as the champion!

It was Firsau's first gold bracelet. He's the second WSOP gold bracelet winner in history from Belarus. The fact is that he's the first and only WSOP champion from Belarus who actually lives in that nation (the other winner lived in the U.S. at the time of his win).

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Vasili Firsau Wins Event #46: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed

Upeshka De Silva ran over the final table to capture his first gold bracelet and $424,577 in prize money! The 27-year-old pro from Katy, Texas entered the final table with the biggest stack and knocked out 7 of 8 opponents! An incredible performance to say the least!

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Upeshka De Silva Wins Event #45: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

The second day of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event began with 327 players and concluded with just 41. Timur Margolin finished the day out in front with 1.4 million in chips. Close behind him is Raghav Bansal, who was the chip leader for a long time on Day 2, with 1.2 million.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Phil Hellmuth Amongst Final 41 In Event #47

Adrian Apmann entered the second day of the final day with a sizeable lead over his final 4 opponents. Although Apmann was never seriously threatened for the title, three handed play against bracelet winner Barny Boatman and Yehoram Houri lasted almost five hours.

Read more » Adrian Apmann Wins Event #42: $1,500 Extended Play No-Limit Hold'em

Event #42: $1,500 Extended Play No-Limit Hold'em

A field of 1,914 entrants has been narrowed down to five players after four days of seven 90-minute levels. Adrian Apmann will lead the remaining players into Day 5 with 7.3 million in chips; his closet opponent is WSOP bracelet winner Barny Boatman with 3.9 million chips. The other three players are Anthony Diotte (1,335,000), Yehoram Houri (1,090,000), and DJ Buckley (675,000).

The five players are guaranteed to take home at least $107,800 each. However, their eyes will be set on the top prize of $478,102 and the gold bracelet!

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Ongoing Events

Jon Andlovec is the winner of the first-ever Super Seniors Poker Championship! Andlovec, 70, a part-time poker player residing in Carson City (Nevada), topped a field of 1,533 entries over three days of play to claim his first bracelet and $262,220 in prize money! It was his fourth cash at the World Series, with his last in-the-money finish taking place in 2004.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Jon Andlovec Wins Event #43: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em

Poker Central, the world's only 24/7 poker TV network, earlier this week announced that Hollywood celebrities Hank Azaria, Don Cheadle, Brad Garrett, Norm Macdonald and Kevin Pollak will play in the upcoming Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout.

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Italian pro Max Pescatori earned his 50th cash and 4th gold bracelet after topping a field of 111 entries in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better event.

The tournament attracted many of poker's best players and Pescatori had to overcome Stephen Chidwick, Daniel Negreanu and Gary Benson on the final table to become the last man standing!

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Max Pescatori Wins Event #41 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better

Travis Baker, a 50-year-old construction manager from Tulsa, Oklahoma is the winner of the $1,000 buy-in Seniors Championship No-Limit Hold'em after four intensive days of play.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Travis Baker Wins EVENT #40: $1,000 buy-in Seniors Championship (No-Limit Hold'em)

It's not an easy task to win a gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker - especially in recent years when so many great players participate in each event. Despite tough competition and big player-fields, it still happens that players win multiple bracelet in a single series, which is pretty increadible to say the least.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Brian Hasting Wins Event #39 - $1,500 Ten-Game Mix

Brazilian national Thiago Nishijima topped a field of 989 players to claim his first bracelet and $546,843. In addition, Nishijima, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, became the third Brazilian gold bracelet winner in history, following Alexandre Gomes (2008) and Andre Akkari (2011). He had plenty of supporters cheering for him throughout the final table.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Thiago Nishijima Wins Event #38 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Despite winning millions of dollars in several big live tournaments in the past seven years, Byron Kaverman didn't have a WSOP bracelet to his name until winning the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship this weekend. Kaverman defeated short-handed specialist Doug Polk heads-up to claim his first bracelet and $657,351.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Byron Kaverman Wins Event #37: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship

Despite numerous ups and downs on the final table, Corrie Wunstel managed to come out victories in the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event. In total, the tournament saw a field of 978 players and Wunstel received $267,435 as well as his first gold bracelet for being the last man standing after 4 days of play.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Corrie Wunstel Wins EVENT #36: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha

Dan Idema, 30, from Vancouver, Canada took home his third WSOP title and $261,774 for topping a very tough field of 376 players in the $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event, which was played over a four-day period at the Rio Las Vegas.

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Dan Idema Wins Event #35 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

Canada's Andre Boyer picked up his second World Series of Poker bracelet and $250,483 after besting a field of 873 players over four days of play in Event #34: $1,500 Split Format Hold'em!

Read more » 2015 WSOP: Andre Boyer Wins Event #34: $1,500 Split Format