2016 WSOP results
By All In Central · Updated
The 2016 World Series of Poker had 69 bracelet events and 107,834 entries. Qui Nguyen won the Main Event. Here is every event, winner and prize.
Bracelet events
69
Rio All-Suite Hotel
Entries
107,834
May 31 – July 18, 2016
Main Event champion
Qui Nguyen
$8,005,310
First-time winners
48
of 69 events
More than one bracelet in 2016
- United States: Ian Johns#8 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. · #28 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
- United States: Jason Mercier#16 $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship · #24 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
- United Kingdom: Benny Glaser#26 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better · #32 $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
The 10 biggest prizes
- 1United States: Qui Nguyen#68 $10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold'em Championship$8,005,310
- 2Fedor Holz#67 $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em$4,981,775
- 3United States: Brian Rast#55 $50,000 Poker Players Championship$1,296,097
- 4Finland: Jens Kyllönen#62 $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha$1,127,035
- 5United States: Mitchell Towner#41 $1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em$1,120,196
- 6United States: Jason DeWitt#14 $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em$1,065,403
- 7United States: Ben Keeline#2 $565 Colossus II No Limit Hold'em$1,000,000
- 8United States: Brandon Shack-Harris#51 $10,000 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha Championship$894,300
- 9United States: Hung Le#54 $888 Crazy Eights Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em$888,888
- 10China: Yue Du#59 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em$800,586
Every event
The number after each winner is their career WSOP bracelet count after this win. Tag Team prizes were shared by the two winners.
| # | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States: Christopher Sand1st$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em | $75,157 |
| 2 | United States: Ben Keeline1st$565 Colossus II No Limit Hold'em | $1,000,000 |
| 3 | United States: Robert Mizrachi4th$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | $242,662 |
| 4 | United States: Kyle Julius1st$1,000 Top Up Turbo No Limit Hold'em | $142,972 |
| 5 | United States: Lawrence Berg1st$1,500 Dealers Choice Six-Handed | $125,466 |
| 6 | Sweden: Peter Eichhardt1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em | $438,417 |
| 7 | United States: Ryan D'Angelo1st$1,500 2-7 No Limit Draw Lowball | $92,338 |
| 8 | United States: Ian Johns2nd$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | $212,604 |
| 9 | United States: Alan Percal1st$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship | $320,574 |
| 10 | United States: Mike Cordell1st$1,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em | $346,088 |
| 11 | United States: Jean Gaspard1st$10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship | $306,621 |
| 12 | United States: Ryan Laplante1st$565 Pot Limit Omaha | $190,328 |
| 13 | United States: Rep Porter3rd$1,500 Seven Card Razz | $142,624 |
| 14 | United States: Jason DeWitt2nd$1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em | $1,065,403 |
| 15 | United States: Paul Volpe2nd$1,500 Eight Game Mix | $149,943 |
| 16 | United States: Jason Mercier4th$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship | $273,335 |
| 17 | United States: Chase Bianchi1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $316,920 |
| 18 | United States: Marco Johnson2nd$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | $259,730 |
| 19 | United States: Sam Soverel1st$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha | $185,317 |
| 20 | United States: Ray Dehkharghani1st$10,000 Seven Card Razz Championship | $273,338 |
| 21 | China: Calvin Lee1st$3,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em | $531,577 |
| 22 | United States: Danny Le1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em | $188,815 |
| 23 | Spain: Cesar Garcia1st$2,000 No Limit Hold'em | $447,739 |
| 24 | United States: Jason Mercier5th$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | $422,874 |
| 25 | United States: Michael Gagliano1st$2,500 No Limit Hold'em | $448,463 |
| 26 | United Kingdom: Benny Glaser2nd$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $244,103 |
| 27 | United States: Johnnie Craig1st$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship | $538,204 |
| 28 | United States: Ian Johns3rd$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | $290,635 |
| 29 | United States: Alexander Ziskin1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em | $401,494 |
| 30 | Russia: Viatcheslav Ortynskiy1st$3,000 Six-Handed Pot Limit Omaha | $344,327 |
| 31 | United States: James Moore1st$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em | $230,626 |
| 32 | United Kingdom: Benny Glaser3rd$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | $407,194 |
| 33 | Spain: Adrian Mateos2nd$1,500 Summer Solstice No Limit Hold'em | $409,171 |
| 34 | Russia: Andrey Zaichenko1st$1,500 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Lowball | $117,947 |
| 35 | Belgium: Michael Gathy3rd$5,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em | $560,843 |
