# 2016 World Series of Poker

The 2016 World Series of Poker was the 47th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). Most of the events occurred May 31 – July 18 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were 69 bracelet events, including the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event which began on July 9. The Main Event final table was reached on July 18, with the November Nine returning to play from October 30-November 1.

## New events

* Event #2: $565 Colossus II No Limit Hold'em - Returning to the schedule after setting a record for largest live tournament in 2015, changes to the event will include a $7 million guaranteed prize pool (an increase of $2 million), a guaranteed first prize of $1 million, and two additional starting flights. The money was reached during each starting flight and gave a player an opportunity to cash multiple times in the event.
* Event #4: $1,000 Top Up Turbo No Limit Hold'em - Players cashing in $55 single table satellites, held both at the Rio and online on WSOP.com, will be able to double their starting stack.
* Event #61: $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em - Featuring 2-4 player teams. The first team event at the WSOP since 1983.
* In addition to these new events, the structure for $10,000 buy-in events has been changed with players now receiving five times the buy-in for a starting stack.

## Event schedule

Source:
| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results |
| 1 | $565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em | 731 | Christopher Sand (1/1) | $75,157 | Kerryjane Craigie | Results |
| 2 | $565 Colossus II No Limit Hold'em | 21,613 | Ben Keeline (1/1) | $1,000,000 | Jiri Horak | Results |
| 3 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 87 | Robert Mizrachi (1/4) | $242,662 | Matt Grapenthien (0/1) | Results |
| 4 | $1,000 Top Up Turbo No Limit Hold'em | 667 | Kyle Julius (1/1) | $142,972 | Bart Lybaert | Results |
| 5 | $1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed | 389 | Lawrence Berg (1/1) | $125,466 | Yueqi Zhu | Results |
| 6 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,016 | Peter Eichhardt (1/1) | $438,417 | Davis Aalvik | Results |
| 7 | $1,500 2-7 No Limit Draw Lowball | 279 | Ryan D'Angelo (1/1) | $92,338 | John Monnette (0/2) | Results |
| 8 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 778 | Ian Johns (1/2) | $212,604 | Justin Bonomo (0/1) | Results |
| 9 | $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship | 153 | Alan Percal (1/1) | $320,574 | John Smith | Results |
| 10 | $1,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em | 1,477 | Mike Cordell (1/1) | $346,088 | Pierre Neuville | Results |
| 11 | $10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship | 118 | Jean Gaspard (1/1) | $306,621 | William O'Neil | Results |
| 12 | $565 Pot Limit Omaha | 2,483 | Ryan Laplante (1/1) | $190,328 | Sean Shah | Results |
| 13 | $1,500 Seven Card Razz | 461 | Rep Porter (1/3) | $142,624 | Michael Gathy (0/2) | Results |
| 14 | $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em | 7,190 | Jason DeWitt (1/2) | $1,065,403 | Garrett Greer | Results |
| 15 | $1,500 Eight Game Mix | 491 | Paul Volpe (1/2) | $149,943 | Jason Stockfish | Results |
| 16 | $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship | 100 | Jason Mercier (1/4) | $273,335 | Mike Watson | Results |
| 17 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,242 | Chase Bianchi (1/1) | $316,920 | Erik Silberman | Results |
| 18 | $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 400 | Marco Johnson (1/2) | $259,730 | Jared Talarico | Results |
| 19 | $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 1,106 | Sam Soverel (1/1) | $185,317 | Kirby Lowery | Results |
| 20 | $10,000 Seven Card Razz Championship | 100 | Ray Dehkharghani (1/1) | $273,338 | Jason Mercier (1/4) | Results |
| 21 | $3,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em | 1,029 | Calvin Lee (1/1) | $531,577 | Steven Thompson | Results |
| 22 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 665 | Danny Le (1/1) | $188,815 | Scott Farnsworth | Results |
| 23 | $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,419 | Cesar Garcia (1/1) | $447,739 | Viliyan Petleshkov | Results |
| 24 | $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 171 | Jason Mercier (2/5) | $422,874 | James Obst | Results |
| 25 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,045 | Michael Gagliano (1/1) | $448,463 | Daniel Cooke | Results |
| 26 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 934 | Benny Glaser (1/2) | $244,103 | Benjamin Gold | Results |
| 27 | $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship | 4,499 | Johnnie Craig (1/1) | $538,204 | Jamshid Lotfi | Results |
| 28 | $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 110 | Ian Johns (2/3) | $290,635 | Sean Berrios | Results |
| 29 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,796 | Alexander Ziskin (1/1) | $401,494 | Jens Grieme | Results |
| 30 | $3,000 Six-Handed Pot Limit Omaha | 580 | Viatcheslav Ortynskiy (1/1) | $344,327 | Rafael Lebron | Results |
