2005 champion Joe Hachem just took his seat to the left of Nathan Gamble to begin his 16th Main Event. "What a special day this is," Hachem said.

As Hachem was counting his chips, Gamble three-bet from the button to 1,900 and an opponent called from under the gun. The flop came down , and Gamble won the pot with a continuation bet of 3,100.