2017 World Series of Poker - Wikipedia 2017 World Series of Poker 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. 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. Contents 1 New events 2 Event schedule 3 Main Event 3.1 Performance of past champions 3.2 Other notable high finishes 3.3 Final Table 3.4 Final Table results 4 References 5 External links New events Event 19 : $365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em - The event will feature five starting flights spread out over five weeks, with remaining players returning for Day 2 on July 8. A player who survived one flight can choose to abandon their stack and re-enter into another flight. The money will be reached during each flight, giving a player the opportunity to cash multiple times in the event. Event 23 : $2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em - Players will begin with 26,200 chips and play 100 - minute levels. Three WSOP.com Online Events - There will be three events offered exclusively on WSOP.com with buy - ins of $333, $1,000, and $3,333. Event schedule Source : # Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner - up Results $565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em 651 Bryan Hollis $68,817 Chris Solomon Results $10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em Championship 102 Liv Boeree Igor Kurganov $273,964 Joe Kuether Ankush Mandavia Results $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 369 Upeshka De Silva $229,923 Louis Helm Results $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 Phillip 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 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 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 Johnny Chan 1987, 1988 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 Joe Hachem 2005 Jamie Gold 2006 1B Jerry Yang 2007 1A Joe Cada 2009 4 ( 948th ) * Jonathan Duhamel 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 Luske $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. Name Number of chips ( percentage of total ) WSOP Bracelets WSOP Cashes * WSOP Earnings * Scott Blumstein 97,250,000 ( 27.0 % ) 0 0 0 John Hesp 85,700,000 ( 23.8 % ) 0 0 0 Benjamin Pollak 35,175,000 ( 9.8 % ) 0 16 $532,038 Bryan Piccioli 33,800,000 ( 9.4 % ) 27 $552,208 Dan Ott 26,475,000 ( 7.3 % ) 0 $3,656 Damian Salas 22,175,000 ( 6.1 % ) 0 13 $177,983 Antoine Saout 21,750,000 ( 6.0 % ) 0 13 $3,999,582 Jack Sinclair 20,200,000 ( 5.6 % ) 0 $4,088 Ben Lamb 18,050,000 ( 5.0 % ) 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 Jump up ^ Palansky, Seth ( December 19, 2016 ). `` 2017 WSOP SET FOR MAY 30 - JULY 17, 2017 ''. WSOP.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016. Jump up ^ Palansky, Seth ( May 15, 2017 ). `` WSOP MAIN EVENT TO AIR LIVE DAILY FROM JULY 8 - 17, 20 - 22 ''. WSOP.com. Jump up ^ `` WSOP schedule '' ( PDF ). WSOP.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017. 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