| 31 | $1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em | 1,476 | James Moore (1/1) | $230,626 | Charles Barker | Results |
| 32 | $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | 163 | Benny Glaser (2/3) | $407,194 | Doug Lorgeree | Results |
| 33 | $1,500 Summer Solstice No Limit Hold'em | 1,840 | Adrian Mateos (1/2) | $409,171 | Koray Aldemir | Results |
| 34 | $1,500 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Lowball | 358 | Andrey Zaichenko (1/1) | $117,947 | Jameson Painter | Results |
| 35 | $5,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em | 541 | Michael Gathy (1/3) | $560,843 | Adrien Allain | Results |
| 36 | $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 394 | Hani Awad (1/1) | $213,186 | Fabrice Soulier (0/1) | Results |
| 37 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 776 | Jiaqi Xu (1/1) | $212,128 | Jeffrey Duvall | Results |
| 38 | $3,000 Six-Handed Limit Hold'em | 245 | Rafael Lebron (1/1) | $169,337 | Georgios Zisimopoulos | Results |
| 39 | $10,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em Championship | 294 | Martin Kozlov (1/1) | $665,709 | Davidi Kitai (0/3) | Results |
| 40 | $2,500 Mixed Limit Triple Draw Lowball | 236 | Christopher Vitch (1/1) | $136,854 | Sigi Stockinger | Results |
| 41 | $1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em | 6,927 | Mitchell Towner (1/1) | $1,120,196 | Dorian Rios | Results |
| 42 | $3,000 Shootout No Limit Hold'em | 400 | Phillip McAllister (1/1) | $267,720 | Kyle Montgomery | Results |
| 43 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship | 136 | George Danzer (1/4) | $338,646 | Randy Ohel | Results |
| 44 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,076 | Steven Wolansky (1/2) | $298,849 | Wenlong Jin | Results |
| 45 | $1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha | 919 | Loren Klein (1/1) | $241,427 | Dmitry Savelyev | Results |
| 46 | $1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold'em | 2,158 | Kristen Bicknell (1/2) | $290,768 | Norbert Szecsi (0/1) | Results |
| 47 | $10,000 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Lowball Championship | 125 | John Hennigan (1/4) | $320,103 | Michael Gathy (1/3) | Results |
| 48 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 524 | Ankush Mandavia (1/1) | $548,139 | Daniel Strelitz | Results |
| 49 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 331 | Shaun Deeb (1/2) | $111,101 | Adam Friedman (0/1) | Results |
| 50 | $1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold'em | 1,050 | Safiya Umerova (1/1) | $264,046 | Niall Farrell | Results |
| 51 | $10,000 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha Championship | 400 | Brandon Shack-Harris (1/2) | $894,300 | Loren Klein (1/1) | Results |
| 52 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,125 | Andrew Lichtenberger (1/1) | $569,158 | Craig Blight | Results |
| 53 | $1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better & Big O | 668 | Allan Le (1/1) | $189,223 | Philipp Eirisch | Results |
| 54 | $888 Crazy Eights Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em | 6,761 | Hung Le (1/1) | $888,888 | Michael Lech | Results |
| 55 | $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 91 | Brian Rast (1/3) | $1,296,097 | Justin Bonomo (0/1) | Results |
| 56 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,860 | David Peters (1/1) | $412,557 | Cathal Shine | Results |
| 57 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better | 732 | David Nowakowski (1/1) | $203,113 | Timothy Vukson | Results |
| 58 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,397 | Corey Thompson (1/1) | $221,163 | Enrico Rudelitz | Results |
| 59 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 863 | Yue Du (1/1) | $800,586 | Michael Gentili | Results |
| 60 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 521 | David Prociak (1/1) | $156,546 | Brandon Shack-Harris (1/2) | Results |
| 61 | $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em | 863 | Ryan Fee (1/1) Doug Polk (1/2) | $153,358 | Adam Greenberg Niel Mittelman Gabriel Paul | Results |
| 62 | $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha | 184 | Jens Kyllönen (1/1) | $1,127,035 | Tommy Le | Results |
| 63 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,452 | Tony Dunst (1/1) | $339,254 | Jason Rivkin | Results |
| 64 | $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better | 473 | Kyle Bowker (1/1) | $294,960 | Kate Hoang | Results |
| 65 | $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship | 819 | Courtney Kennedy (1/1) | $149,108 | Amanda Baker | Results |
| 66 | $1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em | 1,247 | Clayton Maguire (1/1) | $210,279 | Simeon Naydenov (0/1) | Results |
| 67 | $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | 183 | Fedor Holz (1/1) | $4,981,775 | Dan Smith | Results |
| 68 | $10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold'em Championship | 6,737 | Qui Nguyen (1/1) | $8,005,310 | Gordon Vayo | Results |
| 69 | $1,000 + 111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | 4,360 | Michael Tureniec (1/1) | $525,520 | Calvin Anderson (0/1) | Results |

