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2015 WSOP results

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The 2015 World Series of Poker had 68 bracelet events and 103,512 entries. Joe McKeehen won the Main Event. Here is every event, winner and prize.

Bracelet events
68
Rio All-Suite Hotel
Entries
103,512
May 27 – July 14, 2015
Main Event champion
Joe McKeehen
$7,683,346
First-time winners
49
of 68 events

More than one bracelet in 2015

  • Italy: Max Pescatori#9 $1,500 Razz · #41 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
  • United States: Brian Hastings#27 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship · #39 $1,500 Ten-Game Mix

The 10 biggest prizes

  1. 1United States: Joe McKeehen#68 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event$7,683,346
  2. 2Canada: Jonathan Duhamel#58 $111,111 High Roller for One Drop$3,989,985
  3. 3United States: Perry Shiao#28 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack$1,286,942
  4. 4United States: Adrian Buckley#16 $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em$1,277,193
  5. 5United States: Mike Gorodinsky#44 $50,000 Poker Players Championship$1,270,086
  6. 6United States: Anthony Zinno#60 $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha$1,122,196
  7. 7Denmark: Alexander Petersen#54 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship$927,655
  8. 8United States: Byron Kaverman#37 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship$657,351
  9. 9Germany: Paul Hoefer#61 $1,111 The Little One for One Drop$645,969
  10. 10United States: Justin Liberto#51 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$640,711

Every event

The number after each winner is their career WSOP bracelet count after this win.

2015 WSOP bracelet events and winners
#WinnerPrize
1United States: Brandon Barnette1st$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em$75,704
2United States: Michael Wang1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em$466,120
3United States: Robert Mizrachi3rd$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$251,022
4United States: Nick Petrangelo1st$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout$201,812
5United States: Cord Garcia1st$565 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em$638,880
6United States: John Reading1st$1,000 Hyper Hold'em$252,068
7Tuan Le2nd$10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship$322,756
8Paul Michaelis1st$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em$189,818
9Italy: Max Pescatori3rd$1,500 Razz$155,947
10United States: Keith Lehr2nd$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship$334,430
11Morocco: William Kakon1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em$196,055
12Israel: Idan Raviv1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$457,007
13Russia: Konstantin Maslak1st$2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better$269,612
14United States: Barry Hutter1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout$283,546
15United States: Shaun Deeb1st$10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship$318,857
16United States: Adrian Buckley1st$1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em$1,277,193
17United States: Phil Hellmuth14th$10,000 Razz Championship$271,105
18United Kingdom: John Gale2nd$1,000 Turbo No Limit Hold'em$298,290
19United States: Matthew Elsby1st$3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$230,799
20United States: Benjamin Zamani1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em$460,640
21United States: Daniel Alaei5th$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$391,097
22Sam Greenwood1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em$318,977
23United States: Christian Pham1st$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball$81,314
24United States: Arash Ghaneian1st$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.$239,750
25United States: Jeff Tomlinson1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$567,724
26United States: Aaron Wallace1st$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha$226,985
27United States: Brian Hastings2nd$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship$239,518
28United States: Perry Shiao1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack$1,286,942
29United States: Phil Galfond2nd$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship$224,383
30Argentina: Ivan Luca1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em$353,391
31United States: Jeff Madsen4th$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$301,413
32United States: Jason Mercier3rd$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$633,357
33United Kingdom: Benny Glaser1st$1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball$136,215
34Canada: Andre Boyer2nd$1,500 Split Format Hold'em$250,483
35Canada: Daniel Idema3rd$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.$261,774
36United States: Corrie Wunstel1st$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha$266,874
37United States: Byron Kaverman1st$10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship$657,351
38Brazil: Thiago Nishijima1st$3,000 No Limit Hold'em$546,843
39United States: Brian Hastings3rd$1,500 Ten-Game Mix$133,403
40United States: Travis Baker1st$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship$613,466
41Italy: Max Pescatori4th$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$292,158
42Germany: Adrian Apmann1st$1,500 Extended Play No Limit Hold'em$478,102
43United States: Jon Andlovec1st$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em$262,220
44United States: Mike Gorodinsky2nd$50,000 Poker Players Championship$1,270,086
45United States: Upeshka De Silva1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em$424,577
46Belarus: Vasili Firsau1st$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed$437,575
47United States: Matt O'Donnell1st$2,500 No Limit Hold'em$551,941
48United States: Eli Elezra3rd$1,500 Seven Card Stud$112,591
49United States: Young Ji1st$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$231,102
50United States: Ben Yu1st$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship$291,456
51United States: Justin Liberto1st$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$640,711
52United States: Carol Fuchs1st$1,500 Dealers Choice$127,735
53United States: Jacquelyn Scott1st$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship$153,876
54Denmark: Alexander Petersen1st$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship$927,655
55United States: Brandon Wittmeyer1st$1,500 Draftkings 50/50 No Limit Hold'em$200,618
56United States: Kevin MacPhee1st$5,000 Turbo No Limit Hold'em$490,800
57Japan: Takahiro Nakai1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em$399,039
58Canada: Jonathan Duhamel2nd$111,111 High Roller for One Drop$3,989,985
59United Kingdom: Alex Lindop1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em$531,037
60United States: Anthony Zinno1st$25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha$1,122,196
61Germany: Paul Hoefer1st$1,111 The Little One for One Drop$645,969
62United States: Jack Duong1st$1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold'em$333,351
63United States: Andrew Barber1st$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship$517,766
64United States: Anthony Spinella1st$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em$197,743
65United Kingdom: Gerald Ringe1st$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better$180,943
66United States: Connor Berkowitz1st$777 Lucky Sevens No Limit Hold'em$487,784
67United States: Quinn Do2nd$10,000 Dealers Choice Championship$319,792
68United States: Joe McKeehen1st$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event$7,683,346

Winners by country

Countries as WSOP.com lists them, which is usually where a player lives rather than their nationality.

  • United States: United States46
  • United Kingdom: United Kingdom4
  • Canada: Canada3
  • Italy: Italy2
  • Germany: Germany2
  • Morocco: Morocco1
  • Israel: Israel1
  • Russia: Russia1
  • Argentina: Argentina1
  • Brazil: Brazil1
  • Belarus: Belarus1
  • Denmark: Denmark1
  • Japan: Japan1

Other years

Common questions

Who won the 2015 WSOP Main Event?
Joe McKeehen, who beat 6,420 entries for $7,683,346.
How many events were at the 2015 World Series of Poker?
68 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 103,512 entries between them.
Who won the most bracelets at the 2015 WSOP?
Max Pescatori (#9 and #41), Brian Hastings (#27 and #39) won two. Nobody won more than two.
What was the biggest prize at the 2015 WSOP?
The Main Event's $7,683,346. The biggest outside it was $3,989,985 for Jonathan Duhamel in the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop.
What was the largest event at the 2015 WSOP?
The $565 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em, with 22,374 entries.

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Sources: WSOP.com's official 2015 results (fields, prizes and players' countries) and Wikipedia's 2015 World Series of Poker results (event names and career bracelet counts), checked against each other in October 2026, with PokerNews and Card Player for every disagreement. WSOP.com lists some winners under a screen name, a legal name or a misspelling (#8 Paul Michaelis, #22 Sam Greenwood, #61 Paul Hoefer); we use the names they play under. Event #10 had 143 entries (WSOP.com shows the 128-player bracket). Event #30 had 2,151 entries; the prize pool matches that count (Wikipedia shows 2,150). Prizes are rounded to the dollar, so one may differ by $1 from another source's figure. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.