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The Poker Players Championship

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The Poker Players Championship is a $50,000 buy-in event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Added in the 2010, it replaced the former $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship as the highest-stakes mixed-games event.[1] It is considered among the most prestigious events on offer at the WSOP.[2]

Poker Players Championship
SportPoker, 9-game mix
FoundedLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S. (2006)
Owner(s)Caesars Entertainment Corporation (2006–present)
Most recent
champion(s)		Canada Daniel Negreanu
Most titlesUnited States Michael Mizrachi (3)
United States Brian Rast (3)
Official websiteOfficial website

History

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In 2006, the inaugural event was called the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship and was the largest buy-in tournament at the World Series of Poker until the introduction of the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop in 2012. Chip Reese defeated Andy Bloch heads-up the 2006 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship to win $1,784,640 and the event's first title.[3]

In 2007, professional poker player Freddy Deeb defeated Bruno Fitoussi after 17 hours of final table play to win $2,276,832 and his second bracelet.[4] Chip Reese died in December 2007; efforts were made in 2008 to honor Reese by the WSOP which created the Chip Reese memorial trophy that each champion can hold for one year.[5] Scotty Nguyen won the 2008 tournament and received the trophy. Controversy ensued when Nguyen, intoxicated during the final table of the tournament, began berating other players, notably Michael DeMichele, without receiving any penalty.[6]

In 2010, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship changed to the Poker Player's Championship and became the first 8-game mix version of the event. In 2015, the Poker Players Championship changed to a 10-game mix format. Unlike the previous five-game rotation of H.O.R.S.E. and the eight-game rotation that followed,[7] the 10-game mix consisted of limit 2–7 triple draw lowball, limit Texas hold'em, limit Omaha/8B, limit razz, limit seven-card stud, limit seven card stud/8B, no-limit Texas hold'em with antes, pot-limit Omaha, badugi, and 2–7 no-limit draw lowball. The final table was played out exclusively in no-limit Texas hold'em in 2010 and 2011 to appeal to television viewers.[1] The event has not televised since and has been played out in a mixed-game format for its entire duration. After declining turnout for the 10-game version in 2015, the tournament reverted to the previous 8-game format and remained that way until 2021. In 2021, no-limit 2-7 lowball draw was added back to make the tournament a 9-game mix.

Michael Mizrachi became the first two-time champion after winning the event in 2010 and 2012, earning him $1,559,046 and $1,451,527 respectively.[8] Brian Rast became the second two-time champion after winning the event in 2011 and 2016, earning him $1,720,328 and $1,296,097 respectively.[9][10] Daniel Cates became the third two-time champion, and first person to win the event in consecutive years after winning the event in 2021 and 2022, earning him $954,020 and $1,449,103 respectively.[11]

At the 2018 WSOP, Mizrachi won the event for a record third time, defeating 2014 champion John Hennigan heads up and winning $1,239,126.[12]

At the 2023 World Series of Poker, Rast became the second three-time winner of the event and earned $1,324,747 for his efforts.[13]

Summary of events

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Year Event name Mix Entrants Winner Prize Second Third
2006 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. 5-game 143   David "Chip" Reese $1,716,000   Andy Bloch   Phil Ivey
2007 $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. 5-game 148   Freddy Deeb $2,276,832   Bruno Fitoussi   John Hanson
2008 $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. 5-game 148   Scotty Nguyen $1,989,120   Michael DeMichele   Erick Lindgren
2009 $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. 5-game 95   David Bach $1,276,802   John Hanson   Erik Sagström
2010 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 116   Michael Mizrachi $1,559,046   Vladimir Shchemelev   David Oppenheim
2011 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 128   Brian Rast $1,720,328   Phil Hellmuth   Minh Ly
2012 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 108   Michael Mizrachi (2) $1,451,527   Chris Klodnicki   Andy Bloch
2013 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 132   Matthew Ashton $1,774,089   Don Nguyen   John Hennigan
2014 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 102   John Hennigan $1,517,767   Brandon Shack-Harris   Jesse Martin
2015 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 10-game 84   Mike Gorodinsky $1,270,086   Jean-Robert Bellande   David "ODB" Baker
2016 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 91   Brian Rast (2) $1,296,097   Justin Bonomo   Eric Wasserson
2017 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 100   Elior Sion $1,395,767   Johannes Becker   Isaac Haxton
2018 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 87   Michael Mizrachi (3) $1,239,126   John Hennigan   Dan Smith
2019 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 8-game 74   Phil Hui $1,099,311   Josh Arieh   John Esposito
2020 not held
2021 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 9-game 63   Daniel Cates $954,020   Ryan Leng   Paul Volpe
2022 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 9-game 112   Daniel Cates (2) $1,449,103   Yuri Dzivielevski   Naoya Kihara
2023 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 9-game 99   Brian Rast (3) $1,324,747   Talal Shakerchi   Matthew Ashton
2024 $50,000 The Poker Players Championship 9-game 89   Daniel Negreanu $1,178,703   Bryce Yockey   Chris Brewer

References

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  1. ^ a b "$50,000 The Poker Player's Championship Structure Sheet" (PDF). WSOP.com.
  2. ^ Schult, Steve (July 6, 2017). "WSOP NEWS: ELIOR SION WINS 50000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP". wsop.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Pajich, Bob (December 5, 2007). "Remembering Chip Reese". cardplayer.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Hartness, John (June 29, 2007). "WSOP Updates – Event #39, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. — Freddy Deeb Holds Off Fitoussi For Win". PokerNews. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Arnett, Kristy (September 19, 2008). "ESPN to Premiere 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event Tonight". Card Player. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Pajich, Bob (August 21, 2008). "No Call on Scotty Nguyen Magnifies Flaw in WSOP Rules". Card Player. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "WSOP Poker Players Championship structure sheet" (PDF). WSOP.com. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  8. ^ Tim Fiorvanti (July 1, 2016). "The Poker Players Championship will always stand out at WSOP". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  9. ^ Feldman, Andrew (July 8, 2011). "Brian Rast defeats Hellmuth to win $50K event". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  10. ^ Fast, Erik (July 6, 2016). "Brian Rast Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship". Card Player. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Shillibier, Will (July 1, 2022). "Dan Cates Makes History; Wins Back-to-Back $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,449,103)". PokerNews. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Michael Mizrachi Wins Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,239,126)". PokerNews. June 20, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  13. ^ Fast, Erik (June 22, 2023). "Brian Rast Secures Record-Tying Third WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship Victory". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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