Wsop Main Event Winners
Perhaps the most famous world champion is Chris Moneymaker, whose improbably 2003 win set off a decade-long poker boom. Regardless of their post-WSOP life, the winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event will always have a prominent place in tournament poker history. Chris Moneymaker: Winner of the 2003 World Series of Poker Championship. Chris Moneymaker, appropriately named considering how easy it was for him to make money through playing poker, is an inspiration to all amateur poker players out there that want to someday take it to the next level. Having started off playing poker from the comfort of his own home, Chris somehow managed to take a $39. 2003 WSOP 2003 was the year of Chris Moneymaker. Thanks to a $40 satellite on Poker Stars, Chris Moneymaker the accountant entered the 2003 WSOP Main Event and emerged as Chris Moneymaker the champion. Chris Moneymaker took on professional poker.
In 2003, Chris Moneymaker helped spark the modern poker boom after wining the WSOP Main Event, having qualified for the $10,000 competition via a $39 PokerStars satellite tournament.
That year he took away $2.5 million for his famous victory, but in the intervening years his poker career hasn't exactly sky rocketed and his life time earnings are currently standing at $2,937,439.
Since then, past Main Event Winners Greg Raymer (2004), Joe Hachem (2005), and Peter Eastgate (2008) have continued with their tournament success, although Eastgate has now decided to retire from the game. However,other past winners haven't been quite as fortunate in their post WSOP endeavours.
The 2006 Main Event champion Jamie Gold has added just $129,832 to his tally over the past four years, and is now better remembered for the controversy which ensued after he collected his $12 million prize. After refusing to pay half his winnings to business partner Los Angeles TV producer Bruce Crispin Leyser, the two eventually settled in an out of court settlement,for an undisclosed sum.
And then who can remember the 2007 winner Jerry Yang? With $120,727 in winnings since taking down the Main Event for $8.25 million, Yang entered the 2010 competition as a 22,500 to 1 outsider.
Finally, even last year's champion Joe Cada has only managed an 11th place finish at the $25k buy-in High Roller PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $51,450 since his incredible WSOP win.
Winning the WSOP Main Event will always require a good deal of luck, especially considering the massive fields attracted to the prestigious competition.
However, that's what makes it the most exciting tournament in the world and when you consider the 2nd place runner-ups since 2003 include such players as Sam Farha, David Williams, Paul Wasicka and Ivan Demidov, you know that the top pros are never going to be too far behind the action.
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Over the weekend, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) wrapped up its Planet Hollywood Online Circuit Series, which awarded a dozen gold rings.
Several well-known players scored victories including bracelet winner Jared 'darrensrabbi' Jaffee, who topped a 417-entry field to win Event #1: $50,000 GTD NLH Freezeout How to play blackjack in las vegas. for $23,804.44 and his second career ring.
Two days later, Ari 'philivey' Engel bested a 157-entry field to win Event #3: $50,000 GTD PLO Big $500 for $16,350.13 and his 10th career ring.
Ralph 'sosana' Perry (Event #2: $75,000 NLH), Steve 'gborooo' Gross (Event #5: $150,000 GTD Monster Stack), and Andrew 'WATCHGUY42' Lichtenberger (Event #7: $100,000 GTD High Roller) were just a few others players to nab jewelry.
Why do people like gambling. All those who captured gold rings are now eligible for the year-end $250K GTD WSOP Online Circuit Championship. There are multiple ways a player can become eligible for that event:
- Win a WSOP Gold Ring Event during the 2021 season
- Win a $10,000 Player of the Month Leaderboard
- Win a Second Chance Fast Forward Be one of the top 50 players on the Cumulative Circuit Leaderboard who are not otherwise eligible (50)
Daniel 'juice' Buzgon Captures Two Rings
One of the biggest stories to come out of the online series was New Jersey's Daniel 'juice' Buzgon capturing two rings in three days. First, he topped a 281-player field to win Event #8: $50,000 NLK Knockout Freezeout for $14,896.92, and two days later followed it up by besting a 261-entry field in Event #10: $75,000 GTD NLH Big $500 for $24,840.57.
