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2018 WSOP results

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The 2018 World Series of Poker had 78 bracelet events and 123,865 entries. John Cynn won the Main Event. Here is every event, winner and prize.

Bracelet events
78
Rio All-Suite Hotel
Entries
123,865
May 30 – July 17, 2018
Main Event champion
John Cynn
$8,800,000
First-time winners
56
of 78 events

More than one bracelet in 2018

  • United States: Joe Cada#3 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout · #75 $1,500 The Closer No Limit Hold'em
  • Justin Bonomo#16 $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship · #78 $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em
  • United States: Shaun Deeb#42 $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller · #74 $10,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship

The 10 biggest prizes

  1. 1Justin Bonomo#78 $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em$10,000,000
  2. 2United States: John Cynn#65 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event$8,800,000
  3. 3United States: Nick Petrangelo#5 $100,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller$2,910,227
  4. 4United States: Ben Yu#77 $50,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em High Roller$1,650,773
  5. 5United States: Shaun Deeb#42 $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller$1,402,683
  6. 6United States: Michael Mizrachi#33 $50,000 Poker Players Championship$1,239,126
  7. 7Germany: Arne Kern#21 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker$1,173,223
  8. 8Canada: Tommy Nguyen#48 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack$1,037,451
  9. 9United States: Loren Klein#49 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship$1,018,336
  10. 10Brazil: Roberly Felicio#7 $565 Colossus No Limit Hold'em$1,000,000

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.

2018 WSOP bracelet events and winners
#WinnerPrize
1United States: Jordan Hufty1st$565 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em$61,909
2Mexico: Elio Fox2nd$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty$393,693
3United States: Joe Cada3rd$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout$226,218
4France: Julien Martini1st$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$239,771
5United States: Nick Petrangelo2nd$100,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller$2,910,227
6United States: Jeremy Perrin1st$365 Giant No Limit Hold'em$250,000
7Brazil: Roberly Felicio1st$565 Colossus No Limit Hold'em$1,000,000
8Germany: Johannes Becker1st$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball$180,455
9United States: Paul Volpe3rd$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$417,921
10United States: William Reymond1st$365 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em$154,996
11Canada: Tim Andrew1st$365 Giant Pot Limit Omaha$116,015
12United States: Jeremy Harkin1st$1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed$129,882
13United States: Benjamin Moon1st$1,500 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em$315,346
14Daniel Ospina1st$1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw$87,678
15Russia: Andrey Zhigalov1st$1,500 H.O.R.S.E.$202,787
16Justin Bonomo2nd$10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship$185,965
17Bulgaria: Ognyan Dimov1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$378,743
18United States: Adam Friedman2nd$10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed$293,275
19United States: Craig Varnell1st$565 Pot Limit Omaha$181,790
20United States: Jeremy Wien1st$5,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em$537,710
21Germany: Arne Kern1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker$1,173,223
22United Kingdom: Philip Long1st$1,500 Eight Game Mix$147,348
23United States: Brian Rast4th$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship$259,670
24Australia: Michael Addamo1st$2,620 The Marathon No Limit Hold'em$653,581
25United Kingdom: Benjamin Dobson1st$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better$173,528
26United States: Filippos Stavrakis1st$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha$169,842
27United States: John Hennigan5th$10,000 H.O.R.S.E.$414,692
28Gal Yifrach1st$3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$461,798
29United States: Hanh Tran1st$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw$117,282
30United States: Ryan Bambrick1st$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha$217,123
31United States: Steve Albini1st$1,500 Seven Card Stud$105,629
32United States: Matthew Davis1st$1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em$662,676
33United States: Michael Mizrachi4th$50,000 Poker Players Championship$1,239,126
34United States: Robert Peacock1st$1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em$644,224
35China: Yueqi Zhu1st$1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo/Big O$211,781
36United States: Farhintaj Bonyadi1st$1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em$311,451
37United States: Eric Baldwin2nd$1,500 No Limit Hold'em$319,580
38United States: Yaniv Birman1st$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship$236,238
39United States: Preston Lee1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout$236,498
40United States: Scott Bohlman1st$2,500 Mixed Big Bet$122,138
41United States: Robert Nehorayan1st$1,500 Limit Hold'em$173,568
42United States: Shaun Deeb3rd$25,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller$1,402,683
43Israel: Timur Margolin1st$2,500 No Limit Hold'em$507,274
44United States: Nicholas Seiken1st$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship$287,987
45Spain: Mario Prats1st$1,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em$258,255
46United States: David Brookshire1st$2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better$214,291
47United States: Matthew Mendez1st$565 WSOP.com Online Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed$135,078
48Canada: Tommy Nguyen1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Monster Stack$1,037,451
49United States: Loren Klein3rd$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship$1,018,336
50United States: Jay Kwon1st$1,500 Razz$125,431
51United States: Ryan Leng1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Bounty$272,765
52United States: Scott Seiver2nd$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship$296,222
53United States: Joey Couden1st$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better$244,370
54Portugal: Diogo Veiga1st$3,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em$522,715
55United States: Nikita Luther1stUnited States: Giuseppe Pantaleo1st$1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em$351,610
56Mexico: Calvin Anderson2nd$10,000 Razz Championship$309,220
57United States: Jessica Dawley1st$1,000/$10,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship$130,230
58United States: Jean-Robert Bellande1st$5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$616,302
59Philippines: Mike Takayama1st$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty$198,568
60United States: Phil Galfond3rd$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$567,788
61United States: Ryan Tosoc1st$1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship$283,778
62United States: Galen Hall1st$888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed$888,888
63United States: Chance Kornuth2nd$3,200 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller$341,598
64United States: Dan Matsuzuki1st$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$364,387
65United States: John Cynn1st$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event$8,800,000
66United States: Longsheng Tan1st$1,500 No Limit Hold'em$323,472
67United States: Anderson Ireland1st$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Bounty$141,161
68China: Guoliang Wei1st$1,111 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em$559,332
69Netherlands: Ronald Keijzer1st$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed$475,033
70United States: Yaser Al-Keliddar1st$3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed$154,338
71United States: Phil Hellmuth15th$5,000 No Limit Hold'em$485,082
72United States: Jordan Polk1st$1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed$197,461
73Russia: Denis Timofeev1st$1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em$199,586
74United States: Shaun Deeb4th$10,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship$814,179
75United States: Joe Cada4th$1,500 The Closer No Limit Hold'em$612,886
76United States: Brian Hastings4th$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.$233,202
77United States: Ben Yu3rd$50,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em High Roller$1,650,773
78Justin Bonomo3rd$1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em$10,000,000

