WSOP Main Event Champions from 2015 to 2019: A Decade of Poker Legends

From 2015 to 2019, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event saw some of the most memorable champions in poker history. In 2015, Joe McKeeen won the WSOP Main Event with a prize of $7,683,346. He had the third of all chips and a twofold advantage over the nearest opponent at the beginning of the final table, and eliminated five opponents at the final table.

In 2016, Ki Nguyen won the WSOP Main Event with a prize of $8,005,310. He was known for his unpredictable actions during the main tournament. In 2017, Scott Blumstein won the WSOP Main Event with a prize of $8,150,000. Scott arrived in Las Vegas only for the main tournament and left with a bracelet.

In 2018, John Cynn won the WSOP Main Event with a prize of $8,800,000. John entered the final table with the fourth stack and stayed in the middle of the table almost until the end. In 2019, Hossein Ensan won the WSOP Main Event with a prize of $10,000,000. Hossein became the chip leader in the top-20 and rarely lost the lead. Hossein Ensan and Timothy Su played a hand worth more than 117 million chips, and after a key hand, Hossein had more chips than all other players combined. Hossein had a stack of 163 blinds against his two strongest opponents on the final day.