2015 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 2015 World Series of Poker Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada May 27 – July 14 USA Joe McKeehen 2014 2016 The 2015 World Series of Poker is the 46th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held from May 27 – July 14 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada. There were 68 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, which began on July 5. The November Nine concept returned for an eighth year. Instead of a $10 million guaranteed first prize for the Main Event, however, there were now 1,000 guaranteed payouts.Palansky Seth February 1, 2015 WSOP Announces 2015 Main Event Payout Change http://www.wsop.com/news/2015/Jan/5172/WSOP-Announces-2015-Main-Event-Payout-Change.html January 27, 2015 WSOP.com January 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150130020955/http://www.wsop.com/news/2015/Jan/5172/WSOP-Announces-2015-Main-Event-Payout-Change.html dead New tournament formats included the $565 Colossus No Limit Hold'em event, the lowest buy-in open event at the WSOP since the 1980 WSOP. The tournament featured four starting flights with a re-entry option for each flight and a $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. The $1,000 WSOP.com No Limit Hold'em event awarded the first WSOP bracelet in an online tournament, with the final six players playing at the Rio on July 4. A bounty tournament was also featured, with a player earning $500 for each elimination. A Super Seniors event was also added, open to players 65 or older. In addition to these new formats, the structure for lower buy-in events was also altered and featured five times the buy-in for a starting stack.Palansky Seth 2015 WORLD SERIES OF POKER SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED http://www.wsop.com/news/2015/Feb/5178/2015-WORLD-SERIES-OF-POKER-SCHEDULE-ANNOUNCED.html WSOP.com February 2, 2015 February 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150205010418/http://www.wsop.com/news/2015/Feb/5178/2015-WORLD-SERIES-OF-POKER-SCHEDULE-ANNOUNCED.html dead Event schedule Source:WSOP schedule http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=1136 WSOP.com February 2, 2015 March 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150325053721/http://www.wsop.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=1136 dead Online event. # Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results1$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em 688 Brandon Barnette (1/1) $75,704 Greg SeidenResults2$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 422 Michael Wang (1/1) $466,120 Bryn Kenney (0/1)Results3$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 918 Robert Mizrachi (1/3) $251,022 Jacob DahlResults4$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 308 Nick Petrangelo (1/1) $201,812 Jason LesResults5$565 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em 22,374Cord Garcia (1/1) $638,880 Bradley McFarlandResults6$1,000 Hyper Hold'em 1,436 John Reading (1/1) $252,068 Marc MacdonnellResults7$10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship 109 Tuan Le (1/2) $322,756 Max CasalResults8$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em 639 Paul Michaelis (1/1) $189,818 Tom MarcheseResults9$1,500 Razz 462 Max Pescatori (1/3) $155,947 Ryan MillerResults10$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship 143 Keith Lehr (1/2) $334,430 Paul Volpe (0/1)Results11$1,500 Limit Hold'em 660 William Kakon (1/1) $196,055 Daniel NeedlemanResults12$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 1,651 Idan Raviv (1/1) $457,007 Iaron LightbourneResults13$2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better 474 Konstantin Maslak (1/1) $269,612 Hani AwadResults14$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 1,000 Barry Hutter (1/1) $283,546 Benjamin ZamaniResults15$10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship 128 Shaun Deeb (1/1) $318,857 Paul Volpe (0/1)Results16$1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em 7,275 Adrian Buckley (1/1) $1,277,193 Javier ZarcoResults17$10,000 Razz Championship 103 Phil Hellmuth (1/14) $271,105 Mike Gorodinsky (0/1)Results18$1,000 Turbo No Limit Hold'em 1,791 John Gale (1/2) $298,290 Gary LutherResults19$3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 319 Matthew Elsby (1/1) $230,799 Gabriel NassifResults20$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,844 Benjamin Zamani (1/1) $460,640 Natasha BarbourResults21$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 157 Daniel Alaei (1/5) $391,097 Kyle MiasoResults22$1,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,915 Sam Greenwood (1/1) $318,977 Cole