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			'''Gavin Smith''' (September 4, 1968 – January 14, 2019) was a ] professional ] player who won the ]'s ] Mirage Poker Showdown Championship event and the WPT Season IV Player of the Year award in 2005, then at the ], won the ] along with his first ].<ref name="CPGWins">{{cite web \| url = http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/9337-world-series-of-poker-gavin-smith-wins-event-no-44-2-500-mixed-hold-em \| title = World Series of Poker -- Gavin Smith Wins Event No. 44 ($2,500 Mixed Hold'em) \| access-date = June 27, 2010 \| last = Pempus \| first = Brian \| date = June 27, 2010 \| work = CardPlayer.com}}</ref><ref name="results">{{Cite web \|title=Gavin Smith's profile on The Hendon Mob \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=14762 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] Poker Database \|language=en}}</ref>

			Smith learned how to play cards by playing ] and ] with his father. He started playing poker at the age of 26, playing mixed games with co-workers. Smith became a ] in 1996 and set up his own poker club in 1998 in ], Ontario. Before that, he worked as a ] driver and on a ] in ], Ontario.

			== Poker career ==
			Smith first came to note by winning tournaments in ] ] and ] in the 1999 and 2000 World Poker Finals at ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=1999 World Poker Finals, No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16050 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2000 World Poker Finals, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14450 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>

			=== World Poker Tour ===
			In May 2005, he won the first prize of $1,128,278 in the ] (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown in ], defeating ] in the final heads-up confrontation.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2005 Mirage Poker Showdown, WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=11555 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref> In October 2005 he made the WPT final table again in the 2nd Annual ] North American Poker Championship, where he finished third, behind ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV, 2nd Annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship - No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=12515 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref> He made a third WPT final table in January 2006, finishing fourth.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2006 Gold Strike World Poker Open, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16568 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref> The three WPT final tables earned him the World Poker Tour Player of the Year award for Season 4.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Feldman \|first=Andrew \|date=May 11, 2006 \|title=Smith named WPT Player of the Year \|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=2441717 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=ESPN.com \|language=en}}</ref>

			=== World Series of Poker ===
			Smith first cashed in the ] (WSOP) in 2003 and would later cash in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in 2004, finishing 52nd.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5538 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, World Championship Event \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=6628 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref> He went on to cash in 2005 also (471st), as well as in 2007 (592nd).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=14015 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26201 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>

			Smith boasted several other high finishes, including a runner-up finish in 2007 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for $155,645).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, Pot Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26148 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref> The experience Smith gained in mixed-games when he started playing also served him well, as he had several high finishes in ] tournaments.<ref name="results" />

			Smith earned his first ] in the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) event at the ], defeating Danny Hannawa heads-up, and earning $268,238 for his first-place finish.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, Limit/No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=40131 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>

			=== World Series of Poker bracelets ===
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			\|$2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)
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			\|$268,238
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	\| Birdguts
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			=== World Series of Poker Circuit events ===
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			In May 2006, Smith finished runner-up in the ] at ], winning $293,930.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=WSOP Circuit - WSOPC New Orleans, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=19362 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>

			=== Other poker related activities ===
	'''Gavin Smith''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is a ] professional ] player.
			Smith won the ] Main Event in 2004, besting a field of 249 poker enthusiasts, in ], Nevada.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BARGE 2004, No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=46329 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>

			In July 2006, Smith won the World Pro-Am Challenge event at the ], taking home the $500,000 first prize.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World Pro-Am Challenge, No Limit Hold'em \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=23307 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>
	Smith learnt cards by playing ] and ] with his father. He began playing poker at the age of 26, playing mixed games with co-workers. He became a ] in 1996 and set up his own poker club in 1998. He has also worked as a ] driver and on a ].

			From April 2006 until October 2006, Gavin was one of the hosts of ] radio show sponsored by ] magazine. Beginning in 2007, Smith and ] co-hosted PokerRoad Radio with Joe Stapleton. Smith's final episode as a co-host on PokerRoad Radio was July 12, 2010.<ref>PokerRoad Radio Podcast (July 12, 2010), Gavin Smith Farewell Episode; {{cite web \|url=http://www.pokerroad.com/radio/prr/307 \|title=Poker Road Radio - Gavin's Farewell Episode with guest Paul McGuire - PokerRoad \|access-date=July 20, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715080339/http://www.pokerroad.com/radio/prr/307 \|archive-date=July 15, 2010 }}</ref>
	Smith first came to note by winning tournaments in ] ] and ] in the 1999 and 2000 World Poker Finals at ].

