LAS VEGAS -- Hossein Ensan defeated Dario Sammartino heads-up to clinch the 2019 World Series of Poker main event title and the $10 million first-place prize.

The difference between first and second place in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event is $4,000,000. Dario Sammartino has been engaged in a grueling hea. 2019 50th Annual World Series of Poker Wednesday, July 03, 2019 to Tuesday, July 16, 2019. $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship (Event #73) Buy-in: $10,000. As the Final Table bubble approaches in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event, two of the biggest stacks clash. It's a pivotal moment in the year's bigge. WSOP.com Online Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em (1 day event) (entire event played online via WSOP.com) Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (every player is a $500 bounty) (1 day event) TAG.

Facing a bet of 28,100,000 at the 2019 WSOP Main Event final table, Kevin Maahs believes that his opponent is getting out of line. Unfortunately, he's short.

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Ensan, 55, started each of the three days of the final table well ahead of everyone else, and despite ceding that lead to Sammartino early in their heads-up battle, Ensan fought his way back into the lead and held it through the last few hours of the match.

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On the 301st hand of the final table and 100th hand between Ensan and Sammartino, Ensan raised to 11 million and Sammartino called. The flop fell Ts-6s-2d, Sammartino checked and Ensan bet 15 million. Sammartino checked again on the 9c turn, Ensan bet 33 million and Sammartino moved all-in for 140 million. With king hearts-king clubs, Ensan called quickly; Sammartino's 8s-4s was behind, but could still hit a straight or flush with one card to come.

With the Qc river, Ensan's fans and friends in the crowd exploded into celebration, as a pair of kings was enough to win the pot and the tournament.

'It's unbelievable, I cannot understand this moment. ... I must go to sleep and wake up, and then maybe I know I have the bracelet,' said Ensan. 'Maybe it's a dream. I don't know.'

The 2019 WSOP main-event final table was unlike any that came before it, with loud, boisterous chants going on throughout play. Such was the level of respect and good spirits that after the event concluded, both sets of supporters chanted in unison for each player.

'He's a really good guy,' Sammartino said of Ensan shortly after the tournament concluded. 'I met him a long time ago; we are friends and I really love him, so I'm really happy for him. Of course I wanted to win this, but he is the winner, so bravo.'

Early on in Tuesday's action, the tournament swung in Sammartino's direction during a key hand against Alex Livingston, in which Sammartino turned two-pair, tens and sixes, and doubled up for the second time on the day against Livingston's pocket kings. Livingston would soon be eliminated in third place, when his ace-jack failed to defeat Ensan's ace-queen. Livingston settled for third place and $4 million.

After two dominant days in a row to start, Ensan saw his advantage slip. He ceded the top position to Livingston briefly before regaining it in short order going into heads-up play. On the second hand of that battle, Sammartino hit two running pairs on the turn and river to win a pot worth over 180 million to claim the lead -- and he wouldn't give it back for some time.

Ensan fought his way back to the top, though, and became just the second German champion in WSOP main event history, following in the footsteps of Pius Heinz, the 2011 champion who took home $8.7 million. He is also the third Iranian-born player to capture the main event title; Mansour Matloubi (1990) and Hamid Dastmalchi (1992) are also previous winners. At 55, Ensan is also the oldest world champion since 1999, when Ireland's Noel Furlong won at age 61.

The main event drew 8,569 players, the second-largest field in the tournament's history, with a total prize pool of $80,548,604.

Final results:

  1. Hossein Ensan (Germany), $10 million

  2. Dario Sammartino (Italy), $6 million

  3. Alex Livingston (Canada), $4 million

  4. Garry Gates (United States), $3 million

  5. Kevin Maahs (United States), $2.2 million

  6. Zhen Cai (United States), $1.85 million

  7. Nick Marchington (England), $1.525 million

  8. Timothy Su (United States), $1.25 million

  9. Milos Skrbic (Serbia), $1 million

In 2019, the Rio played host to a record-breaking World Series of Poker, with 187,298 entries generating $293,183,345 in prize money.

The PokerNews live reporting team was there every step of the way. Here you can find every single bracelet winner from the 2019 World Series of Poker along with links to live updates and recaps of the victories.