## Player of the Year

Final standings as of July 18 (end of WSOP):
Standings :
| Rank | Name | Points | Bracelets |
| 1 | Jason Mercier | 2,195.57 | 2 |
| 2 | Paul Volpe | 1,923.66 | 1 |
| 3 | Max Silver | 1,687.67 | 0 |
| 4 | John Monnette | 1,591.35 | 0 |
| 5 | Justin Bonomo | 1,515.94 | 0 |
| 6 | Michael Gathy | 1,505.31 | 1 |
| 7 | Martin Kozlov | 1,501.39 | 1 |
| 8 | David Vamplew | 1,496.22 | 0 |
| 9 | Chris Ferguson | 1,469.57 | 0 |
| 10 | Benny Glaser | 1,422.54 | 2 |

## Main Event

The $10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold'em Championship began on July 9 with the first of three starting flights. The November Nine was reached on July 18, with the final table being contested over three days from October 30-November 1.
The Main Event attracted 6,737 players, generating a prize pool of $63,327,800. The top 1,011 players finished in the money, with the winner earning $8,005,310.

### Performance of past champions

| Name | Championship Year(s) | Day of Elimination |
| Tom McEvoy | 1983 | 4 (644th)* |
| Johnny Chan | 1987, 1988 | 5 (180th)* |
| Phil Hellmuth | 1989 | 3 |
| Huck Seed | 1996 | 1C |
| Scotty Nguyen | 1998 | 2C |
| Chris Ferguson | 2000 | 2AB |
| Robert Varkonyi | 2002 | 1B |
| Chris Moneymaker | 2003 | 2C |
| Greg Raymer | 2004 | 5 (122nd)* |
| Joe Hachem | 2005 | 2C |
| Jamie Gold | 2006 | 1C |
| Joe Cada | 2009 | 2C |
| Jonathan Duhamel | 2010 | 1C |
| Greg Merson | 2012 | 2C |
| Ryan Riess | 2013 | 4 (271st)* |
| Martin Jacobson | 2014 | 2C |
| Joe McKeehen | 2015 | 3 |
* 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 |
| 11th | John Cynn | $650,000 |
| 13th | James Obst | $427,930 |
| 14th | Tom Marchese | $427,930 |
| 25th | Antoine Saout | $269,430 |
| 29th | Paul Volpe | $216,211 |
| 31st | Dan Colman | $216,211 |
| 35th | Alex Keating | $216,211 |
| 50th | Anthony Gregg | $142,447 |
| 60th | Brian Yoon | $116,963 |
| 87th | Mike Gorodinsky | $67,855 |

### November Nine

| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) | WSOP Bracelets | WSOP Cashes* | WSOP Earnings* |
| Cliff Josephy | 74,600,000 (22.2%) | 2 | 17 | $810,358 |
| Qui Nguyen | 67,925,000 (20.2%) | 0 | 1 | $9,029 |
| Gordon Vayo | 49,375,000 (14.7%) | 0 | 26 | $608,136 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 43,325,000 (12.9%) | 0 | 22 | $367,855 |
| Michael Ruane | 41,600,000 (9.4%) | 0 | 3 | $24,438 |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | 27,300,000 (8.1%) | 0 | 17 | $138,585 |
| Griffin Benger | 26,175,000 (7.8%) | 0 | 13 | $231,201 |
| Jerry Wong | 10,175,000 (3.0%) | 0 | 19 | $118,156 |
| Fernando Pons | 6,150,000 (1.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2016 Main Event.

### Final Table

| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Qui Nguyen | $8,005,310 |
| 2nd | Gordon Vayo | $4,661,228 |
| 3rd | Cliff Josephy | $3,453,035 |
| 4th | Michael Ruane | $2,576,003 |
| 5th | Vojtech Ruzicka | $1,935,288 |
| 6th | Kenny Hallaert | $1,464,258 |
| 7th | Griffin Benger | $1,250,190 |
| 8th | Jerry Wong | $1,100,076 |
| 9th | Fernando Pons | $1,000,000 |