			He won '']''´s Season 3 Week 2 "19th Hole", defeating ] in heads-up play. It was his first time on the show.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Poker After Dark (PAD) Season III, Week 2 - 19th Hole \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30654 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>
	He first cashed in the ] (WSOP) in 2003 and would later make the money of the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in 2004, finishing 52nd. He went on to cash in 2005 also (471st.)

			Smith's lifetime live tournament winnings exceeded $6,321,000.<ref name="stats">{{Cite web \|title=Gavin Smith's profile on The Hendon Mob \|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=14762 \|access-date=December 4, 2023 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref> His 47 cashes as the WSOP accounted for $1,673,208 of those winnings.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gavin Smith \|url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=330 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=WSOP.com}}</ref>
	In ] he won the first prize of $1,128,278 in the ] (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown in ], defeating ] in the final heads-up confrontation. In ] he made the WPT final table again in the 2nd Annual ] North American Poker Championship, where he finished 3rd, behind ] and ]. He made a third WPT final table in ], finishing 4th. The three WPT final tables made him the World Poker Tour Player of the Year award for season 4.

			== Prop bets ==
	Smith is good friends with ] who helped bankroll him early in his career.
			Smith co-starred with ] on a show called "Prop Bets" on the ]-TV site ], mainly due to the above-mentioned prop bet at the 2006 World Series of Poker.

			Smith won a bet with Sebok on who would win the most ''Card Player'' magazine points at the ]. As a consequence, Sebok had to wear a bear outfit on Day 1B, among other funny-looking outfits, including ].
	As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000. He also plays regular ] at ] under the alias ''"birdguts"'', and considers ] to be the toughest opponent he has faced.

			Smith had a tattoo on his upper right shoulder of a four-leaf clover and the initials J.S. He had to get the tattoo after losing a ] to Sebok.
	Smith is a ] person. He has refused to cut his hair since ] as he found his luck ran badly shortly after the last time he cut it. His hobbies include ] and ].

			==Death==
			Smith died on January 14, 2019, at his home in ], ], at the age of 50.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Holloway \|first=Chad \|date=January 15, 2019 \|title=Poker Pro Gavin Smith Unexpectedly Passes Away at Age 50 \|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/01/poker-pro-gavin-smith-unexpectedly-passes-away-at-age-50-33116.htm \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=PokerNews.com \|language=en}}</ref> He died in his sleep.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=January 15, 2019 \|title=Poker Champion Gavin Smith Dead At Age 50 \|url=https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/23544-poker-champion-gavin-smith-dead-at-age-50 \|access-date=January 15, 2019 \|website=CardPlayer.com}}</ref>

			As a tribute, the Gavin Smith Memorial Poker Tournament was held at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, as the first event of the 2019 World Series of Poker.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jadavji \|first=Aleeyah \|date=May 30, 2019 \|title=Poker Community Comes Together for Gavin Smith's Children \|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/05/poker-community-comes-together-for-gavin-smiths-children-34317.htm \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=PokerNews.com \|language=en}}</ref>

			==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 3 October 2024

Canadian poker player (1968–2019)

Gavin Smith
Gavin Smith at the 2007 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)	Birdguts, Caveman
Residence	Guelph, Ontario
Born	(1968-09-04)September 4, 1968 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 14, 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 50) Houston, Texas, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1
Final table(s)	2
Money finish(es)	18
Highest ITM Main Event finish	52nd, 2004
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	1
Final table(s)	4
Money finish(es)	10
Information last updated on 27 June 2010.

Gavin Smith (September 4, 1968 – January 14, 2019) was a Canadian professional poker player who won the World Poker Tour's Season IV Mirage Poker Showdown Championship event and the WPT Season IV Player of the Year award in 2005, then at the 2010 World Series of Poker, won the $2,500 Mixed Hold 'em event along with his first bracelet.

