2021 World Series of Poker

Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$954,020
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$3,016,125
Entries
63
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
43
Players Left
39

Day 1 of $50,000 Poker Players Championship Set to Begin at 3 p.m.

Phil Hui after winning the 2019 Poker Players Championship
Phil Hui after winning the 2019 Poker Players Championship

Considered by many top players to be their main event of the series, the $50,000 Poker Players Championship is set to kick off today at 3 p.m. local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

The prestigious tournament has been a tradition since Chip Reese won the inaugural championship back in 2006 and consistently attracts some of the biggest names in poker. The event is played in a nine-game format that rotates evenly between No-Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Pot-Limit Omaha, Limit Hold'em, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, and 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.

Back in 2019, Phil Hui overcame a 74-player field to become the latest PPC champion and earn the right to get his name forever engraved on the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy — a tradition since 2008 following Reese's untimely passing.

Previous Poker Players Championship Results

YearEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
201974$3,552,000Phil Hui$1,099,311
201887$4,176,000Michael Mizrachi$1,239,126
2017100$4,800,000Elior Sion$1,395,767
201691$4,176,000Brian Rast$1,296,097
201584$3,696,000Mike Gorodinsky$1,270,086
2014102$4,896,000John Hennigan$1,517,767
2013132$6,336,000Matthew Ashton$1,774,089
2012108$5,184,000Michael Mizrachi$1,451,527
2011128$6,144,000Brian Rast$1,720,328
2010116$5,568,000Michael Mizrachi$1,559,046
200995$4,560,000David Bach$1,276,806
2008148$7,104,000Scotty Nguyen$1,989,120
2007148$7,104,000Freddy Deeb$2,276,832
2006143$6,864,000Chip Reese$1,716,000

The five-day tournament will be played six-handed throughout with players starting with 300,000 in chips. Levels will last 100 minutes each and players will get 15-minute breaks after every level. Play will conclude on Day 1 after level 6. Players will be eligible to late register up through level 10, which will end at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Day 2.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews for coverage of this prestigious event as the journey to crown the next Poker Players Champion begins!