The $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event reduced its remaining field by more than two thirds during a punishing day on Saturday, but miraculously all its principal, scintillating storylines continue to be written.
The hopes of the No 1 ranked woman player in world poker, Kristen Foxen, seemed certain to be snuffed out during an especially gruelling passage of play in Las Vegas, but she found a miracle river card to keep her alive and begin a fresh resurgence. Foxen went from the brink of elimination to a top-five stack with now only 18 players left.
Kristen Foxen, center, and Niklas Astedt, right, are central to the two most compelling Main Event storylinesThis tournament started more than a week ago with a record-breaking field of 10,112 players. But now the final table is in clear sight and Foxen is brilliantly placed to become the first woman to make it there since 1995. She has a stack of 47.4M, which is 59 big blinds.
The online sensation Niklas Astedt is right beside Foxen in the chip counts, attempting to bring his all-conquering virtual game to the live environment. Astedt has neither the name nor the face recognition of live poker's most established stars, but as 'Lena900' at the online tables he is a peerless tournament titan. He is demonstrating to the live players in Las Vegas what his online opponents have endured for many years, and his stack of 50M (63 big blinds) is more than enough for him to push home an advantage.
Or, as Austrian pro Mario Mosböck put it:
Foxen, from Canada, and Astedt, from Sweden, represent two of nine nationalities whose players still have hopes in this event. The chip leader, Malo Latinois (61.3M; 73 BBs), is one of two Frenchmen still battling, although Latinois will no doubt be aware that overnight chip leaders have not fared well so far in the Main Event.
Kevin Davis, who was top of the counts going into Day 7, perished on Saturday in 48th, with Shundan Xiao, who had been second, going out in 28th. Xiao's elimination left Foxen as the last woman standing, and doubled the pressure on the Canadian to represent alone. Foxen need to find an ace on the river in a hand against Gabriel Moura to keep her hopes alive, but having secured the double up she won numerous further sizeable pots to surge back into real contention.
Hall of Famer Brian Rast was another to leave the tournament on Saturday, but other well-known American pros Joe Serock (46.3M) and Brian Kim (42.4M) stuck around, as did Jason James (45.8M), who won a bracelet this year in the Tag Team event.
But Foxen is the undoubted star of this show, and she is also the most decorated player still remaining. Her four WSOP bracelets is one more than the rest of the field combined.
Sunday will be another hugely difficult day for everyone. It will only end when nine players are left. Everyone is now guaranteed a minimum payday of $350,000, but anyone leaving on Sunday will do so in immense disappointment.
Anderson in the five-time club
Calvin Anderson is now a five-time WSOP bracelet winner after an unscheduled fourth day in Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship ended with the famous jewelry wrapped around his knuckles.
Anderson needed only around 90 minutes on Saturday to end the challenge of Dai Ishibashi, the final opponent from a field of 189 entries in this test of eight of poker's most popular variants. His prize was $413,446 and a place in an elite crowd. Only 40 other players have won five or more bracelets.
Five up now for Calvin AndersonAnderson came into what turned into a two-day heads-up battle with a two-to-one chip lead over Ishibashi, who was looking for his first WSOP silverware. But Anderson still had to get over the line and allowed himself a measure of satisfaction at a job well done. He told WSOP: "I ran good but I think I played really well too, there’s a lot of spots where I’m super happy with the way that I played. Feels good to do all of the things right.”
Ishibashi won $271,351, having also outlasted the vast majority of a high-quality field. Mike Watson and Ali Eslami were knocked out in fourth and third, respectively, on Friday night, after players including Gus Hansen, Yuri Dzivielevski, Adam Friedman, Maxx Coleman and Chris Brewer had perished earlier on what had been scheduled to be the final day.
"You’re playing a bunch of different games against all of the top players, I played against tons of really, really good players along the way," Anderson said.
There's only one more mixed game event on the WSOP schedule for this year, but expect Anderson to begin his search for number six in the Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E., which starts Sunday.
