The flop read and Qui Nguyen checked in the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. Money finish (es) 12. 17 July 2019 (Las Vegas) - Poker has a new World Champion! Hossein Ensan won the Main Event of the 2019 World Series of Poker late Tuesday night, earning $10,000,000 and poker’s most prestigious prize: the WSOP Main Event bracelet. Mohsin Virani bet 4,000, and after the cutoff folded, Barry Faecher, who made a. The first time I watched that, without any information I heard Tremzin say "I call". Morrone thought for a few moments and announced all in. 8 million on the button and Sammartino. Denise Pratt opened to 2,800 in early position and the big blind defended. A massive hand on Day 7 went down against Nick Marchington to bring Ensan over 100 million in chips. Ensan also checked the turn, and Sammartino. Hand. Lindgren was married to fellow poker pro Erica Schoenberg in June 2011, but the couple divorced in 2014. Live Events 3. In 2019 he was runner-up to Hossein Ensan at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker . The player quickly moved all in. Tournament Director Jack Effel hopped on the mic to get today's participants fired up. Recent Cashes. Roster leaves behind a wife and a 10-year-old son. Hand #283: Hossein Ensan raised to 8 million and Dario Sammartino called. Christian Harder over-limped and faced a raise to 3,000 of Gary Blackwood from one seat over. Hossein Ensan of Germany defeated Dario Sammartino of Italy in the wee hours of Wednesday morning in their heads-up showdown at the final table of the 2019. There’s no question that Hossein Ensan is a deserving World Series of Poker main event champion, and his victory didn’t exactly come out of left field. He has a daughter named Minusch Greshake and a wife nam…Who is Hossein Ensan? Meet the Poker Champ from Iran - Upswing Poker Hossein Ensan is a professional poker player and the winner of the 2019 World Series. Hossein Ensan shared a laugh with a World Series of Poker floor person as he shoveled several handfuls of chips into his sealable overnight bag after the second night of the Main Event final table. The third time was the charm for Germany's Hossein Ensan. Hossein Ensan. Asi Moshe raised from the second position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 20,000 before Bryan Campanello cold-four bet to 75,000 out of the small blind. A player raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Fedor Holz three-bet to 4,600 from the button. The cards are back in the air and there are 15 minutes left in the level. The favorite heading into the final table appears to be German-based EPT reg Hossein Ensan. The flop was , Marchington bet 1,800,000, Skrbic raised to 4,550,000 and Marchington called. Donev raised from under the gun and was called by the player to his left. and last updated 6:03 AM, Jul 17, 2019. 2004 Greg Raymer - Broke. Hossein Ensan, from Germany, lifts the championship bracelet after winning the World Series of Poker Main Event on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the Rio Convention Center, in Las Vegas. As the winner, he will take. The dealer spread the flop of which started a flurry of action. . “Always think positive that you can do it and win it,” Belea says. Dario Sammartino released his cards in the big and the two players. The two players got all of their chips in the middle with Yoon being at risk for around 2,000,000. The board read with 17,500 in the middle already. Hossein Ensan, a 55-year-old Iranian-born German professional, became poker’s newest world champion early Wednesday morning at the Rio by winning the 2019 WSOP Main Event for $10 million. Kristy Arnett then re-raised all in for around 60,000 and the third player in the hand called. The live WSOP was not held last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Iranian-born German earned the highly-coveted WSOP bracelet and a cool $10 million. Comments from the last three players in the WSOP Main Event -- Hossein Ensan, Alex Livingston, and Dario Sammartino -- about how each approaches the game. Jeff Madsen opened to 90,000 in middle position and Pim Gieles called from the cutoff. Ensan beat a. The flop was and Hecklen check-called 200,000 from Morrone. 