Smith learned how to play cards by playing cribbage and rummy with his father. He started playing poker at the age of 26, playing mixed games with co-workers. Smith became a poker dealer in 1996 and set up his own poker club in 1998 in Kitchener, Ontario. Before that, he worked as a taxicab driver and on a golf course in Guelph, Ontario.

Poker career

Smith first came to note by winning tournaments in no limit Texas hold 'em and seven card stud in the 1999 and 2000 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods.

World Poker Tour

In May 2005, he won the first prize of $1,128,278 in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas, defeating Ted Forrest in the final heads-up confrontation. In October 2005 he made the WPT final table again in the 2nd Annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, where he finished third, behind Minh Ly and Dan Harrington. He made a third WPT final table in January 2006, finishing fourth. The three WPT final tables earned him the World Poker Tour Player of the Year award for Season 4.

World Series of Poker

Smith first cashed in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2003 and would later cash in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in 2004, finishing 52nd. He went on to cash in 2005 also (471st), as well as in 2007 (592nd).

Smith boasted several other high finishes, including a runner-up finish in 2007 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for $155,645). The experience Smith gained in mixed-games when he started playing also served him well, as he had several high finishes in H.O.R.S.E. tournaments.

Smith earned his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) event at the 2010 World Series of Poker, defeating Danny Hannawa heads-up, and earning $268,238 for his first-place finish.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
2010	$2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)	$268,238

World Series of Poker Circuit events

In May 2006, Smith finished runner-up in the World Series of Poker circuit event at Harrah's New Orleans, winning $293,930.

Other poker related activities

Smith won the Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion (BARGE) Main Event in 2004, besting a field of 249 poker enthusiasts, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In July 2006, Smith won the World Pro-Am Challenge event at the Poker Dome Challenge, taking home the $500,000 first prize.

From April 2006 until October 2006, Gavin was one of the hosts of The Circuit radio show sponsored by Card Player magazine. Beginning in 2007, Smith and Joe Sebok co-hosted PokerRoad Radio with Joe Stapleton. Smith's final episode as a co-host on PokerRoad Radio was July 12, 2010.

He won Poker After Dark´s Season 3 Week 2 "19th Hole", defeating Phil Ivey in heads-up play. It was his first time on the show.

Smith's lifetime live tournament winnings exceeded $6,321,000. His 47 cashes as the WSOP accounted for $1,673,208 of those winnings.

Prop bets

Smith co-starred with Joe Sebok on a show called "Prop Bets" on the Internet-TV site RawVegas.tv, mainly due to the above-mentioned prop bet at the 2006 World Series of Poker.

Smith won a bet with Sebok on who would win the most Card Player magazine points at the 2006 World Series of Poker. As a consequence, Sebok had to wear a bear outfit on Day 1B, among other funny-looking outfits, including Wonder Woman.

Smith had a tattoo on his upper right shoulder of a four-leaf clover and the initials J.S. He had to get the tattoo after losing a prop bet to Sebok.

Death

Smith died on January 14, 2019, at his home in Houston, Texas, at the age of 50. He died in his sleep.

As a tribute, the Gavin Smith Memorial Poker Tournament was held at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, as the first event of the 2019 World Series of Poker.

References

Carty, Matt (January 16, 2019). "Guelph poker player Gavin Smith found dead in Texas". Global News. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
Pempus, Brian (June 27, 2010). "World Series of Poker -- Gavin Smith Wins Event No. 44 ($2,500 Mixed Hold'em)". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
^ "Gavin Smith's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"1999 World Poker Finals, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"2000 World Poker Finals, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"2005 Mirage Poker Showdown, WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"Bellagio Festa Al Lago IV, 2nd Annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"2006 Gold Strike World Poker Open, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
Feldman, Andrew (May 11, 2006). "Smith named WPT Player of the Year". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, World Championship Event". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, No Limit Texas Hold'em - World Championship Event". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, Pot Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"41st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2010, Limit/No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"WSOP Circuit - WSOPC New Orleans, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"BARGE 2004, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"World Pro-Am Challenge, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
PokerRoad Radio Podcast (July 12, 2010), Gavin Smith Farewell Episode; "Poker Road Radio - Gavin's Farewell Episode with guest Paul McGuire - PokerRoad". Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
"Poker After Dark (PAD) Season III, Week 2 - 19th Hole". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"Gavin Smith's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
"Gavin Smith". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
Holloway, Chad (January 15, 2019). "Poker Pro Gavin Smith Unexpectedly Passes Away at Age 50". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
"Poker Champion Gavin Smith Dead At Age 50". CardPlayer.com. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
Jadavji, Aleeyah (May 30, 2019). "Poker Community Comes Together for Gavin Smith's Children". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

