24 Jun
Every tournament poker player’s dream is to win a coveted gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker.
That dream became a reality for 30 players who captured their first WSOP title at the 2019 WSOP within the first 40 events. Here’s a look at all of the winners and their prize money so far, with an asterisk beside the names of players who have won multiple bracelets:
#1 Nicholas Haynes / $500 Casino Employees / $62,248
#2 Brian Green / $10K Super Turbo Bounty / $345,669
#3 Femi Fashakin / $500 “Big Fofty” / $1,147,449
#4 Derek McMaster / $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo8 / $228,228
#5 Benjamin Heath / $50K High Roller / $1,484,085
#6 Daniel Zack / $2,500 Limit Mix Triple Draw / $160,447
#7 Yong Keun Kwon / $400 ONLINE NLHE / $165,263
#8 Alex Epstein / $10K Short Deck / $296,227
#9 Jeremy Pekarek / $600 Deepstack / $398,281
#10 Scott Clements* / $1,500 Dealers Choice / $144,957
#11 Daniel Strelitz / $5K NLHE / $442,385
#12 Daniel Park / $1K Super Turbo Bounty / $226,243
#13 Yuval Bronshtein / $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw / $96,278
#14 Murilo Souza / $1,500 HORSE / $207,003
#15 Sean Swingruber / $10K Heads-Up NLHE / $186,356
#16 Isaac Baron / $1,500 NLHE 6-Handed / $407,739
#17 Brett Apter / $1,500 NLHE Shootout / $238,824
#18 Frankie O’Dell* / $10K Omaha Hi-Lo8 / $443,641
#19 John Gorsuch / $1,500 Millionaire Maker / $1,344,930
#20 Eli Elezra* / $1,500 Seven-Card Stud / $93,766
#21 Jim Bechtel* / $10K NL 2-7 Lowball Draw / $253,817
#22 Jorden Fox / $1,000 Double Stack / $420,693
#23 Rami Boukai* / $1,500 Eight Game Mix / $177,294
#24 Josh Pollock* / $600 ONLINE PLO 6-Handed / $139,470
#25 Andrew Donabedian / $600 PLO Deepstack / $205,605
#26 Roman Korenev / $2,620 Marathon / $477,401
#27 Michael Mizrachi* / $1,500 7-Stud Hi/Lo8 / $142,801
#28 Stephen Song / $1,000 NLHE / $341,854
#29 Greg Mueller* / $10,000 HORSE / $425,347
#30 Luis Zedan / $1,000 PLO / $236,673
#31 Thomas Cazayous / $3,000 NLHE 6-Handed / $414,766
#32 Howard Mash / $1,000 Seniors / $662,594
#33 Robert Campbell / $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball 3-Draw / $144,027
#34 Joseph Cheong / $1,000 Double Stack / $687,782
#35 Adam Friedman* / $10K Dealer’s Choice / $312,417
#36 David Lambard / $3,000 NLHE Shootout / $207,193
#37 Robert Mitchell / $800 NLHE Deepstack / $297,537
#38 Upeshka De Silva* / $600 ONLINE KO Bounty / $98,263
#39 Michael Blake / $1,000 Super Seniors / $359,863
#40 Ismael Bojang / $1,500 PLO / $298,507