13 Hossein Ensan Wins. This year’s final table includes a. 2017 – Kalidou Sow (France) – €675,000 . Yaji. Lee Swerdlin open-shoved for around 35,000 and a player in middle position called. Ensan had but his. Hand #98: Milos Skrbic. Hand #279: Hossein Ensan raised to 8,000,000 from the button and Dario Sammartino called from the big blind. Ensan was forced to drop out of university in order to provide for his family. While they wait for something major to happen, Hachem. He topped a field of 8,569 players and defeated Italy's Dario Sammartino heads-up to win. 11 2019 WSOP Main Event: Ensan Still on Top But Gates Closes In With Five Left. Yaji Ren opened to 27,000 from under the gun and Mikhail Sokolovskiy three-bet to 90,000. Iraní de 55 años, emigró a Alemania, donde comenzó su carrera de cobros en el poker. Jiwoon Kim opened to 125,000 just before the blinds went up and he was called two ways by Joseph Beasy in the hijack and Ian Pelz on the button. Fox woke up with a check-raise to 5,200. Bart Lybaert: Opponent: The flop came and. Dan Ott had last been spotted with a short stack and he has since vanished from the table, and Molly Mossey was kind enough to provide the details for the elimination. Rainer Kempe raised all in for 900 (we were informed he lost much of his stack with ace-queen against kings on a queen-high board) from under the gun and Al Barbieri isolated the pot with a. In 2019, he won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker for $10,000,000. Geramy Dickerson is sat with one of, most likely the biggest stack in the field to date. 5 million on the button and. He was unable to pay his bills, especially at the time when he was beginning a family. Aaron Mermelstein called and the river completed the board. Hossein Ensan. Hand #188: A walk for Sammartino. Hossein Ensan is an Iranian-German poker player who won the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Aditya Systla raised it up from middle position and was called by Clayton Kalisek in the hijack and Chris Johnson in the big blind. Hossein Ensan shared a laugh with a World Series of Poker floor person as he shoveled several handfuls of chips into his sealable overnight bag after the second night of the Main Event final table. HOSSEIN ENSAN IS THE 2019 WSOP MAIN EVENT CHAMPION! July 16, 2019 - 09:05:00 PM EST | Robert Kirschen. Comments from the last three players in the WSOP Main Event -- Hossein Ensan, Alex Livingston, and Dario Sammartino -- about how each approaches the game. Louis Hillman: Ryan Leng: Leng was in a race to stay alive but couldn't connect when the board ran. 2005 Joe Hachem - invested in a bunch of shit, restaurants and small business, rich, still plays 25/50 50/100 NLHE and PLO regularly. He’ll be taking home a huge $10 million prize, after beating out over 8,500 other runners. Hossein Ensan, of Germany, left, and Dario Sammartino, of Italy, play at the final table of the World Series of Poker main event in 2019 in Las Vegas. Brian Yoon and Timothy Su were heads-up in a pot with the flop reading . Ensan won the Main Event in Las Vegas last summer for $10 million. [1] He then managed to start a taxi business in 2002, buying three cars, and had enough time to start his poker career. At the age of 25, he enrolled in civil engineering classes at the University of Munster. The Wynn Las Vegas security officer shot to death last week in a murder-suicide at the resort was a Marine Corps veteran who “ went down with a fight,” his wife said. 7 million in chips, ahead of Garry Gates' 171. Duey Duong called on the button along with Parrott. According to players at the table, they believe something may. A few minutes later, however, Nguyen was no longer to be featured on said. After making two previous final tables in European Poker Tour main events where he finished third and sixth, Ensan maneuvered his way to. With a massive $10,000,000 going to first place, the 888poker-sponsored event was one for the history books. 5 million on. The world of poker has a new champion. The river was the . Gus Hansen has already more than quadrupled his stack during Day 3. Hossein Ensan. Alex Livingston defended the big blind and flopped. The flop came and Sammartino check-called a bet of 15,000,000. The action began with a player in the hijack raising to 1,800, Martin Kabrhel was next to act and three-bet to 7,000, the button folded and Georgios Karakousis threw in 1,800 not noticing the. Barny Boatman raised under-the-gun to 2,200 and the action folded around to the big blind who defended. Borgata The Return $2,200 Mystery Bounty Event ($1,000,000 in Guaranteed Bounties) $5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed) More live eventsThe 2019 World Series of Poker victor Hossein Ensan of Germany won the top prize. Augustino thought for a while. Hossein Ensan won the the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event late Tuesday night in Las Vegas, earning himself $10 million and the prestigious bracelet to. German-based Iranian Hossein Ensan once again proved that age is no barrier to success in poker with victory in the €5,300 Main Event. Josephy had two-outed his opponent on the