2019 World Series of Poker Bracelet Winners

EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em686Nicholas HaynesUnited States$62,345Live Updates Recap
Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em204Brian GreenUnited States$345,669Live Updates Recap
Event #3: $500 The Big 50 No Limit Hold'em28,371Femi FashakinNigeria$1,147,449Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better853Derek McMasterUnited States$228,228Live Updates Recap
Event #5: $50,000 50th Annual High Roller No Limit Hold'em110Ben HeathUnited Kingdom$1,484,085Live Updates Recap
Event #6: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball296Dan ZackUnited States$160,447Live Updates Recap
Event #7: $400 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em2,825Yong KwonUnited States$165,263Live Updates Recap
Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold'em114Alex EpsteinUnited States$296,227Live Updates Recap
Event #9: $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack6,151Jeremy PekarekUnited States$398,281Live Updates Recap
Event #10: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed470Scott ClementsUnited States$144,957Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #11: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em400Daniel StrelitzUnited States$442,385Live Updates Recap
Event #12: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em2,452Daniel ParkUnited States$226,243Live Updates Recap
Event #13: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw296Yuval BronshteinIsrael$96,278Live Updates Recap
Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.751Murilo SouzaBrazil$207,003Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship112Sean SwingruberUnited States$186,356Live Updates Recap
Event #16: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed1,832Isaac BaronUnited States$407,739Live Updates Recap
Event #17: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout917Brett ApterUnited States$238,824Live Updates Recap
Event #18: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship183Frankie O'DellUnited States$443,641Live Updates Recap
Event #19: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em8,809John GorsuchUnited States$1,344,930Live Updates Recap
Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud285Eli ElezraIsrael$93,766Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #21: $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship91Jim BechtelUnited States$253,817Live Updates Recap
Event #22: $1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em3,253Jorden FoxUnited States$420,693Live Updates Recap
Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed612Rami BoukaiUnited States$177,294Live Updates Recap
Event #24: $600 WSOP.com Online Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed1,216Josh PollockUnited States$139,470Live Updates Recap
Event #25: $600 Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack2,577Andrew DonabedianUnited States$205,605Live Updates Recap
Event #26: $2,620 Marathon No Limit Hold'em1,083Roman KorenevRussia$477,401Live Updates Recap
Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better460Michael MizrachiUnited States$142,801Live Updates Recap
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EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #28: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em2,477Stephen SongUnited States$341,854Live Updates Recap
Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship172Greg MuellerCanada$425,347Live Updates Recap
Event #30: $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha1,526Luis ZedanEl Salvador$236,673Live Updates Recap
Event #31: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed754Thomas CazayousFrance$414,766Live Updates Recap
Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship5,917Howard MashUnited States$662,594Live Updates Recap
Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw467Robert CampbellAustralia$144,027Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em6,214Joseph CheongSouth Korea$687,782Live Updates Recap
Event #35: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship122Adam FriedmanUnited States$312,417Live Updates Recap
Event #36: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout313David LambardUnited States$207,193Live Updates Recap
Event #37: $800 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack2,808Robert MitchellUnited States$297,537Live Updates Recap
Event #38: $600 WSOP.com Online Knockout Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,224Upeshka De SilvaSri Lanka$98,263Live Updates Recap
Event #39: $1,000 Super Seniors No Limit Hold'em2,650Michael BlakeUnited States$359,863Live Updates Recap
Event #40: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha1,216Ismael BojangGermany$298,507Live Updates Recap
Event #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship88John HenniganUnited States$245,451Live Updates Recap

