The 2016 World Series of Poker was the 47th annual

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(WSOP). Most of the events occurred May 31 – July 18 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in

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. There were 69

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events, including the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event which began on July 9. The Main Event final table was reached on July 18, with the

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returning to play from October 30-November 1.

New events

*''Event #2: $565 Colossus II No Limit Hold'em'' - Returning to the schedule after setting a record for largest live tournament in

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, changes to the event will include a $7 million guaranteed prize pool (an increase of $2 million), a guaranteed first prize of $1 million, and two additional starting flights. The money was reached during each starting flight and gave a player an opportunity to cash multiple times in the event. *''Event #4: $1,000 Top Up Turbo No Limit Hold'em'' - Players cashing in $55 single table satellites, held both at the Rio and online on WSOP.com, will be able to double their starting stack. *''Event #61: $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em'' - Featuring 2-4 player teams. The first team event at the WSOP since 1983. *In addition to these new events, the structure for $10,000 buy-in events has been changed with players now receiving five times the buy-in for a starting stack.

Event schedule

Source:

Player of the Year

''Final standings as of July 18 (end of WSOP):''

Main Event

The $10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold'em Championship began on July 9 with the first of three starting flights. The

was reached on July 18, with the final table being contested over three days from October 30-November 1. The Main Event attracted 6,737 players, generating a prize pool of $63,327,800. The top 1,011 players finished in the money, with the winner earning $8,005,310.

Performance of past champions

* Indicates the place of a player who finished in the money

Other notable high finishes

''NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.''

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*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2016 Main Event.

Final Table

References

External links

Official site
World Series of Poker

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