# 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.

## 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 |
| 1 | $565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em | 651 | Bryan Hollis (1/1) | $68,817 | Chris Solomon | Results |
| 2 | $10,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em Championship | 102 | Liv Boeree (1/1) Igor Kurganov (1/1) | $273,964 | Joe Kuether Ankush Mandavia (1/1) | Results |
| 3 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | 369 | Upeshka De Silva (1/2) | $229,923 | Louis Helm | Results |
| 4 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 905 | Benjamin Zamani (1/2) | $238,620 | Jared Hemingway | Results |
| 5 | $565 The Colossus III No Limit Hold'em | 18,054 | Thomas Pomponio (1/1) | $1,000,000 | Taylor Black | Results |
| 6 | $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | 130 | Doug Polk (1/3) | $3,686,865 | Bertrand Grospellier (0/1) | Results |
| 7 | $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | 225 | Jesse Martin (1/2) | $130,948 | James Obst | Results |
| 8 | $333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em | 2,509 | Joseph Mitchell (1/1) | $122,314 | Mark Scacewater | Results |
| 9 | $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 154 | Abe Mosseri (1/2) | $388,795 | Daniel Negreanu (0/6) | Results |
| 10 | $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em | 843 | Nipun Java (1/1) Aditya Sushant (1/1) | $150,637 | David Guay Pablo Mariz | Results |
| 11 | $1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed | 364 | David Bach (1/2) | $119,399 | Kevin Iacofano | Results |
| 12 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,739 | David Pham (1/3) | $391,960 | Jordan Young | Results |
| 13 | $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 266 | Frank Kassela (1/3) | $89,151 | Bernard Lee | Results |
| 14 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 736 | David Singer (1/2) | $203,709 | Kevin LaMonica | Results |
| 15 | $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship | 129 | Adrián Mateos (1/3) | $336,656 | John Smith | Results |
| 16 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed | 1,748 | Anthony Marquez (1/1) | $393,273 | Demosthenes Kiriopoulos | Results |
| 17 | $10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship | 102 | John Racener (1/1) | $273,962 | Viacheslav Zhukov (0/2) | Results |
| 18 | $565 Pot Limit Omaha | 3,186 | Tyler Smith (1/1) | $224,344 | Jason Stockfish | Results |
| 19 | $365 The Giant No Limit Hold'em | 10,015 | Dieter Dechant (1/1) | $291,240 | Hrair Yapoudjian | Results |
| 20 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker | 7,761 | Pablo Mariz (1/1) | $1,221,407 | Dejuante Alexander | Results |
| 21 | $1,500 Eight-Game Mix Six-Handed | 472 | Ron Ware (1/1) | $145,577 | Mike Ross | Results |
| 22 | $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 92 | John Monnette (1/3) | $256,610 | Per Hildebrand | Results |
| 23 | $2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em | 1,759 | Joseph Di Rosa Rojas (1/1) | $690,469 | Alexander Lynskey | Results |
| 24 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 616 | Shane Buchwald (1/1) | $177,985 | Sandy Tayi | Results |
| 25 | $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 1,058 | Tyler Groth (1/1) | $179,126 | Jonathan Zarin | Results |
| 26 | $10,000 Razz Championship | 97 | James Obst (1/1) | $265,138 | Eric Kurtzman | Results |
| 27 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed | 959 | Chris Moorman (1/1) | $498,682 | Bernardo Dias | Results |
| 28 | $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | 326 | Brian Brubaker (1/1) | $109,967 | Brendan Taylor (0/1) | Results |
| 29 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,086 | Gaurav Raina (1/1) | $456,822 | James Calvo | Results |
| 30 | $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 150 | David Bach (2/3) | $383,208 | Eric Rodawig (0/1) | Results |
| 31 | $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship | 5,389 | Frank Maggio (1/1) | $617,303 | William Murray | Results |
| 32 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix | 688 | Vladimir Shchemelev (1/2) | $194,323 | Howard Smith | Results |
| 33 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,698 | Christopher Frank (1/1) | $384,833 | Ryan Leng | Results |
| 34 | $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 80 | Ben Yu (1/2) | $232,738 | Shaun Deeb (0/2) | Results |
| 35 | $1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em | 1,720 | James Moore (1/2) | $259,230 | Kerry Goldberg | Results |
| 36 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed | 574 | Nadar Kakhmazov (1/1) | $580,338 | Chris Hunichen | Results |
| 37 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,020 | Thomas Reynolds (1/1) | $292,880 | James Hughes | Results |
| 38 | $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 120 | Joe McKeehen (1/2) | $311,817 | Jared Talarico | Results |
| 39 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty | 1,868 | Rifat Palevic (1/1) | $183,903 | Ryan Olisar | Results |
| 40 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 595 | Ernest Bohn (1/1) | $173,228 | William Kohler | Results |