flop, then his. It was not his nationality,. Lech four. On the flop, Kim checked and Beasy made it 200,000. $10 million prize, after beating. In front of the noisiest crowd ever assembled for a poker tournament anywhere in the world, Germany’s Hossein Ensan defeated Dario Sammartino, of Italy, tonight to claim the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event title and $10 million. Hossein Ensan (World Series of Poker) – $10,000,000; Jackpot City Slot Winner – CA$16,496,347. A total of 8,569 players stumped up the $10,000 buy-in, making this the second largest Main. As recapped to us by Sean Mills, he opened to 11,000 from under the gun and the player in the cutoff three-bet to 30,000. "This is the best feeling in my life," Ensan said after the event with a huge smile. 6th. Dancer would later release more books that were more strategic in their subject matter. Dario Sammartino was one card away from victory when it went horribly wrong. The world of poker has a new champion. Kevin Maahs jammed in the small blind for 30. A board of laid on the table and the two players began a raising war to see who could. He was called by one player and the cards were on their backs. He tanked a couple of minutes then announced all in. com or 702. All three players checked the flop and two more checks on the turn saw the button bet 1,500. Action had checked to David "ODB" Baker on a flop, and he bet 16,000 into a pot of 50,000. Hossein Ensan has won the 2019 World Series of Poker main event. He then managed to start a taxi business in 2002. 6 million in chips. $1 million. Ruslan Prydryk. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Hand #18: Garry Gates raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack, Hossein Ensan three-bet to 3,750,000 from the small blind, Gates four-bet to 10,000,000, Ensan five-bet to a covering amount and Gates. Tournament officials have confirmed the number of entries for the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event. Preben Stokkan raised to 125,000 from the middle position and Lawrence Brandt shoved in the big blind. The river was the Q, and Sammartino was eliminated in second place, earning $6 million. A flop of showed on the board, and Sam Soverel had an 8,000 bet in front of him in one of the early positions. Hossein Ensan is an Iranian-German professional poker player from Greven, Germany. Alex Livingston from Nova Scotia, Canada: 120. Hand #296: Dario Sammartino completed the small blind and Hossein Ensan checked. Hossein better known by the Family name Hossein Ensan, is a popular Poker player. Hossein Ensan maintained his lead on the start of the second day of the main event final table at the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Monday, July 15, 2019. He's looking to go coast-to-coast today to become the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion with nearly two-thirds of the chips in play. Today, he’ll live his poker dream of. In 2019, he won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker for $10,000,000. Talking with The Bee in early June, he said he’s lived a relatively full life for a 36-year-old. "This is the best feeling in my life,". Mike Matusow was all in over on the third feature table with the and Carl Shaw from one seat over had him dominated with the . Nicholas Augustino bet 3,000 on a flop of and got a call from Norbert Bernier. The turn was the , Rheem checked. Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian opened to 1,000 in middle position and John Riordan defended from the big blind. Hossein Ensan won the Main Event of the 2019 World Series of Poker late Tuesday night, earning $10,000,000 and poker’s most prestigious prize: the WSOP Main Event bracelet. Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Elio Fox checked a board from the big blind, and his opponent on the button bet 1,200 into a pot of around 1,500. The river completed the board with the , Greenwood. Eighty-nine different bracelet winners were crowned, with Robert. Uncle Sam will want his share. Sokolovskiy then shoved all in for 580,000 and Ren called. Raymer, Ensan, Negreanu out. Three-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman is now sitting on a stack well in excess of 500,000 barely fifteen minutes into the start of the second level of the day. There was around 10,000 in the pot on a board reading and Vitch's opponent had just checked to. 2004 Main Event winner Greg “Fossilman” Raymer and 2019 champion Hossein Ensan. With five full days of. