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 2010, it replaced the former $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship as the highest-stakes mixed games event.[1] Up until the 2012 World Series of Poker, it was the highest-buy-in poker tournament featured at the WSOP. Unlike previous five-game rotation of H.O.R.S.E., The Poker Player's Championship features an eight-game rotation containing limit 2–7 triple draw lowball, limit Texas hold'em, limit Omaha/8B, limit razz, limit seven-card stud, limit seven card stud/8B, no limit Texas hold'em with antes and pot limit Omaha, in that order. The final table was played out exclusively in no limit Texas hold'em in 2010 and 2011 to appeal to television viewers.[1] In 2012, the event was not televised and was played out in full 8-game format for its duration.
The winner of the tournament receives the Chip Reese trophy for one year.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 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[2] | John Hennigan | $1,517,767 |