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The wins marked his fifth and sixth gold ring victories respectively
'Winning any poker tournament is always an exciting moment, especially when they have something extra like a WSOP ring attached to it,' Buzgon told PokerNews. 'To do it twice in three days made it all that more special.'
He added: 'I was happy to see that WSOP made online circuit events a priority this year due to the uncertainty of live poker. I am definitely going to try and play as many events as I can this year and hope I can run as well the rest of the year as I have in the first two series.'
Derek 'rickyguan' Sudell Wins Main Event
The $525 buy-in, $250K GTD Main Event attracted 470 players who rebought 253 times, which meant the 723-entry field resulted in a $361,500 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 100 finishers including Katie 'katelin' Lindsay (16th - $2,675.10), Richard 'Gladiator8' Rossetti (23rd - $2,205.15), Jonathan 'jetsfan14' Borenstein (34th - $1,735.20), Ryan 'Protential' Laplante (37th - $1,735.20), and Andrew 'WATCHGUY42' Lichtenberger (52nd - $1,337.55).
After 11 hours and 37 minutes of play, it was Derek 'rickyguan' Sudell besting 'jnja1719' in heads-up play to win the gold ring and a $57,623.10 first-place prize. It was his second career gold ring after he won October's WSOP.com Online Fall Circuit Event #4: $100,000 NLH Monster Stack for $50,688.
WSOP.com Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek 'rickyguan' Sudell | $57,623.10 |
| 2 | 'jnja1719' | $42,657 |
| 3 | 'muskrrr' | $31,450.50 |
| 4 | Mark 'victb' Ioli | $23,063.70 |
| 5 | Michael 'itwasthator0' Gagliano | $17,930.40 |
| 6 | 'akapp' | $13,700.85 |
| 7 | James 'bagelbud' Lillis | $10,375.05 |
| 8 | Daniel 'SilasSilver' Turner | $7,880.70 |
| 9 | 'schmagel' | $5,928.60 |
Wsop 2004 Winner
WSOP.com Circuit Planet Hollywood Ring Winners
Wsop Main Event Winners
Perhaps the most famous world champion is Chris Moneymaker, whose improbably 2003 win set off a decade-long poker boom. Regardless of their post-WSOP life, the winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event will always have a prominent place in tournament poker history. Chris Moneymaker: Winner of the 2003 World Series of Poker Championship. Chris Moneymaker, appropriately named considering how easy it was for him to make money through playing poker, is an inspiration to all amateur poker players out there that want to someday take it to the next level. Having started off playing poker from the comfort of his own home, Chris somehow managed to take a $39. 2003 WSOP 2003 was the year of Chris Moneymaker. Thanks to a $40 satellite on Poker Stars, Chris Moneymaker the accountant entered the 2003 WSOP Main Event and emerged as Chris Moneymaker the champion. Chris Moneymaker took on professional poker.
In 2003, Chris Moneymaker helped spark the modern poker boom after wining the WSOP Main Event, having qualified for the $10,000 competition via a $39 PokerStars satellite tournament.
That year he took away $2.5 million for his famous victory, but in the intervening years his poker career hasn't exactly sky rocketed and his life time earnings are currently standing at $2,937,439.
Since then, past Main Event Winners Greg Raymer (2004), Joe Hachem (2005), and Peter Eastgate (2008) have continued with their tournament success, although Eastgate has now decided to retire from the game. However,other past winners haven't been quite as fortunate in their post WSOP endeavours.
The 2006 Main Event champion Jamie Gold has added just $129,832 to his tally over the past four years, and is now better remembered for the controversy which ensued after he collected his $12 million prize. After refusing to pay half his winnings to business partner Los Angeles TV producer Bruce Crispin Leyser, the two eventually settled in an out of court settlement,for an undisclosed sum.
And then who can remember the 2007 winner Jerry Yang? With $120,727 in winnings since taking down the Main Event for $8.25 million, Yang entered the 2010 competition as a 22,500 to 1 outsider.
Finally, even last year's champion Joe Cada has only managed an 11th place finish at the $25k buy-in High Roller PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $51,450 since his incredible WSOP win.