Local hero Sanders lands maiden win in $1,500 PLO
It's only a short drive from the Las Vegas strip to Joseph Sanders' home in Henderson, NV, but the long-time grinder will enjoy that journey more on Saturday night than perhaps any other time in his career. He'll be accompanied on the trip by his first WSOP bracelet, won in Event #90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha, which comes with a $269,530 first prize.
Sanders managed to rise from fourth in the overnight chips counts of the last six players to down Anatoliy Zlotnikov heads-up, completing a victory that has been a long time in the making. Sanders' first WSOP cash dates from 2005, and though he says he is mainly a cash-game player, he's been playing WSOP events pretty much consistently since that boom-era debut. "It worked out," Sanders told WSOP, pointing to one hand in particular against Zlotnikov that turned the tournament decisively in his direction.
Sanders was all-in with aces against Zlotnikov's queens, but the Russian's 
side cards also gave him a straight draw on the flop. He duly filled that straight when another ace appeared on the turn, also giving Sanders a set. The 
river gave Sanders a winning full house, and doubled him into the chip lead.
He never relinquished that lead and secured the breakthrough win over a field of 1,306 entries.
Racener and Bolden need one more day
The plan had been to hand over a bracelet at the end of Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. on Saturday night, but spirited comebacks from both John Racener and Gary Bolden turned their heads-up duel into an extended ding-dong battle and made this the latest event to require an extra day.
Bolden and Racener had been the dominant forces on the tournament's third day, on which fellow stars Jeremy Ausmus, David 'ODB' Baker and Luis Velador fell short of adding to their bracelet collections. They finished seventh through fifth, respectively.
John Racener and Gary Bolden settle in for a long heads-up battleDavid Tarbet and Travis Trail went out in fourth and third, leaving Racener with a big lead against Bolden and seemingly in touching distance of a third WSOP bracelet of his own. But Bolden battled back and took the lead, looking for a maiden WSOP triumph, before the pendulum swung again.
They decided to bag it up with Racener sitting with 10.05M to Bolden's 4.275M and tired staff happy to finish it off on Sunday. The winner's prize is $206,321 to $135,877 for the runner up.
Vogelsang takes dominant lead into $50K last day
German crusher Christoph Vogelsang has had a modest return on his numerous tournament investments this summer, but he is in prime position to haul himself comfortably back into the black on Sunday in the latest $50K High Roller event.
With more than $2M on offer to the winner of this 178-entry event, Vogelsang bagged a chip-leading 19.25M (48 big blind) stack on Saturday night, comfortably ahead of only four other players still in with a shout.
Christoph Vogelsang is poised to come out from behind the disguiseThey're a talented bunch, of course. Justin Saliba, who is fifth, Nacho Barbero (fourth) and Jesse Lonis (third) have five WSOP bracelets between them and tens of millions of documented tournament scores. And though the two leaders - Vogelsang and Jared Bleznick - are both searching for their first WSOP silverware, they are highly-respected tournament beasts with countless triumphs elsewhere.
Of course, the rest of the departed field was sensational too, with Viktor Blom cashing again and Hall of Famer Erik Seidel finishing in eighth, offering just a small example of how good this field was. Seventh place went to Isai Scheinberg, whose Hendon Mob page showed a total tournament haul of $45,638 before today, but whose career as the founder and figurehead of PokerStars secures him a lifelong place among poker royalty.
Scheinberg's prize of $278,552 was more than 10 times his biggest previous cash, but suffice to say he has done very well from poker nonetheless - and poker has done very well thanks to him in return.
When they return to play to a winner tomorrow, the smallest remaining prize is $499,097 and there's $2,037,947 up top. It should be a grandstand finish.
Reeves eyes mid-stakes redemption
The so-called Mid-Stakes Championship event played through a monstrous Day 2 on Saturday, with 3,177 entries packing into the $3,000 buy-in tournament and only 147 still standing at the end.
The strongest plot to emerge is the possible redemption of Luke Reeves, the British pro who bubbled the Main Event but is now sitting pretty near the top of the overnight counts in this one with more than $1M ready for the winner. Reeves is a high-stakes online pro, known as 'Bit2Easy', who possibly didn't feel the sting of the Main Event bubble as much as reporters made out. But he's clearly still got the appetite for some more live tournament action and made hay in this event. Provisional counts put Reeves second overall, with only Takao Shimizu sitting with a bigger stack.