External links

v t e Winners of the World Poker Tour Player of the Year Award
1. Howard Lederer 2. Erick Lindgren 3. Daniel Negreanu 4. Gavin Smith 5. J. C. Tran 6. Jonathan Little 7. Bertrand Grospellier 8. Faraz Jaka 9. Andy Frankenberger 10. Joe Serock 11. Matt Salsberg 12. Mukul Pahuja 13. Anthony Zinno 14. Mike Shariati 15. Benjamin Zamani 16. Artur Papazyan 17. Erkut Yilmaz 18. Brian Altman

v t e 2010s WSOP bracelet winners
Note: number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year
2010/ 2010 E	Daniel Alaei Harold Angle Richard Ashby David "Bakes" Baker Praz Bansi John Barch Chris Bell Tomer Berda James Bord Dutch Boyd Eric Buchman Shawn Busse Yan Chen Michael Chow Aadam Daya James Dempsey Jason DeWitt Jonathan Duhamel Mike Ellis Sigurd Eskeland Sam Farha Peter Gelencser Steven Gee Ian Gordon Dean Hamrick Gus Hansen William Haydon Vanessa Hellebuyck Phil Ivey Steve Jelinek Frank Kassela (2) Matt Keikoan Dan Kelly Steven Kelly Chance Kornuth Valdemar Kwaysser Phil Laak Pascal LeFrancois Michael Linn Jeff Lisandro Ayaz Mahmood Matt Matros Michael Mizrachi Scott Montgomery Men Nguyen Jeffrey Papola Hoai Pham Carter Phillips Konstantin Puchkov Miguel Proulx Jesse Rockowitz Scott Shelley Gavin Smith Brendan Taylor Jeffrey Tebben Joshua Tieman Luis Velador Marcel Vonk David Warga Simon Watt Ryan Welch
2011/ 2011 E	Owais Ahmed André Akkari Hasan Anter Andrew Badecker Francesco Barbaro Allen Bari Sam Barnhart Steve Billirakis Nick Binger Tyler Bonkowski Kirk Caldwell Jake Cody David Diaz Sean Drake Joe Ebanks Elio Fox Andy Frankenberger Sean Getzwiller Kenneth Griffin Bertrand Grospellier Foster Hays Pius Heinz Andrew Hinrichsen James Hess Guillaume Humbert Dan Idema Matt Jarvis John Juanda Eugene Katchalov Geffrey Klein Oleksii Kovalchuk Mikhail Lakhitov Ben Lamb Chris Lee Amir Lehavot Maxim Lykov Leonard Martin Matt Matros Jason Mercier Michael Mizrachi John Monnette Elie Payan Justin Pechie Matt Perrins Athanasios Polychronopoulos Rep Porter Mark Radoja Brian Rast (2) Eric Rodawig Mitch Schock David Singontiko Jason Somerville Fabrice Soulier Sam Stein Aaron Steury Antonin Teisseire Arkadiy Tsinis Chris Viox Tristan Wade Harrison Wilder Marsha Wolak Darren Woods Viacheslav Zhukov
2012/ 2012 E	Timothy Adams Jonathan Aguiar David Arsht David "Bakes" Baker David "ODB" Baker Ronnie Bardah Andy Bloch Joe Cassidy Aubin Cazals Simon Charette Francisco Da Costa Santos Yen Dang Antonio Esfandiari (2) Ryan Eriquezzo Leif Force Andy Frankenberger Adam Friedman Michael Gathy Clifford Goldkind Brent Hanks Roger Hairabedian Brian Hastings Phil Hellmuth (2) Greg Hobson Kenny Hsiung Jan-Peter Jachtmann Will Jaffe Nick Jivkov Tomas Junek Naoya Kihara Oleksii Kovalchuk Steven Loube Henry Lu Imed Ben Mahmoud Matt Matros Brian Meinders Craig McCorkell Greg Merson (2) Michael Mizrachi John Monnette Dominik Nitsche Dung Nguyen Randy Ohel Greg Ostrander Rocco Palumbo Carter Phillips Giovanni Rasodoni Ylon Schwartz Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Ashkan Razavi Chiab Saechao Brandon Schaefer Benjamin Scholl Nick Schulman Austin Scott Vanessa Selbst Max Steinberg Herbert Tapscott Chris Tryba Vincent Van Der Fluit Peter Vilandos Joey Weissman Neil Willerson Larry Wright Cory Zeidman Viacheslav Zhukov
