The Poker Player's Championship
The Poker Player's Championship is a $50,000 buy-in event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Added in the 2010, it replaced the former $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship as the highest-stakes mixed-games event.[1] Up until the 2012 World Series of Poker, it was the highest-buy-in poker tournament featured at the WSOP. Unlike the previous five-game rotation of H.O.R.S.E. and the eight-game rotation that followed, The Poker Player's Championship became a 10-game mix in 2015,[2] containing limit 2–7 triple draw lowball, limit Texas hold'em, limit Omaha/8B, limit razz, limit seven-card stud, limit seven card stud/8B, no-limit Texas hold'em with antes, pot-limit Omaha, badugi, and 2–7 no-limit draw lowball. The final table was played out exclusively in no-limit Texas hold'em in 2010 and 2011 to appeal to television viewers.[1] In 2012, the event was not televised and was played out in full eight-game format for its duration.
The winner of the tournament receives the Chip Reese trophy for one year.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chip Reese | $1,784,640 |
| 2007 | Freddy Deeb | $2,276,832 |
| 2008 | Scotty Nguyen | $1,989,120 |
| 2009 | David Bach | $1,276,802 |
| 2010 | Michael Mizrachi | $1,559,046 |
| 2011 | Brian Rast | $1,720,328 |
| 2012 | Michael Mizrachi | $1,451,527 |
| 2013 | Matthew Ashton | $1,774,089 |
| 2014[3] | John Hennigan | $1,517,767 |
| 2015 | Mike Gorodinsky | $1,270,086 |