Luke Reeves, right, bubbles the WSOP Main EventThere are two more days of play remaining (this is a 'Championship' event after all) and lots can and will still happen. However, this time tomorrow they will be through the bubble and closing in on a final table, by which point we'll know if it remains a Bit2Easy for Reeves after all.
There's certainly evidence that it'll be anything but. The chasing pack includes four-time bracelet winner Asi Moshe in fourth, then luminaries including Scott Blumstein, Patrick Leonard, Chance Kornuth, Jeff Madsen and Brad Owen only slightly further down.
Six-handed championship through Day 1
Another day, another $10K event underway at the WSOP. This time it was Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship, with 418 entries taken so far. Registration is still open.
Taiwan's James Chen took over the chip lead early in the day and was still at the summit when the bags came out. He'll look over his shoulder to a galaxy of stars, however, including the likes of Adrian Mateos, Hossein Ensan, John Hennigan, Ding Biao, Benny Glaser and Alex Foxen.
This is another one that will only really take shape by the time they're deep into the second day. The Main Event will continue to hog most of the oxygen in the room, but there'll still be plenty of interest in a strong event such as this.
Photo of the day
Jesse Capps' menagerie of ducks swarms the tableHand of the day
Pretty much all right-thinking poker fans know that a tournament of the stature of the World Series of Poker Main Event needs a woman to make it to the final table. But with Shundan Xiao's challenge having faded in 28th place, only Krissy Foxen had the chance still to do it this year.
It's why this was the hand of the day.
Foxen had a short stack and she was in real trouble after getting the last of her chips all-in with 
. Gabriel Moura had pocket queens and was a strong favorite to win the pot, felting Foxen in the process. But after a flop of 
, which helped nobody except Moura, and then the 
turn, which snuffed out lingering hopes of a flush for Foxen, there were only three cards in the deck that could keep her dreams alive.
And then: bink. The river was the 
- aka the Barry Greenstein, after his book Ace on the River - and Foxen lived to fight another day.
Tweet of the day
It's the tweet of the day to accompany the hand of the day. Barry Greenstein gives Krissy Foxen the helping hand she needs to survive in the WSOP Main Event. Launch: meme.
Video of the day
Funnily enough, Jeff Platt can't find many people willing to be interviewed when they're deep in the Main Event. Can't think why.
The day in numbers
9
Nationalities represented in the last 18 players in the WSOP Main Event. Seven Americans face off against two Canadians, two Frenchmen and two Spanish, while Sweden, Portugal, Mexico, Bulgaria and Brazil have one representative apiece.
10,291
Days since Isai Scheinberg last cashed at the WSOP. In between, he founded PokerStars and changed the world of poker for good. (On Saturday he finished seventh in the $50K for $278,552, by a factor of 10 his biggest ever tournament score.)
41
Players with five bracelets or more after Calvin Anderson joined them on Saturday.
What to look out for on Day #48
It's typically one of the longest and most dramatic days of the entire WSOP as the Main Event plays down to its final table. Players, supporters and staff are already drained from a tournament already nine days old, but they're all going to need to find some extra reserves of energy as those prestigious nine seats need to find their occupants. Tenth place gets $800,000. Everyone else in a millionaire, and gets to say they made the final table.
Elsewhere in the room, they'll name a champion in Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes No-Limit Hold'em Championship and Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, with the latter tournament offering more than $2 million to its champion. There will also be another day's play in both Event #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em and Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
Two more events get started too on what is the first day of the final week of play in this year's series. Event #96 is a $25K buy-in H.O.R.S.E. High Roller, while Event #95 is the $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em, where the buy-in represents the year the WSOP Hall of Fame began and every inductee has a bounty on their head of the value of their induction year. Brian Rast is the most valuable prey. Having been inducted in 2023, the player who knocks him out earns an additional $2,023 for their troubles.