Winning the WSOP Main Event will always require a good deal of luck, especially considering the massive fields attracted to the prestigious competition.
However, that's what makes it the most exciting tournament in the world and when you consider the 2nd place runner-ups since 2003 include such players as Sam Farha, David Williams, Paul Wasicka and Ivan Demidov, you know that the top pros are never going to be too far behind the action.
Table Of Contents
Over the weekend, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) wrapped up its Planet Hollywood Online Circuit Series, which awarded a dozen gold rings.
Several well-known players scored victories including bracelet winner Jared 'darrensrabbi' Jaffee, who topped a 417-entry field to win Event #1: $50,000 GTD NLH Freezeout How to play blackjack in las vegas. for $23,804.44 and his second career ring.
Two days later, Ari 'philivey' Engel bested a 157-entry field to win Event #3: $50,000 GTD PLO Big $500 for $16,350.13 and his 10th career ring.
Ralph 'sosana' Perry (Event #2: $75,000 NLH), Steve 'gborooo' Gross (Event #5: $150,000 GTD Monster Stack), and Andrew 'WATCHGUY42' Lichtenberger (Event #7: $100,000 GTD High Roller) were just a few others players to nab jewelry.
Why do people like gambling. All those who captured gold rings are now eligible for the year-end $250K GTD WSOP Online Circuit Championship. There are multiple ways a player can become eligible for that event:
- Win a WSOP Gold Ring Event during the 2021 season
- Win a $10,000 Player of the Month Leaderboard
- Win a Second Chance Fast Forward Be one of the top 50 players on the Cumulative Circuit Leaderboard who are not otherwise eligible (50)
Daniel 'juice' Buzgon Captures Two Rings
One of the biggest stories to come out of the online series was New Jersey's Daniel 'juice' Buzgon capturing two rings in three days. First, he topped a 281-player field to win Event #8: $50,000 NLK Knockout Freezeout for $14,896.92, and two days later followed it up by besting a 261-entry field in Event #10: $75,000 GTD NLH Big $500 for $24,840.57.
Gambling hearts. Between Home And Heartbreak, the second in The Gambling Hearts Series, brings back some of the characters we met and fell for in Ms. Nelson's first book in the series, Between Love And Lies. I enjoyed this story as much as the other, got caught up in the many conflicts, loved the humor and really enjoyed her talent in bringing the 'Old West.
The wins marked his fifth and sixth gold ring victories respectively
'Winning any poker tournament is always an exciting moment, especially when they have something extra like a WSOP ring attached to it,' Buzgon told PokerNews. 'To do it twice in three days made it all that more special.'
He added: 'I was happy to see that WSOP made online circuit events a priority this year due to the uncertainty of live poker. I am definitely going to try and play as many events as I can this year and hope I can run as well the rest of the year as I have in the first two series.'
Derek 'rickyguan' Sudell Wins Main Event
The $525 buy-in, $250K GTD Main Event attracted 470 players who rebought 253 times, which meant the 723-entry field resulted in a $361,500 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 100 finishers including Katie 'katelin' Lindsay (16th - $2,675.10), Richard 'Gladiator8' Rossetti (23rd - $2,205.15), Jonathan 'jetsfan14' Borenstein (34th - $1,735.20), Ryan 'Protential' Laplante (37th - $1,735.20), and Andrew 'WATCHGUY42' Lichtenberger (52nd - $1,337.55).
After 11 hours and 37 minutes of play, it was Derek 'rickyguan' Sudell besting 'jnja1719' in heads-up play to win the gold ring and a $57,623.10 first-place prize. It was his second career gold ring after he won October's WSOP.com Online Fall Circuit Event #4: $100,000 NLH Monster Stack for $50,688.