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John. Soon after Day 10 action kicked off, Dario and Hossein got entangled in a hand that left Ensan slightly damaged and handed Sammartino a much-needed double up. Dario Sammartino. Hand #200: Alex Livingston shoved all in from the button for 41. Hossein Ensan is an Iranian-German poker player who won the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Hassan Hosseini Fard (Ensan) See Photos. Cary Katz was seen standing up from his table as the pot was in the process of being shipped to his executioner, Gregoire Auzoux. Ensan has won EPT Prague before, but more famously, he is the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event. Both players checked the turn, and. $1. Dario Sammartino called from the big. Qutami raised to. Check out his best moments. 5 million dollars of his ME win. Kevin Saul opened under the gun and got called in three spots. Damian Salas won a hybrid online/live Main Event,. He then shoved his last 210,000 in from the cutoff and was called by Alan Goehring on the button while. "Unbelievable! With Hossein Ensan continuing his dominance. The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event final table began on Sunday evening with nine players remaining from the second largest Main Event field ever of 8,569 players. Hand #187: Dario Sammartino opened for 6 million on the button and won the pot. European Poker Tour. com will be hosting the 2020 Summer Online World Series of Poker awarding 31 bracelets, one event each day. ”He is confident, he is fair and he is a true gentleman: During EPT Prague, Hossein Ensan has proven his skills at the poker table. Ensan is the ruling champion of the World Series of Poker, as he is the last one to win this prestigious competition, earning a total of $10 million for his achievement. " For most of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, he looked. Chris Hunichen called out of the small blind and the player in the big blind three-bet all in for 134,000. 4. They saw a board of for that price and checked to showdown. He did so the same way each world champion has done so since the late 1970s — by winning a live, $10,000 buy-in freezeout. ”. Hossein Ensan. He topped a field of 8,569 players and defeated Italy's Dario Sammartino heads-up to win. The cameras have been hovering around Daniel Hachem's table for most of the day with much of the focus on Hachem for obvious reasons. As news circulates that the Spanish tax authorities are chasing the German poker player Hossein Ensan for back taxes relating to 2014 EPT main event. The flop was and the small blind checked to Cynn who continued for. Mermelstein Takes a Moment. CNN —. 25 million. Join Facebook to connect with Hossein Ensan and others you may know. The flop came and Madsen continued for 85,000 which Gieles called. Pavlin Karakikov bet out 55,000, the player next to act called and Danny Nguyen raised it. Action then. Identities / Hossein Ensan. As the Final Table bubble approaches in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event, two of the biggest stacks clash. The flop landed and Garg led out for 2,600. His railbirds' shirts, black with conjoining colors of German and Iranian flags, called Hossein Ensan a "sure bet. Timothy Su: Brian Yoon. Nocon called. The flop came and Sammartino check-called a bet of 15,000,000. Sam Greenwood bet 18,500 from the big blind and Brett Maistri made the call in the cutoff. Hossein Ensan was well out. On the 301st hand of the final table, he went all-in on the turn with straight and flush draws holding 8 ♠ 4 ♠ but lost to the pocket kings of Ensan. Hossein Ensan is the bookies’ favorite to become the second German to win the WSOP Main Event, after Pius Heinz in 2011. . Hossein Ensan defeated a field of 8,569 to win $10 million in 2019. 5 million — only five big blinds — in the pot on the river, Ensan bet 400,000, Tremzin raised to 2. Milliard started the action at 11 a. Wed 17 Jul 2019 15. After the most incredible final table of recent years, the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event is over. . . Over on the main feature table, the action escalated between Michael Lech and Dario Sammartino. Both rails fell silent on the turn and Sammartino checked once more. Brad Owen raised to 1,100 from middle position, and was called by Raymond Nocon in the big blind. Bart Lybaert had been losing chips all day as he couldn't win any hands according to himself. With 39,600 in the middle, there were three players still in the pot and Maria Ho was all-in. Hossein Ensan, originally from Iran but now residing in Germany, picked up the first place prize of $10,000,000 in the World Series of Poker Main Event after besting the runner-up, Dario Sammartino of Italy, who collected $6 million for his efforts. Ensan now fired a second barrel of 33,000,000 and Sammartino pushed all in for. Action folded to Alex Foxen on the button and he opened to 22,000. The button is on Kevin. 