Day #47 gallery
Results
Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mix
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Anderson | $413,446 |
| 2 | Dai Ishibashi | $271,351 |
| 3 | Ali Eslami | $182,938 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | $126,780 |
| 5 | Paul Gunness | $90,389 |
| 6 | Tom Koral | $66,353 |
| 7 | Andres Korn | $50,195 |
| 8 | Gus Hansen | $39,167 |
| 9 | Maksim Pisarenko | $39,167 |
Full results on WSOP
Event #90: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Sanders | $269,530 |
| 2 | Anatoliy Zlotnikov | $179,689 |
| 3 | Alfred Karlsson | $124,984 |
| 4 | Long Tran | $88,273 |
| 5 | Mike Leah | $63,321 |
| 6 | Dustin Nelson | $46,144 |
Full results on WSOP
Ongoing events
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship (last 18)
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malo Latinois | 61,300,000 |
| 2 | Diogo Coelho | 51,500,000 |
| 3 | Jason Sagle | 51,400,000 |
| 4 | Niklas Astedt | 50,000,000 |
| 5 | Kristen Foxen | 47,400,000 |
| 6 | Joe Serock | 46,300,000 |
| 7 | Malcolm Franchi | 45,900,000 |
| 8 | Jason James | 45,800,000 |
| 9 | Brian Kim | 42,400,000 |
Results so far on WSOP
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Paused overnight with two players remaining:
John Racener - 10,050,000
Gary Bolden - 4,275,000
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tbc | $206,321 |
| 2 | tbc | $135,877 |
| 3 | Travis Trail | $91,547 |
| 4 | David Tarbet | $63,134 |
| 5 | Luis Velador | $44,591 |
| 6 | David 'ODB' Baker | $32,274 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | $23,952 |
| 8 | Wooram Cho | $18,238 |
| 9 | Adrienne Carter | $14,259 |
Full results on WSOP
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes No-Limit Hold'em Championship
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takao Shimizu | 3,155,000 |
| 2 | Luke Reeves | 2,320,000 |
| 3 | Asi Moshe | 2,155,000 |
| 4 | Hannes Jeschka | 2,040,000 |
| 5 | Travis Egbert | 1,975,000 |
| 6 | Mikhail Zavoloka | 1,800,000 |
| 7 | Nikola Gunchev | 1,750,000 |
| 8 | Jack Salter | 1,660,000 |
| 9 | Tjan Tepeh | 1,650,000 |
Full chip counts on WSOP
Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (final five)
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christoph Vogelsang | 19,250,000 |
| 2 | Jared Bleznick | 12,800,000 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | 7,500,000 |
| 4 | Nacho Barbero | 6,950,000 |
| 5 | Justin Saliba | 6,900,000 |
Event #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'potodds3' | 3,225,000 |
| 2 | Jerry Coyle | 2,260,000 |
| 3 | Justin Fawcett | 1,035,000 |
| 4 | Todd Crosswell | 810,000 |
| 5 | Barny Boatman | 525,000 |
| 6 | Dan Plottner | 489,000 |
| 7 | Rosalie Petit | 371,000 |
| 8 | Tzahi Dagan | 367,000 |
| 9 | Caitlyn Arnwine | 227,500 |
Full chip counts on WSOP
Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Chen | 502,500 |
| 2 | Scott Ball | 475,500 |
| 3 | Daniel Neilson | 426,000 |
| 4 | Alejandro Lococo | 383,000 |
| 5 | Adrian Mateos | 360,000 |
| 6 | Paulius Plausinaitis | 353,000 |
| 7 | Sergi Reixach | 345,000 |
| 8 | Manuel Fritz | 333,000 |
| 9 | Tzur Levy | 320,000 |
Full chip counts on WSOP
Bracelet winners
- Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion – Asher Conniff (USA)
- Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em – Jose Garcia (USA)
- Event #3: $500 Kickoff No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout – Daniel Willis (UK)
- Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) – James Chen (USA)
- Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions - Malcolm Trayner (Australia)
- Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship – Darius Samual (UK)
- Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice – John Hennigan (USA)
- Event #8: $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha (8-Handed) - Bryce Yockey (USA)
- Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Nick Guagenti (USA)
- Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship - Scott Seiver (USA)
- Event #11: $1,500 Badugi - David Prociak (USA)
- Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em - Simeon Spasov (Bulgaria)
- Event #13: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship - Robert Mizrachi (USA)
- Event #14: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em - Thibault Perissat (France)
- Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better - Caleb Furth (USA)
- Event #16: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Brent Hart (USA)
- Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack - TJ Murphy (USA)
- Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha - Dylan Weisman (USA)
- Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship - John Racener (USA)
- Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em - Stephen Winters (USA)
- Event #21: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) - Brek Schutten (USA)
- Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed) - Aaron Cummings (USA)
- Event #23: Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em - Dan Sepiol (USA)
- Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship - Sean Troha (USA)