| 36 | United States: Hani Awad1st$2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $213,186 |
| 37 | United States: Jiaqi Xu1st$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | $212,128 |
| 38 | United States: Rafael Lebron1st$3,000 Six-Handed Limit Hold'em | $169,337 |
| 39 | Australia: Martin Kozlov1st$10,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em Championship | $665,709 |
| 40 | United States: Christopher Vitch1st$2,500 Mixed Limit Triple Draw Lowball | $136,854 |
| 41 | United States: Mitchell Towner1st$1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em | $1,120,196 |
| 42 | Phillip McAllister1st$3,000 Shootout No Limit Hold'em | $267,720 |
| 43 | Germany: George Danzer4th$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship | $338,646 |
| 44 | United States: Steven Wolansky2nd$1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $298,849 |
| 45 | United States: Loren Klein1st$1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha | $241,427 |
| 46 | United States: Kristen Foxen2nd$1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold'em | $290,768 |
| 47 | United States: John Hennigan4th$10,000 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Lowball Championship | $320,103 |
| 48 | United States: Ankush Mandavia1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em | $548,139 |
| 49 | United States: Shaun Deeb2nd$1,500 Seven Card Stud | $111,101 |
| 50 | Russia: Safiya Umerova1st$1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold'em | $264,046 |
| 51 | United States: Brandon Shack-Harris2nd$10,000 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha Championship | $894,300 |
| 52 | United States: Andrew Lichtenberger1st$3,000 No Limit Hold'em | $569,158 |
| 53 | United States: Allan Le1st$1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better & Big O | $189,223 |
| 54 | United States: Hung Le1st$888 Crazy Eights Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em | $888,888 |
| 55 | United States: Brian Rast3rd$50,000 Poker Players Championship | $1,296,097 |
| 56 | United States: David Peters1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em | $412,557 |
| 57 | United States: David Nowakowski1st$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better | $203,113 |
| 58 | United States: Corey Thompson1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $221,163 |
| 59 | China: Yue Du1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em | $800,586 |
| 60 | United States: David Prociak1st$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $156,546 |
| 61 | United States: Ryan Fee1stUnited States: Doug Polk2nd$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em | $306,716 |
| 62 | Finland: Jens Kyllönen1st$25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha | $1,127,035 |
| 63 | United States: Tony Dunst1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $339,254 |
| 64 | United States: Kyle Bowker1st$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better | $294,960 |
| 65 | United States: Courtney Kennedy1st$10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship | $149,108 |
| 66 | United States: Clayton Maguire1st$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em | $210,279 |
| 67 | Fedor Holz1st$111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | $4,981,775 |
| 68 | United States: Qui Nguyen1st$10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold'em Championship | $8,005,310 |
| 69 | Michael Tureniec1st$1,000 + 111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em | $525,520 |
Winners by country
Countries as WSOP.com lists them, which is usually where a player lives rather than their nationality.
- United States: United States53
- Russia: Russia3
- China: China2
- Spain: Spain2
- United Kingdom: United Kingdom2
- Sweden: Sweden1
- Belgium: Belgium1
- Australia: Australia1
- Germany: Germany1
- Finland: Finland1
Other years
Common questions
- Who won the 2016 WSOP Main Event?
- Qui Nguyen, who beat 6,737 entries for $8,005,310.
- How many events were at the 2016 World Series of Poker?
- 69 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 107,834 entries between them.
- Who won the most bracelets at the 2016 WSOP?
- Ian Johns (#8 and #28), Jason Mercier (#16 and #24), Benny Glaser (#26 and #32) won two. Nobody won more than two.
- What was the biggest prize at the 2016 WSOP?
- The Main Event's $8,005,310. The biggest outside it was $4,981,775 for Fedor Holz in the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em.
- What was the largest event at the 2016 WSOP?
- The $565 Colossus II No Limit Hold'em, with 21,613 entries.
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Open the timerSources: WSOP.com's official 2016 results (fields, prizes and players' countries) and Wikipedia's 2016 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. Event #1's first prize was $75,157 (WSOP.com shows amounts that don't fit the 731-entry field). Event #6's first prize was $438,417 (WSOP.com shows amounts that don't fit the 2,016-entry field). WSOP.com lists some winners under a screen name, a legal name or a misspelling (#42 Phillip McAllister, #67 Fedor Holz, #69 Michael Tureniec); we use the names they play under. Event #46 was won by Kristen Foxen, then Kristen Bicknell. Prizes are rounded to the dollar, so one may differ by $1 from another source's figure. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.