3 million and Ensan fired right back with 4. Chris Moneymaker's first Main Event cash since winning it in 2003 won't be anywhere close to what he might have been hoping for at the start of the day. The action picked up on a turned board that saw Alain Bauer bet 16,000. Jordan. After 10 days and more than 80 total hours of play, Hossein Ensan was left standing as the champion of the 50th World Series of Poker main event in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. By Victor Mather July 17, 2019 There was something unusual about Hossein Ensan’s victory in the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning. 2016 – Jasper Meijer van Putten (Netherlands) – €699,300 . He is one of two Germans to win the event. It was more than two hours until the next elimination as everyone fought hard to make the final table. Dejuante Alexander checked a flop from the hijack, and Chuanshu Chen bet 4,000 on the button. Kang checked to the pre-flop raiser who continued for. (Hand details relayed to PokerNews) A player in middle position raised to 25,000, Chris Hunichen three-bet to 88,000 from the next seat over, David Guay four-bet to 240,000 from the small blind. Zachary Surdam jammed under the gun for 34,400 and Ryan Leng called on his left. The preflop action saw multiple raises, and Hoang Dinh raised it to 8,000 from the cutoff. (AP Photo/John Locher) ORG XMIT: NVJL117. Latest cash: $12,390 on 16-Nov-2023. "This is the best feeling in my life," Ensan said after the event with a huge smile. With more than $2. Germany’s Hossein Ensan outlasted Italy’s Dario Sammartino and Canada’s Alex Livingston to claim the $10m title early on Wednesday at the 50th World Series of. In 2019, he won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker for $10,000,000. Tyler Gaston raised from the button, the player in the small blind called and Brian Yoon called from the big blind. The flop came and Ren checked. Ensan dragged the final pot of the tournament, taking the $10 million first-place prize and. He’s best known for finishing 2nd in the WSOP Main Event for $6 million in 2019. Hossein Ensan three-bet to 3,750,000 from the small blind and then Gates four-bet to 10,000,000. He had a roller coaster of a day playing against formidable opponents in Alex Livingston and. There was three-way action between 2019 Main Event Champ Hossein Ensan and two others with a completed board of showing. "This is the most exciting day of the year," he said before handing things over to 2018 WSOP Main Event champ. In an incredible run, Dickerson has amassed more than four times what he started the day with, and players. A player in early position raised to 18,000 and was called by Mario Hudson on his direct left. With action picked up on the turn, John Hashem bet 60,000 out of the small blind and Faraz Jaka called in middle position. The company's resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah's® and Horseshoe® brand names. The small blind folded. Tremzin, thinking his bluff had. Another huge addition saw him rise through the. 5. Level 36 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante. Live Events 1. Hossein Ensan survived a field of 8,569 expert gamblers to sweep poker’s most prestigious event, the World Series of Poker . He has a daughter named Minusch Greshake and a wife named Alexa Greshake. As the. 2. Final table (s) 1. Hossein Ensan stole the show on Day 7 of the 2019 World Series of Poker main event. Hossein Ensan was born in 1964 in Iran and moved to Germany in 1989. His opponent, Edward Hatzakortzian, was on the button and went into the tank. The river was the and Hashem announced a huge wager of 250,000, equaling. m. Action picked up with the board reading . That was highlighted by the 2019 event, which became the second-largest Main Event with 8,569 players and a prize pool of almost $81. Sammartino checked his draws, and Ensan pounced, betting 33 million, making it a total of 89 million in the pot. Cai had about. The turn was the and. Brian Park called a few seats over, the fourth player. All Time Money $ 13,412,476. There was around 500,000 in the pot on a board reading with Timothy Su and Andrew Brokos heads-up. Sammartino earned $6 million for his runner-up finish. Wynn security officer. 1 2019 WSOP Main Event Final Table Profile: Hossein Ensan. Jiyoung Kim, the recently crowned. 