WSOP Main Event
The 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event starts on Thursday, November 4, 2021 and runs until Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
The tournament costs $10,000 to enter and is a freezeout, meaning players are not allowed to re-enter once they are eliminated. Players can choose from six starting flights from November 4-9.
Players who make it through Day 1a, Day 1b or Day 1d will combine on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Players who make it through from the other two starting flights (Day 1c, Day 1e and Day 1f) will combine on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.
The survivors from both Day 2abd and 2cef will combine for Day 3 on Thursday, November 11, 2021.
2021 WSOP Main Event Schedule
Here is the schedule for the 2021 WSOP Main Event:
- Day 1a - Thursday, November 4, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 1b - Friday, November 5, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 1c - Saturday, November 6, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 1d - Sunday, November 7, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 1e - Monday, November 8, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 1f - Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (12:00 p.m.)
- Day 2abd - Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 2cef - Wednesday, November 10, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 3 - Thursday, November 11, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 4 - Friday, November 12, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 5 - Saturday, November 13, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 6 - Sunday, November 14, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 7 - Monday, November 15, 2021 (11:00 a.m.)
- Day 8 (FT) - Tuesday, November 16, 2021 (1.30 p.m.)
- Day 9 (FT) - Wednesday, November 17, 2021 (1.30 p.m.)
Defending WSOP Main Event Champion
The defending champion of the WSOP Main Event is Argentina's Damian Salas who won the 2020 WSOP Heads-up Finale at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The 2019 WSOP Main Event champion was Hossein Ensan who defeated a field of 8,569 players to win $10,000,000.
WSOP Main Event Champions
| YEAR | ENTRIES | CHAMPION | COUNTRY | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8,569 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | $10,000,000 |
| 2018 | 7,874 | John Cynn | United States | $8,800,000 |
| 2017 | 7,221 | Scott Blumstein | United States | $8,150,000 |
| 2016 | 6,737 | Qui Nguyen | United States | $8,005,310 |
| 2015 | 6,420 | Joe McKeehen | United States | $7,683,346 |
| 2014 | 6,683 | Martin Jacobson | Sweden | $10,000,000 |
| 2013 | 6,352 | Ryan Riess | United States | $8,361,570 |
| 2012 | 6,598 | Greg Merson | United States | $8,531,853 |
| 2011 | 6,865 | Pius Heinz | Germany | $8,715,638 |
| 2010 | 7,319 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada | $8,944,310 |
| 2009 | 6,494 | Joe Cada | United States | $8,547,042 |
| 2008 | 6,844 | Peter Eastgate | Denmark | $9,119,517 |
| 2007 | 6,358 | Jerry Yang | United States | $8,250,000 |
| 2006 | 8,773 | Jamie Gold | United States | $12,000,000 |
| 2005 | 5,619 | Joe Hachem | Australia | $7,500,000 |
| 2004 | 2,576 | Greg Raymer | United States | $5,000,000 |
| 2003 | 839 | Chris Moneymaker | United States | $2,500,000 |
| 2002 | 631 | Robert Varkonyi | United States | $2,000,000 |
| 2001 | 613 | Carlos Mortensen | Spain | $1,500,000 |
| 2000 | 512 | Chris Ferguson | United States | $1,500,000 |
| 1999 | 393 | Noel Furlong | Ireland | $1,000,000 |
| 1998 | 350 | Scotty Nguyen | Vietnam | $1,000,000 |
| 1997 | 312 | Stu Ungar | United States | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | 295 | Huck Seed | United States | $1,000,000 |
| 1995 | 273 | Dan Harrington | United States | $1,000,000 |
| 1994 | 268 | Russ Hamilton | United States | $1,000,000 |
| 1993 | 220 | Jim Bechtel | United States | $1,000,000 |
| 1992 | 201 | Hamid Dastmalchi | Iran | $1,000,000 |
| 1991 | 215 | Brad Daugherty | United States | $1,000,000 |
| 1990 | 194 | Mansour Matloubi | Iran | $895,000 |
| 1989 | 178 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | $755,000 |
| 1988 | 167 | Johnny Chan | United States | $700,000 |
| 1987 | 152 | Johnny Chan | United States | $625,000 |
| 1986 | 141 | Berry Johnston | United States | $570,000 |
| 1985 | 140 | Bill Smith | United States | $700,000 |
| 1984 | 132 | Jack Keller | United States | $660,000 |
| 1983 | 108 | Tom McEvoy | United States | $540,000 |
| 1982 | 104 | Jack Straus | United States | $520,000 |
| 1981 | 75 | Stu Ungar | United States | $375,000 |
| 1980 | 73 | Stu Ungar | United States | $385,000 |
| 1979 | 54 | Hal Fowler | United States | $270,000 |
| 1978 | 42 | Bobby Baldwin | United States | $210,000 |
| 1977 | 34 | Doyle Brunson | United States | $340,000 |
| 1976 | 22 | Doyle Brunson | United States | $220,000 |
| 1975 | 21 | Brian Roberts | United States | $210,000 |
| 1974 | 16 | Johnny Moss | United States | $160,000 |
| 1973 | 13 | Walter Pearson | United States | $130,000 |
| 1972 | 8 | Thomas Preston | United States | $80,000 |
| 1971 | 6 | Johnny Moss | United States | $30,000 |
| 1970 | 7 | Johnny Moss | United States | N/A |