take your pick
1 -- $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em -- Nenad Medic -- $794,112
2 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em -- Grant Hinkle -- $831,279
3 -- $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em -- David Singer -- $214,131
4 -- $5,000 - Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) -- Erick Lindgren -- $374,505
5 -- $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys -- Michael Banducci -- $636,736
6 -- $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better -- Thang Luu -- $243,356
7 -- $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em -- Matt Keikoan -- $550,529
8 -- $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event -- Anthony Rivera -- $483,688
9 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed -- Ralph 'Rep' Porter -- $372,929
10 -- $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better -- Farzad Rouhani -- $232,911
11 -- $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout -- Phillip Tom -- $477,990
12 -- $1,500 Limit Hold'em -- Jimmy Shultz -- $257,936
13 -- $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em -- Duncan "Pumper" Bell -- $666,697
14 -- $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship -- Eric Brooks -- $415,856
15 -- $1,000 Ladies World Championship -- Svetlana Gromenkova -- $224,702
16 -- $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better -- Andrew Brown -- $226,483
17 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout -- Jason Young -- $335,565
18 -- $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball -- Mike Matusow -- $537,862
19 -- $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha -- Vanessa Selbst -- $227,905
20 -- $2,000 Limit Hold'em -- Daniel Negreanu -- $204,863
21 -- $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em -- Scott Seiver -- $755,891
22 -- $3,000 H.O.R.S.E -- Jens Voertmann -- $298,253
23 -- $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em -- Blair Hinkle -- $507,563
24 -- $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha -- Max Pescatori -- $246,471
25 -- $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em -- Kenny Tran -- $539,056
26 -- $1,500 Razz -- Barry Greenstein -- $158,659
27 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em -- Vitaly Lunkin -- $628,417
28 -- $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha -- Phil Galfond -- $817,781
29 -- $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em -- John Phan -- $434,789
30 -- $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em -- Rob Hollink -- $496,931
31 -- $2,500 Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em -- Dario Minieri -- $528,418
32 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em -- Luis Velador -- $574,734
33 -- $5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo -- Sebastian Ruthenberg -- $328,756
34 -- $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha -- Layne Flack -- $577,725
35 -- $1,500 Seven Card Stud -- Michael Rocco -- $135,753
36 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em -- Jesper Hougaard -- $610,304
37 -- $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo -- David Benyamine -- $535,678
38 -- $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em -- Davidi Kitai -- $244,546
39 -- $1,500 No-limit Hold'em -- David Woo -- $631,656
40 -- $2,500 Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Lowball -- John Phan -- $151,896
41 -- $1,500 Mixed Hold'em -- Frank Gary -- $219,508
42 -- $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship -- Dan Lacourse-- $368,832
43 -- $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (Event 43) Martin Klaser $216,249
44 -- $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em -- Maxwell Greenwood -- $693,392
45 -- $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. -- Scotty Nguyen -- $1,989,120
46 -- $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em -- Joe Commisso -- $911,855
47 -- $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo -- Ryan Hughes -- $183,368
48 -- $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em -- Alexandre Gomes -- $770,540
49 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em -- J.C. Tran -- $631,170
50 -- $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha -- Marty Smyth -- $859,549
51 -- $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. -- James Schaaf -- $256,412
52 -- $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em -- David Daneshgar -- $625,443
53 -- $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout -- Matthew Graham $278,180
my favourite would be event 55 winner casino employees
Jonathan Kotula
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