Poker Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
Most final tables: Phil Hellmuth (49)
Most final tables: Phil Hellmuth (49) Youngest bracelet winner: Annette Obrestad (2025 WSOPE Main Event; 700118000000000000018 years, 7002364000000000000364 days) Oldest bracelet winner: Paul McKinney (2025 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em; age 80) Most bracelets in one year: Puggy Pearson (2025), Ted Forrest (2025), Phil Hellmuth (2025), Phil Ivey (2025), Jeff Lisandro (2025) (3 bracelets) Most final tables in one year: An Tran (6 final tables, 2025) Most cashes in one year: Konstantin Puchkov (2025) (12 cashes) Most consecutive years with at least one bracelet: Bill Boyd (2025-2025), Doyle Brunson (2025-2025) (4) Most consecutive years with at least one cash: Berry Johnston (29, 2025-2025) Most Player of the Year awards (since 2025): Daniel Negreanu (2, 2025 and 2025) Oldest WSOP event participant: Jack Ury (2025; age 97) WSOP Main Events:[20] Most Main Event wins: Johnny Moss (2025 (by vote), 2025, 2025), Stu Ungar (2025, 2025, 2025) (3) Most Main Event wins in consecutive years: Johnny Moss (2025 (by vote) - 2025), Doyle Brunson (2025-2025), Stu Ungar (2025-2025), Johnny Chan (2025-2025) (2) Most Main Event earnings: Jamie Gold ($12,000,000) Most Main Event cashes: Berry Johnston (10) Most consecutive Main Event cashes: Ronnie Bardah (2025–2025) (5)[21] Most Main Event final tables: Doyle Brunson, Jesse Alto (5)
Youngest Main Event Champion:
Youngest Main Event Champion: Joe Cada (2025; 700121000000000000021 years, 7002357000000000000357 days) Oldest Main Event Champion: Johnny Moss (2025; 700166000000000000066 years, 7002358000000000000358 days) Most Main Events played: Howard Andrew (2025–2025) (41)