Winners by country

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

  • United States: United States54
  • Mexico: Mexico2
  • Germany: Germany2
  • Canada: Canada2
  • Russia: Russia2
  • United Kingdom: United Kingdom2
  • China: China2
  • France: France1
  • Brazil: Brazil1
  • Bulgaria: Bulgaria1
  • Australia: Australia1
  • Israel: Israel1
  • Spain: Spain1
  • Portugal: Portugal1
  • Philippines: Philippines1
  • Netherlands: Netherlands1

Other years

Common questions

Who won the 2018 WSOP Main Event?
John Cynn, who beat 7,874 entries for $8,800,000.
How many events were at the 2018 World Series of Poker?
78 bracelet events in Las Vegas, with 123,865 entries between them.
Who won the most bracelets at the 2018 WSOP?
Joe Cada (#3 and #75), Justin Bonomo (#16 and #78), Shaun Deeb (#42 and #74) won two. Nobody won more than two.
What was the biggest prize at the 2018 WSOP?
$10,000,000 for Justin Bonomo in the $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em — more than the Main Event's $8,800,000.
What was the largest event at the 2018 WSOP?
The $565 Colossus No Limit Hold'em, with 13,070 entries.

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Sources: WSOP.com's official 2018 results (fields, prizes and players' countries) and Wikipedia's 2018 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 (#14 Daniel Ospina, #16 Justin Bonomo, #28 Gal Yifrach, #78 Justin Bonomo); we use the names they play under. Event #32 had 5,918 entries per WSOP.com's official release (PokerNews and Wikipedia show 5,919). Event #32's first prize was $662,676 per WSOP.com's results and news release (PokerNews and Wikipedia show $662,983, from a slightly different payout sheet). Event #60's first prize was $567,788 (Wikipedia shows $567,790). Event #61's first prize was $283,778 (Wikipedia shows $238,778, a digit swap; WSOP.com's results page rounds to $283,779). Event #63's first prize was $341,598 (WSOP.com's results page rounds cents to $341,599). Prizes are rounded to the dollar, so one may differ by $1 from another source's figure. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.