John Juanda won the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe main event.
Matt Keikoan - $106,435
The WSOP began in Texas in 1969, it was an invitational hosted by Tom Moore of San Antonio, Texas. This very first event was won by Crandell Addington. The set of tournaments that would eventually evolve into the WSOP was the brainchild of Benny Binion. In 1970, the first WSOP took place in Las Vegas. The format was a freeze out and the winner was elected by his peers, by secret ballot, that was Johnny Moss. The Main Event of the WSOP has been the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament since 1972, that event was won by "Amarillo Slim" Preston.
She hasn't won a WSOP bracelet. Her best WSOP finish was in 2008 when she was the last woman standing in the Championship Event, placing 17th out of 6,844 players - and coming 8 players away from the Main Event final table. Statistically it was the best finish a female has ever had at the WSOP, and it was the largest field a female had ever beaten in live tournament history (at that time).
The 2009 WSOP Main Event was won by Joseph "Joe" Cada, an American poker player who broke the record of youngest poker player to win the main event ever. He won $8.547.042 for finishing in 1st place. His pocket nine's won against Darvin Moon's Queen Jack suited diamonds after going all in Pre-Flop.
There are actually 9 different starting hands that have brought home the gold the most times in the WSOP Main Event. Each of the following hands has won twice: Ace-10, Ace-9, KJ, QQ, J9, T2, 99, 88, and 54. Interestingly, no one has ever won the WSOP Main Event with AA, although Bobby Hoff once lost with AA against Hal Fowler's 76 off suit back in 1979 and 17
The first WSOP took place in Las Vegas at Binion's Horseshow. It was a series of cash games, such as five card stud, deuce to seven low ball draw, razz, seven card stud and Texas Hold'em. Having the Main Event as a freeze out Texas Hold'em game, did not start until 1971. In the first year, Johnny Moss, won the Main Event after being voted by the other players as the first World Champion of Poker and took home a silver cup.
It is not finished yet. The final table will be played in November.
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Austin beat Rock.
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Kathy Liebert is a famous American professional poker player. At the 2004 World Series of Poker, Kathy won a gold bracelet in a $1,500 Limit Texas holdem Shootout event. She was one of three women to win an open event in that year's WSOP. As of 2009, she has one World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, has made five WPT final tables and her total live tournament winnings exceed $5,600,000. Kathy is now a role model for most women poker players.