JacksonResults23$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball 219 Christian Pham (1/1) $81,314 Daniel OspinaResults24$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 772 Arash Ghaneian (1/1) $239,750 Robert CampbellResults25$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed 493 Jeff Tomlinson (1/1) $567,724 Pierre Milan (0/1)Results26$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha 1,293 Aaron Wallace (1/1) $226,985 Marko NeumannResults27$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 91 Brian Hastings (1/2) $239,518 Scott Clements (0/2)Results28$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack 7,192 Perry Shiao (1/1) $1,286,942 Eric PlaceResults29$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship 77 Phil Galfond (1/1) $224,383 Nick Schulman (0/2)Results30$1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,150 Ivan Luca (1/1) $353,391 Artur RudziankovResults31$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 480 Jeff Madsen (1/4) $301,413 Jean-Marc ThomasResults32$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 550 Jason Mercier (1/3) $633,357 Simon DeadmanResults33$1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball 388 Benny Glaser (1/1) $136,215 Brock Parker (0/3)Results34$1,500 Split Format Hold'em 873 Andre Boyer (1/2) $250,483 Erwann PecheuxResults35$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. 376 Daniel Idema (1/3) $261,774 Matt VengrinResults36$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 978 Corrie Wunstel (1/1) $266,874 Kevin SaulResults37$10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship 259 Byron Kaverman (1/1) $657,351 Doug Polk (0/1)Results38$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 989 Thiago Nishijima (1/1) $546,843 Sotirios KoutoupasResults39$1,500 Ten-Game Mix 380 Brian Hastings (2/3) $133,403 Rostislav TsodikovResults40$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship 4,193 Travis Baker (1/1) $613,466 Carl TorelliResults41$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 111 Max Pescatori (2/4) $292,158 Stephen ChidwickResults42$1,500 Extended Play No Limit Hold'em 1,914 Adrian Apmann (1/1) $478,102 Yehoram HouriResults43$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em 1,533 Jon Andlovec (1/1) $262,220 Rodney H. Pardey (0/2)Results44$50,000 Poker Players Championship 84 Mike Gorodinsky (1/2) $1,270,086 Jean-Robert BellandeResults45$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,655 Upeshka De Silva (1/1) $424,577 Dara O'KearneyResults46$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed 682 Vasili Firsau (1/1) $437,575 Nipun JavaResults47$2,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,244 Matt O'Donnell (1/1) $551,941 Timur MargolinResults48$1,500 Seven Card Stud 327 Eli Elezra (1/3) $112,591 Benjamin LazerResults49$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 815 Young Ji (1/1) $231,102 Mark DubeResults50$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship 117 Ben Yu (1/1) $291,456 Jesse MartinResults51$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed 1,043 Justin Liberto (1/1) $640,711 Seamus CahillResults52$1,500 Dealers Choice 357 Carol Fuchs (1/1) $127,735 Ilya KrupinResults53$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship 795 Jacquelyn Scott (1/1) $153,876 Hope WilliamsResults54$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship 387 Alexander Petersen (1/1) $927,655 Jason Mercier (1/3)Results55$1,500 Draftkings 50/50 No Limit Hold'em 1,123 Brandon Wittmeyer (1/1) $200,618 Derek GomezResults56$5,000 Turbo No Limit Hold'em 454 Kevin MacPhee (1/1) $490,800 Igor YaroshevskyyResults57$1,000 No Limit Hold'em 2,497 Takahiro Nakai (1/1) $399,039 Mel Wiener (0/1)Results58$111,111 High Roller for One Drop 135 Jonathan Duhamel (1/2) $3,989,985 Bill KleinResults59$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,155 Alex Lindop (1/1) $531,037 Aurelien GuigliniResults60$25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha 175 Anthony Zinno (1/1) $1,122,196 Pakinai LisawadResults61$1,111 The Little One for One Drop 4,555 Paul Hoefer (1/1) $645,969 Mario LopezResults62 $1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold'em 2,178 Jack Duong (1/1) $333,351 Vitezslav PestaResults63$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 204 Andrew Barber (1/1) $517,766 Viacheslav Zhukov (0/2)Results64$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em 905 Anthony Spinella (1/1) $197,743 Hunter CichyResults65$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better 547 Gerald Ringe (1/1) $180,943 Christopher VitchResults66$777 Lucky Sevens No Limit Hold'em 4,422 Connor Berkowitz (1/1) $487,784 John ArmbrustResults67$10,000 Dealers Choice Championship 108 Quinn Do (1/2) $319,792 Rep Porter (0/2)Results68$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 6,420 Joe McKeehen (1/1) $7,683,346 Joshua BeckleyResults Player of the Year Final standings as of October 24 (end of WSOPE): + StandingsWorld Series of Poker: Mike Gorodinsky Wins Player of the Year Award https://calvinayre.com/2015/10/27/poker/world-series-of-poker-mike-gorodinsky-wins-player-of-the-year-award calvinayre.com Rank Name Points Bracelets1RUS Mike Gorodinsky2,251.8112CAN Jonathan Duhamel2,174.6423USA Kevin MacPhee2,168.9824USA Brian Hastings2,122.5325USA Shaun Deeb2,056.4016USA Anthony Zinno1,942.7217USA Paul Volpe1,889.4608DEU Ismael Bojang1,808.4009GBR Stephen Chidwick1,764.68010CAN Mike Leah1,710.950 Main Event The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 5 with the first of three starting flights. The November Nine was reached on July 14, with the finalists returning on November 8. The final table was played over three days. The first day played down to the final six players, the second was played down to three players, and finally the bracelet was awarded on November 10.Cypra Dan WSOP Main Event Shifting to 3-Day Live Final Table http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/wsop-main-event-shifting-3-day-live-final-table-590822/ Pocketfives.com May 12, 2015 July 4, 2015 July 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150705163626/http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/wsop-main-event-shifting-3-day-live-final-table-590822/ dead The Main Event drew 6,420 players, creating a prize pool of $60,348,000. The top 1,000 players finished in the money. Each player at the final table earned over $1,000,000, with first place being $7,683,346. Performance of past champions Name ChampionshipYear(s) Day ofEliminationJohnny Chan1987, 19882ABPhil Hellmuth19894 (417th)*Jim Bechtel1993 5 (121st)*Dan Harrington19952ABHuck Seed19962CScotty Nguyen19983 (713th)*Carlos Mortensen20012ABRobert Varkonyi20022CChris Moneymaker20032ABGreg Raymer20043Joe Hachem20054 (298th)*Jamie Gold20062CJerry Yang20071CPeter Eastgate20082CJoe Cada20091CJonathan Duhamel20104 (565th)*Greg Merson20121CRyan Riess20134 (426th)*Martin Jacobson20141C * 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 Prize11thDaniel Negreanu$526,77825thFedor Holz$262,57436thUpeshka De Silva$211,82149thBrian Hastings$137,30051stMatthew Jarvis$137,30053rdToby Lewis$137,30064thJustin Bonomo$96,44595thBrandon Adams$55,649 November Nine NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBraceletsWSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings*USA Joe McKeehen63,100,000 (32.8%)08$883,494ISR Ofer Zvi Stern29,800,000 (15.5%)05$58,384USA Neil Blumenfield22,000,000 (11.4%)03$44,395BEL Pierre Neuville21,075,000 (10.9%)019$591,460USA Max Steinberg20,200,000 (10.5%)111$1,406,138USA Thomas Cannuli12,250,000 (6.4%)02$20,203USA Joshua Beckley11,800,000 (6.1%)04$19,403USA Patrick Chan6,225,000 (3.2%)04$113,145ITA Federico Butteroni6,200,000 (3.2%)02$49,255*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2015 Main Event. Final Table + Place Name Prize 1st Joe McKeehen $7,683,346 2nd Joshua Beckley $4,470,896 3rd Neil Blumenfield $3,398,298 4th Max Steinberg $2,615,361 5th Ofer Zvi Stern $1,911,423 6th Thomas Cannuli $1,426,283 7th Pierre Neuville $1,203,293 8th Federico Butteroni $1,097,056 9th Patrick Chan $1,001,020 Records The $565 Colossus No Limit Hold'em event established a new record for largest field in a WSOP event, attracting 22,374 entrants. The previous record was set in the 2006 Main Event with 8,773. The event also set a new record as the largest live poker tournament.Doft Mickey May 31, 2015 How Does the WSOP Colossus Rank Amongst Poker's Largest Live Events? https://www.pokernews.com/news/2015/05/how-does-colossus-rank-amongst-pokers-largest-events-21685.htm June 3, 2015 PokerNews.com With his victory in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship, Tuan Le became the first player to win the same $10,000 buy-in event in consecutive years since Johnny Chan won the Main Event in 1988. Counting all buy-in amounts, he is the first to accomplish this feat since Thang Luu won his second consecutive $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event in 2009.Fiorvanti Tim Tuan Le Goes Back to Back in $10K Deuce to Seven, Colossus Final Table Set http://www.bluff.com/news/tuan-le-goes-back-to-back-in-10k-deuce-to-seven-colossus-final-table-set-66202/ Bluff Magazine June 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150607220907/http://www.bluff.com/news/tuan-le-goes-back-to-back-in-10k-deuce-to-seven-colossus-final-table-set-66202/ June 7, 2015 dead References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker World Series of Poker