2013/ 2013 AP/ 2013 E	Daniel Alaei Matthew Ashton Jeremy Ausmus John Beauprez Levi Berger Kristen Bicknell Barny Boatman Bryan Campanello Dana Castaneda Benny Chen David Chiu James Collopy Chris Dombrowski Jason Duval Eli Elezra Martin Finger Danny Fuhs Michael Gathy Jackie Glazier Anthony Gregg Mike Gorodinsky Jarred Graham Steve Gross Isaac Hagerling Jared Hamby Roger Hairabedian Corey Harrison Loni Harwood Jonathan Hilton Chad Holloway Dan Idema Phil Ivey Henrik Johansson Marco Johnson Cliff Josephy Davidi Kitai Aaron Lim Kenneth Lind Erick Lindgren Jeff Madsen Michael Malm Jesse Martin Adrián Mateos Mike Matusow Calen McNeil Simeon Naydenov Daniel Negreanu (2) Justin Oliver Taylor Paur Matt Perrins Bryan Piccioli Josh Pollock Athanasios Polychronopoulos Trevor Pope Sandeep Pulusani Mark Radoja Ryan Riess Lev Rofman Tom Schneider (2) Noah Schwartz Brett Shaffer Vladimir Shchemelev Darko Stojanovic Steve Sung Charles Sylvestre Norbert Szecsi Jonathan Taylor Nikolaus Teichert Ben Volpe Matt Waxman Brent Wheeler Brandon Wong Brian Yoon
2014/ 2014 AP	Calvin Anderson Alex Antonios Alex Bilokur Alex Bolotin Justin Bonomo Dutch Boyd Luke Brabin Eric Buchman Todd Bui Joe Cada Scott Calcagno Kyle Cartwright Dan Colman George Danzer (3) Scott Davies Sean Dempsey Jonathan Dimmig Michael Drummond Igor Dubinskyy Kevin Eyster Ted Forrest Ted Gillis Will Givens Matt Grapenthien Tommy Hang Dan Heimiller John Hennigan Sam Higgs Phil Hui Phil Ivey Martin Jacobson Salman Jaddi Jared Jaffee John Kabbaj Mike Kachan Dan Kelly Bryn Kenney Kory Kilpatrick Davidi Kitai Gregory Kolo Nick Kost Florian Langmann Tuan Le Mike Leah Jeff Lisandro Jay Loo Jesse McEuen Pierre Milan David Miscikowski Robert Mizrachi Jordan Morgan Asi Moshe Dominik Nitsche (2) David Olson Brock Parker Brandon Paster Tyler Patterson Hugo Pingray Doug Polk Andrew Rennhack Roland Reparejo Vanessa Selbst Brandon Shack-Harris Brett Shaffer Jeff Smith Davide Suriano Paul Volpe Christopher Wallace Pat Walsh Steven Wolansky Brian Yoon Rory Young Haixia Zhang
2015/ 2015 E	Daniel Alaei Jon Andlovec Adrian Apmann Makarios Avramidis Travis Baker Andrew Barber Brandon Barnette Connor Berkowitz Andre Boyer Adrian Buckley Shaun Deeb Upeshka De Silva Quinn Do Jonathan Duhamel (2) Jack Duong Eli Elezra Matthew Elsby Dietrich Fast Vasili Firsau Carol Fuchs John Gale Phil Galfond Cord Garcia Arash Ghaneian Benny Glaser Mike Gorodinsky Sam Greenwood Richard Gryko Loni Harwood Brian Hastings (2) Ryan Hefter Phil Hellmuth Paul Hoefer Barry Hutter Dan Idema Young Ji William Kakon Byron