Wsop 2020 Tournament Schedule

EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #42: $600 8-Handed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack2,403Aristeidis MoschonasGreece$194,759Live Updates Recap
Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event218Loren KleinUnited States$127,808Live Updates Recap
Event #44: $1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,807Asi MosheIsrael$253,933Live Updates Recap
Event #45: $25,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha278Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom$1,618,417Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #46: $500 WSOP.com Online Turbo No Limit Hold'em Deepstack1,181Dan LupoUnited States$145,274Live Updates Recap
Event #47: $10,000/$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship968Jiyoung KimSouth Korea$167,308Live Updates Recap
Event #48: $2,500 No Limit Hold'em996Ari EngelCanada$427,399Live Updates Recap
Event #49: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship100Luke SchwartzUnited Kingdom$273,336Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #50: $1,500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em6,035Kainalu McCue-UncianoUnited States$1,008,850Live Updates Recap
Event #51: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better401Yuri DzivielevskiBrazil$213,750Live Updates Recap
Event #52: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed518Dash DudleyUnited States$1,086,967Live Updates Recap
Event #53: $800 8-Handed No Limit Hold'em Deepstack3,759Santiago SorianoSpain$371,203Live Updates Recap
Event #54: $1,500 Razz363Kevin GerhartUnited States$119,054Live Updates Recap
Event #55: $1,000 WSOP.com Online Double Stack No Limit Hold'em1,333Jason GoochUnited States$241,493Live Updates Recap
Event #56: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em1,867Jonas LauckGermany$260,335Live Updates Recap
Event #57: $1,000 Tag Team No Limit Hold'em976Barak Wisbord, Ohad Geiger & Daniel DayanIsrael$168,395Live Updates Recap
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship74Phil HuiUnited States$1,099,311Live Updates Recap
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EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #59: $600 Deepstack Championship No Limit Hold'em6,140Joe ForesmanUnited States$397,903Live Updates Recap
Event #60: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better1,117Anthony ZinnoUnited States$279,920Live Updates Recap
Event #61: $400 The Colossus No Limit Hold'em13,109Sejin ParkSouth Korea$451,272Live Updates Recap
Event #62: $10,000 Razz Championship116Scott SeiverUnited States$301,421Live Updates Recap
Event #63: $1,500 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo/Big O717Anatolii ZyrinRussia$199,838Live Updates Recap
Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No Limit Hold'em10,185Rick AlvaradoUnited States$888,888Live Updates Recap
Event #65: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship193Nick SchulmanUnited States$463,670Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #66: $1,500 Limit Hold'em541David 'ODB' BakerUnited States$161,139Live Updates Recap
Event #67: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship151Robert CampbellAustralia$385,763Live Updates Recap
Event #68: $1,000 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em Championship1,750Nicholas BarisUnited States$303,739Live Updates Recap
Event #69: $1,000 The Mini Main Event No Limit Hold'em55,21Jeremy SaderneFrance$628,654Live Updates Recap
Event #70: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed815João VieiraPortugal$758,011Live Updates Recap
Event #71: $500 Salute to Warriors No Limit Hold'em1,723Susan FaberUnited States$121,161Live Updates Recap
Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship118Juha HelppiFinland$306,622Live Updates Recap
Event #73: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event8,569Hossein EnsanGermany$10,000,000Live Updates Recap
EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #74: $3,200 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em High Roller593Brandon AdamsUnited States$411,561Live Updates Recap
Event #75: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em6,248James AndersonUnited States$690,686Live Updates Recap
Event #76: $800 WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed1,560Shawn BuchananCanada$223,119Live Updates Recap
Event #77: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed193Tu DaoCanada$133,189Live Updates Recap
Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot Limit Omaha1,130Maximilian KlostermeierDenmark$177,823Live Updates Recap
Event #79: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em671Ivan DeyraFrance$380,090Live Updates Recap
Event #80: $1,500 Mixed No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha1,250Jerry OdeenSweden$304,793Live Updates Recap
Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No Limit Hold'em185Shankar PillaiUnited States$71,580Live Updates Recap
Event #82: $1,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em2,589Tom KoralUnited States$530,164Live Updates Recap
Event #83: $100,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em99Keith TilstonUnited States$2,792,406Live Updates Recap

2019 Wsop Rules

EventEntrantsWinnerCountryPayout (USD)Live UpdatesRecap
Event #84: $1,500 The Closer No Limit Hold'em2,800Abhinav IyerIndia$565,346Live Updates Recap
Event #85: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha 6-Handed835Alan SternbergUnited States$448,392Live Updates Recap
Event #86: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship272Anuj AgarwalUnited States$630,747Live Updates Recap
Event #87: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.301Denis StrebkovRussia$206,173Live Updates Recap
Event #88: $500 WSOP.com Online Summer Saver No Limit Hold'em1,859Taylor PaurUnited States$149,241Live Updates Recap
Event #89: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em608Carl ShawUnited Kingdom$606,562Live Updates Recap
Event #90[a]: $50,000 Final Fifty High Roller No Limit Hold'em123Danny TangHong Kong$1,608,406Live Updates Recap