| 41 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 870 | Loren Klein (1/2) | $231,483 | Chun Law | Results |
| 42 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship | 332 | Dmitry Yurasov (1/1) | $775,923 | Tommy Chen | Results |
| 43 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | 1,025 | Ben Maya (1/1) | $257,764 | Thomas Boivin | Results |
| 44 | $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 399 | Matthew Schreiber (1/1) | $256,226 | Phil Hui (0/1) | Results |
| 45 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 505 | Christopher Brammer (1/1) | $527,555 | Jett Schencker | Results |
| 46 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 830 | Nathan Gamble (1/1) | $223,339 | Adam Hendrix | Results |
| 47 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack | 6,716 | Brian Yoon (1/3) | $1,094,349 | Ihar Soika | Results |
| 48 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 125 | Christopher Vitch (1/2) | $320,103 | Benny Glaser (0/3) | Results |
| 49 | $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Handed | 630 | Luis Calvo (1/1) | $362,185 | Rudolph Sawa | Results |
| 50 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Bounty | 1,927 | Chris Bolek (1/1) | $266,646 | Bryan Emory | Results |
| 51 | $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 207 | Bryce Yockey (1/1) | $511,147 | Jeremy Joseph | Results |
| 52 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,580 | Mohsin Charania (1/1) | $364,438 | Cary Katz | Results |
| 53 | $3,000 Limit Hold'em Six-Handed | 256 | Max Silver (1/1) | $172,645 | Guowei Zhang | Results |
| 54 | $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Championship | 428 | Tommy Le (1/1) | $938,732 | Chris Lee (0/1) | Results |
| 55 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 298 | Tom Koral (1/1) | $96,907 | Tsong Lin | Results |
| 56 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 623 | Andres Korn (1/1) | $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 (1/1) | $215,902 | Jameson Painter | Results |
| 58 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,763 | Artur Rudziankov (1/1) | $395,918 | Mario Prats | Results |
| 59 | $2,500 Big Bet Mix | 197 | Jens Lakemeier (1/1) | $112,232 | Jason Stockfish | Results |
| 60 | $888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed | 8,120 | Alexandru Papazian (1/1) | $888,888 | Kilian Kramer | Results |
| 61 | $3,333 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller | 424 | Thomas Cannuli (1/1) | $322,815 | Tara Cain | Results |
| 62 | $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 100 | Elior Sion (1/1) | $1,395,767 | Johannes Becker | Results |
| 63 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,750 | Rulah Divine (1/1) | $262,501 | Patrick Truong | Results |
| 64 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed Mix | 1,058 | Sebastian Langrock (1/1) | $268,555 | Ryan Laplante (0/1) | Results |
| 65 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,413 | Shai Zurr (1/1) | $223,241 | Ognjen Sekularac | Results |
| 66 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,956 | Chris Klodnicki (1/1) | $428,423 | Emile Schiff | Results |
| 67 | $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight-Handed High Roller | 205 | James Calderaro (1/1) | $1,289,074 | Alexey Rybin | Results |
| 68 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,349 | Harrison Gimbel (1/1) | $645,922 | Chance Kornuth (0/1) | Results |
| 69 | $1,500 Razz | 419 | Jason Gola (1/1) | $132,957 | David Baker (0/1) | Results |
| 70 | $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship | 718 | Heidi May (1/1) | $135,098 | Deborah Worley-Roberts | Results |
| 71 | $1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship | 1,312 | Nipun Java (2/2) | $237,688 | Jason James | Results |
| 72 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 88 | Mike Wattel (1/2) | $245,451 | Chris Ferguson (0/5) | Results |
| 73 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 7,221 | Scott Blumstein (1/1) | $8,150,000 | Dan Ott | Results |
| 74 | $1,000 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | 4,391 | Adrian Moreno (1/1) | $528,316 | Martin Lesjoe | Results |

## Player of the Year

Final standings as of November 10 (end of WSOPE):
Standings :
| Rank | Name | Points | Bracelets |
| 1 | Chris Ferguson | 1,178.53 | 1 |
| 2 | John Racener | 1,042.04 | 1 |
| 3 | Ryan Hughes | 994.35 | 0 |
| 4 | Mike Leah | 910.01 | 0 |
| 5 | John Monnette | 865.2 | 1 |
| 6 | Kenny Hallaert | 838.35 | 0 |
| 7 | Alex Foxen | 833.45 | 0 |
| 8 | Dario Sammartino | 775.89 | 0 |
| 9 | Ray Henson | 768.49 | 0 |
| 10 | 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 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 23rd | Marcel Lüske | $263,532 |
| 43rd | Dario Sammartino | $176,399 |

### 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* |
| 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%) | 1 | 27 | $552,208 |
| Dan Ott | 26,475,000 (7.3%) | 0 | 2 | $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 | 2 | $4,088 |
| 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 |