Event Schedule
| # | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em | 352 | Nenad Medic | $794,112 | Andy Bloch | Results |
| 2 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 3,929 | Grant Hinkle | $831,462 | James Akenhead | Results |
| 3 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | 713 | David Singer | $214,131 | Jacobo Fernandez | Results |
| 4 | $5,000 Mixed Hold'em | 332 | Erick Lindgren | $374,505 | Justin Bonomo | Results |
| 5 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys | 766 | Michael Banducci | $636,736 | Jeff Williams | Results |
| 6 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 833 | Thang Luu | $243,356 | Spencer Lawrence | Results |
| 7 | $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,592 | Matt Keikoan | $550,601 | Shannon Shorr | Results |
| 8 | $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 192 | Anthony Rivera | $483,688 | James Mackey | Results |
| 9 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1,236 | Rep Porter | $372,929 | Nathan Templeton | Results |
| 10 | $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better | 388 | Freddy Rouhani | $232,911 | Tom Chambers | Results |
| 11 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | 360 | Phil Tom | $477,990 | Greg Mueller | Results |
| 12 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 880 | Jimmy Shultz | $257,105 | Zac Fellows | Results |
| 13 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | 1,397 | Duncan Bell | $666,777 | Steve Merrifield | Results |
| 14 | $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | 158 | Eric Brooks | $415,856 | Fu Wong | Results |
| 15 | $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em World Championship | 1,190 | Svetlana Gromenkova | $244,702 | Anh Le | Results |
| 16 | $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 553 | Andrew Brown | $226,483 | Ted Forrest | Results |
| 17 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | 1,000 | Jason Young | $335,565 | Mike Schwartz | Results |
| 18 | $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/Rebuys | 85 | Mike Matusow | $537,862 | Jeff Lisandro | Results |
| 19 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 759 | Vanessa Selbst | $227,965 | Jamie Pickering | Results |
| 20 | $2,000 Limit Hold'em | 480 | Daniel Negreanu | $204,874 | Ugur Marangoz | Results |
| 21 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | 731 | Scott Seiver | $755,891 | Dave Seidman | Results |
| 22 | $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 414 | Jens Vortmann | $298,253 | Doug Ganger | Results |
| 23 | $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 1,344 | Blair Hinkle | $507,563 | Mark Brockington | Results |
| 24 | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha | 457 | Max Pescatori | $246,471 | Kyle Kloeckner | Results |
| 25 | $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em | 256 | Kenny Tran | $539,056 | Alec Torelli | Results |
| 26 | $1,500 Razz | 453 | Barry Greenstein | $157,619 | Chris Klodnicki | Results |
| 27 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,706 | Vitaly Lunkin | $628,417 | Brett Kimes | Results |
| 28 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 152 | Phil Galfond | $817,781 | Adam Hourani | Results |
| 29 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | 716 | John Phan | $434,789 | Johnny Neckar | Results |
| 30 | $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em | 218 | Rob Hollink | $496,931 | Jerrod Ankenman | Results |
| 31 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1,012 | Dario Minieri | $528,418 | Seth Fischer | Results |
| 32 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,304 | Luis Velador | $574,734 | Anthony Signore | Results |
| 33 | $5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 261 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | $328,756 | Chris Ferguson | Results |
| 34 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 320 | Layne Flack | $577,725 | Daniel Makowsky | Results |
| 35 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 381 | Michael Rocco | $135,753 | Al Barbieri | Results |
| 36 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,447 | Jesper Hougaard | $610,304 | Cody Slaubaugh | Results |
| 37 | $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 235 | David Benyamine | $535,687 | Greg Jamison | Results |
| 38 | $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | 605 | Davidi Kitai | $244,583 | Chris Bell | Results |
| 39 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,720 | David Woo | $631,656 | Matt Wood | Results |
| 40 | $2,500 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Lowball | 238 | John Phan | $151,896 | Shun Uchida | Results |
| 41 | $1,500 Mixed Hold'em | 731 | Frank Gary | $219,508 | Jonathan Tamayo | Results |
| 42 | $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em World Championship | 2,218 | Dan Lacourse | $368,832 | Dale Eberle | Results |
| 43 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 720 | Martin Klaser | $216,249 | Casey Kastle | Results |
| 44 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys | 879 | Max Greenwood | $693,444 | Rene Mouritsen | Results |
| 45 | $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. | 148 | Scotty Nguyen | $1,989,120 | Michael DeMichele | Results |
| 46 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 805 | Joe Commisso | $911,855 | Richard Lyndaker | Results |
| 47 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | 544 | Ryan Hughes | $183,368 | Ron Long | Results |
| 48 | $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2,317 | Alexandre Gomes | $770,540 | Marco Johnson | Results |
| 49 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,718 | J.C. Tran | $631,170 | Rasmus Nielsen | Results |
| 50 | $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | 381 | Marty Smyth | $859,549 | Peter Jetten | Results |
| 51 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 803 | James Schaaf | $256,412 | Tommy Hang | Results |
| 52 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2,693 | David Daneshgar | $625,443 | Scott Sitron | Results |
| 53 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout | 823 | Matt Graham | $278,180 | Jean-Robert Bellande | Results |
| 54 | $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 6,844 | Peter Eastgate | $9,119,517 | Ivan Demidov | Results |
| 55 | $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em | 930 | Jonathan Kotula | $87,929 | Kevin O'Harra | Results |
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