6 million, but the German chipped away at the lead and eventually took it back on a three-bet. On the flop, Andrew Pantling checked from the big blind and Saul bet 12,000. Live Poker. Hand #200: Alex Livingston shoved all in from the button for 41. From the hijack, Joshua Gordon led out with a river bet of 570,000. Ensan, 55, started each of the three. of the WSOP. Ensan, 55. Hossein Ensan takes 177 million and a considerable chip lead into the final day of action thanks in large part to a 116 million-chip pot he won off Timothy Su. The turn brought the and. German player Hossein Ensan, who only started playing the game when he turned 40, has become the World Champion after beating Dario Sammartino heads-up to capture the biggest title in poker along with the $10,000,000 first. John Gorsuch won the Millionaire Maker a few weeks back for $1,344,930 but won't be adding more money to that win here in the Main Event as he has just been eliminated by Marcelo Delgado. After scooping two enormous pots on Day 7, the former EPT Main Event and. With Hossein Ensan's win in the Main Event, the 2019 World Series of Poker has wrapped up. Timothy Smith: Brent Roberts. Fidchuk then moved all in for slightly less. The 2019 WSOP Main Event was the second-largest field in history (2006 had 8,773 players). Oliver Bithell and Todd Brunson were heads-up in a pot with around 300,000 in the middle. Kessler protested the clock, saying it hadn't been that long and he was thinking of whether to put all. Hossein Ensan won the 50th annual World Series of Poker Main Event and the $10 million first prize after eliminating Dario Sammartino in a heads-up duel after Alex Livingston was knocked out earlier Tuesday night at the Rio Convention Center. With action back on him, Hunichen four-bet. Michael Jordan, John Elway, Shane Warne. Saturday, November 12, 2022 10:48 PM Local Time . Scott Bohlman said he raised with and Allen Kessler stuck in his remaining chips with . Hansen first doubled up in a flip when his pocket sevens held against ace-ten. Preflop, with two players remaining and blinds of 2,000,000-4,000,000 with a big-blind ante of 4,000,000, Hossein Ensan raised to 11,000,000 from the button. The action folded back around to Kenneth Broad on the cutoff, who went all in for 40,300 total. Contact Jim Barnes at jbarnes@reviewjournal. They checked to the turn of a where Ensan bet 4,000,000. Sammartino called. Germany's Hossein Ensan outlasted Italy's Dario Sammartino and Canada's Alex Livingston to claim the $10 million title early Wednesday at the 50th World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Parrott thought for a minute before making the call and Ensan called much quicker. Date Event/Tournament Place Winnings : Oct 20, '23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty 2023 EPT Cyprus: 171: $1,000: Sep 16, '23: €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha €1. The 25-year-old studied civil engineering at the University of Munster – where he lives to this day – and it was during his studies that he met his wife. "This is the best feeling in my life," Ensan said after the event with a huge smile. Hand #179: Livingston raised to 5. After 10 days and more than 80 total hours of play, Hossein Ensan was left standing as the champion of the 50th World Series of Poker main event in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. 2019 – Hossein Ensan. But don’t for a second think he’ll be keeping all of it. Tournament Results of Hossein EnsanQui Nguyen and Sean Mills were heads up going to a flop of . 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem four-bet shoved for about 85,000 from. Hossein. Hunichen raised his eyebrows. 2015 WSOP Colossus champion Cord Garcia, who just recently took his seat in today's Day 1b flight, raised to 1,300 from the cutoff, and was faced with a three-bet to 3,300 by a player in the big. Germany’s Hossein Ensan won the WSOP Main Event last year at the Rio, topping a field of 8,569 to claim the $10 million first-place prize. by LegendofBentheRN. The 54th edition of the WSOP brings a renewed focus gathered under its “Main Event Mania” theme, as WSOP execs forecast that 2023 is the year that the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship — popularly known as the Main Event — finally eclipses the long-standing attendance mark set in 2006. Gomez shoved for 31,000 and Shimizu quickly. The board came down , and Niklas Astedt bet from the small blind. Ensan beat a starting field. He met his wife and had a daughter during his studies. The live WSOP was not held last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Ensan emigrated from his native Iran to Germany in 1990 and began traveling and competing in poker tournaments around 2004, though it wasn't until 2013 that he. Hand #201: A walk for Dario Sammartino. 8 million. I'm buying this dealer. 17 July 2019 (Las Vegas) - Poker has a new World Champion! Hossein Ensan.