- Event #25: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Daniel Vampan (USA)
- Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Nick Schulman (USA)
- Event #27: $1,500 Big O - Michael Christ (USA)
- Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em - Evan Benton (USA)
- Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) - Phil Ivey (USA)
- Event #30: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack - Alen Bakovic (Canada)
- Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Nicholas Seward (USA)
- Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud - Richard Ashby (UK)
- Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack (8-Handed) - Alex Manzano (Chile)
- Event #34: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout - Antonio Galiana (Spain)
- Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Phillip Hui (USA)
- Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed) – Timur Margolin (Israel)
- Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship – John Fauver (USA)
- Event #38: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold'em - Pedro Neves (Portugal)
- Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Sergio Aido (Spain)
- Event #40: $1,500 Razz – Scott Seiver (USA)
- Event #41: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot - Xixiang Luo (China)
- Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship - James Obst (Australia)
- Event #43: $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo 8; Omaha Hi-Lo 8; Big O - Magnus Edengren (Sweden)
- Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Jared Kingery (USA)
- Event #45: $10,000 HORSE Championship - Maksim Pisarenko (Russia)
- Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship - Khang Pham (USA)
- Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em - Chris Hunichen (USA)
- Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) - Chris Vitch (USA)
- Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em - Erlend Melsom (Norway)
- Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship - George Alexander (USA)
- Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout - Peter Park (USA)
- Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em – Mostafa Haidary (Australia)
- Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed - Yuri Dzivielevski (Brazil)
- Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em - Franco Spitale (Argentina)
- Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller – Santhosh Suvarna (India)
- Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (2-7, A-5, Badugi) – Patrick Moulder (USA)
- Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em – Frank Funaro (USA)
- Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship - Daniel Negreanu (Canada)
- Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em - Sean Jazayeri (USA)
- Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Paolo Boi (Italy)
- Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better - Dario Sammartino (Italy)
- Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship - Hector Berry (UK)
- Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw - David Funkhouser (USA)
- Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack - Chris Moen (USA)
- Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em - Mark Checkwicz (USA)
- Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship - Elie Nakache (France)
- Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em - Ben Collins (UK)
- Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Colin Robinson (USA)
- Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better - Nikolay Fal (Russia)
- Event #70: $400 Colossus - Martin Alcaide (Bulgaria)
- Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship - Shiina Okamoto (Japan)
- Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship - Scott Seiver (USA)
- Event #73: $25,000 Hit Roller Pot-Limit Omaha - David Eldridge (USA)
- Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship - Arash Ghaneian (USA)
- Event #75: $1,000 TAG TEAM No-Limit Hold'em - Jimmy Setna & Jason James (Canada)
- Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Matthew Lambrecht (USA)
- Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet (6-Handed) - Wing Liu (Hong Kong/UK)
- Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event - Georgios Skarparis (Cyprus)
- Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha - Daniel Perkusic (Germany)
- Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration - No-Limit Hold'em - Francis Anderson (USA)
- Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Aditya Agarwal (India)
- Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mix (6-Handed) - Garth Yettick (USA)
- Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em - Carsten Heidemann (Germany)
- Event #85: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em Presented by GGPoker - Chance Kornuth (USA)
- Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha - Sascha Wilhelm (Germany)
- Event #87: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) - Matthew Alsante (USA)
- Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship - Calvin Anderson (USA)
- Event #90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha - Joseph Sanders (USA)