WSOP.com Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek 'rickyguan' Sudell | $57,623.10 |
| 2 | 'jnja1719' | $42,657 |
| 3 | 'muskrrr' | $31,450.50 |
| 4 | Mark 'victb' Ioli | $23,063.70 |
| 5 | Michael 'itwasthator0' Gagliano | $17,930.40 |
| 6 | 'akapp' | $13,700.85 |
| 7 | James 'bagelbud' Lillis | $10,375.05 |
| 8 | Daniel 'SilasSilver' Turner | $7,880.70 |
| 9 | 'schmagel' | $5,928.60 |
Wsop 2004 Winner
WSOP.com Circuit Planet Hollywood Ring Winners
2003 Wsop Final Table
Over the course of its 12-event schedule, the series catered to a combined 4,722 entrants and awarded $1,791,400 in prize money.
| *Date | Tournament | Buy-in | Players | Re-Entries | Total Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize* |
| Wednesday, February 17 | Event #1: $50,000 GTD NLH Freezeout | $250 | 417 | 0 | 417 | $97,161 | Jared 'darrensrabbi' Jaffee | $23,804.44 |
| Thursday, February 18 | Event #2: $75,000 GTD NLH | $320 | 307 | 175 | 482 | $144,600 | Ralph 'sosana' Perry | $24,726.60 |
| Friday, February 19 | Event #3: $50,000 GTD PLO Big $500 | $500 | 88 | 69 | 157 | $73,319 | Ari 'philivey' Engel | $16,350.13 |
| Saturday, February 20 | Event #4: $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack | $320 | 323 | 143 | 466 | $139,800 | Fadi 'fadiphatu1' Elsmaily | $23,905.80 |
| Sunday. February 21 | Event #5: $150,000 GTD NLH Monster Stack | $525 | 343 | 127 | 470 | $235,000 | Steve 'gborooo' Gross | $40,185 |
| Monday, February 22 | Event #6: $50,000 GTD NLH Deep Turbo | $215 | 323 | 110 | 433 | $86,600 | Bryan 'lifeofodds' Hayes | $14,808.60 |
| Tuesday, February 23 | Event #7: $100,000 GTD NLH High Roller | $1,000 | 135 | 83 | 218 | $208,190 | Andrew 'WATCHGUY42' Lichtenberger | $43,428.43 |
| Wednesday, February 24 | Event #8: $50,000 NLH Knockout Freezeout | $300 | 281 | 0 | 281 | $79,242 | Daniel 'juice' Buzgon | $14,896.92 |
| Thursday, February 25 | Event #9: $75,000 GTD NLH 6-Max | $320 | 240 | 133 | 373 | $111,900 | Michael 'mygame' Lavenburg | $21,484.80 |
| Friday, February 26 | Event #10: $75,000 GTD NLH Big $500 | $500 | 162 | 99 | 261 | $121,887 | Daniel 'juice' Buzgon | $24,840.57 |
| Saturday, February 27 | Event #11: $100,000 GTD NLH Double Stack | $320 | 302 | 139 | 441 | $132,300 | Vijay 'eclypzed' Para | $22,623.30 |
| Sunday, February 28 | Event #12: $250,000 GTD Main Event | $525 | 470 | 253 | 723 | $361,500 | Derek 'rickyguan' Sudell | $57,623.10 |
Big Freezout $350K GTD on March 7
This Sunday, March 7, WSOP.com will hold its biggest freezeout tournament of the season at 1 p.m. PT. With a high-stake $5,300 buy-in and a $250,000 guarantee up for grabs, poker players based in Nevada and New Jersey are invited to join the action. Leading up to the WSOP BIG Freezeout, satellite qualifying events will be available daily.
Here's an overview of satellite events:
- Satellites Daily (excluding Sunday and Tuesday): $320 buy-in 1 Seat GTD at 4:30 p.m. PT
- Satellites on Sundays and Tuesdays: $525 buy-in 1 Seat GTD at 2:30 p.m. PT
- 10 Seat Scramble: 10 Seats GTD, Saturday, March 6, $320 Buy-in 2:30 p.m. PT start time
- Freeroll Wednesday, March 4 at 4:15 p.m. PT to the 10 Seat Scramble
- ALL-IN Satellites 64 player and 128 player starting March 1
The next WSOP.com Online Circuit, the third of the year, will be the Silver Legacy Circuit from March 19-30. That series will feature 12 gold ring events, over $1 million in GTDs, and offer a $25k Freeroll on Thursday, April 1.
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