Kaverman Alex Komaromi Tuan Le Keith Lehr Justin Liberto Alex Lindop Ivan Luca Kevin MacPhee (2) Jeff Madsen Konstantin Maslak Joe McKeehen Jason Mercier Paul Michaelis Robert Mizrachi Takahiro Nakai Thiago Nishijima Matt O'Donnell Max Pescatori (2) Alexander Petersen Nick Petrangelo Christian Pham Idan Raviv John Reading Gerald Ringe Jacquelyn Scott Perry Shiao Anthony Spinella Jeff Tomlinson Aaron Wallace Michael Wang Brandon Wittmeyer Corrie Wunstel Ben Yu Benjamin Zamani Anthony Zinno
2016	Hani Awad Lawrence Berg Chase Bianchi Kristen Bicknell Kyle Bowker Mike Cordell Johnnie Craig Ryan D'Angelo George Danzer Shaun Deeb Ray Dehkharghani Jason DeWitt Yue Du Tony Dunst Peter Eichhardt Said El-Yousfi Ryan Fee Michael Gagliano Cesar Garcia Jean Gaspard Michael Gathy Benny Glaser (2) John Hennigan Fedor Holz Ian Johns (2) Marco Johnson Kyle Julius Ben Keeline Courtney Kennedy Loren Klein Martin Kozlov Jens Kyllönen Ryan Laplante Allan Le Danny Le Hung Le Rafael Lebron Calvin Lee Andrew Lichtenberger Clayton Maguire Ankush Mandavia Adrián Mateos Phillip McAllister Jason Mercier (2) Robert Mizrachi James Moore Qui Nguyen David Nowakowski Viatcheslav Ortynskiy Alan Percal David Peters Doug Polk Rep Porter David Prociak Brian Rast Christopher Sand Brandon Shack-Harris Sam Soverel Corey Thompson Mitchell Towner Michael Tureniec Safiya Umerova Christopher Vitch Paul Volpe Steven Wolansky Jiaqi Xu Andrey Zaichenko Alexander Ziskin
2017/ 2017 E	David Bach (2) Scott Blumstein Liv Boeree Ernest Bohn Chris Bolek Christopher Brammer Brian Brubaker Shane Buchwald James Calderaro Luis Calvo Thomas Cannuli Mohsin Charania Upeshka De Silva Dieter Dechant Rulah Divine Niall Farrell Chris Ferguson Christopher Frank Nathan Gamble Harrison Gimbel Jason Gola Tyler Groth Albert Hoekendijk Bryan Hollis Nipun Java (2) Martin Kabrhel Nadar Kakhmazov Frank Kassela Andreas Klatt Loren Klein Chris Klodnicki Tom Koral Norberto Korn Igor Kurganov Jens Lakemeier Sebastian Langrock Tommy Le Frank Maggio Pablo Mariz Anthony Marquez Jesse Martin Adrián Mateos Heidi May Ben Maya Joe McKeehen Theodore McQuilkin Joseph Mitchell John Monnette James Moore Chris Moorman Adrian Moreno Abe Mosseri Dominik Nitsche James Obst Rifat Palevic Alexandru Papazian David Pham Doug Polk Thomas Pomponio John Racener Gaurav Raina Thomas Reynolds Marti Roca de Torres Joseph Di Rosa Rojas Artur Rudziankov Matthew Schreiber Vladimir Shchemelev Oleksandr Shcherbak Max Silver David Singer Elior Sion Smith Sirisakorn Matous Skorepa Tyler Smith Aditya Sushant Christopher Vitch Ron Ware Mike Wattel Bryce Yockey Brian Yoon Ben Yu Sean Yu Dmitry Yurasov Benjamin Zamani Lukas Zaskodny Shai Zurr
2018/ 2018 E	Michael Addamo (2) Steve Albini Yaser Al-Keliddar Calvin Anderson Tim Andrew Eric Baldwin Ryan Bambrick Johannes Becker Jean-Robert Bellande Yaniv Birman Scott Bohlman Justin Bonomo (2) Farhintaj Bonyadi David Brookshire Joe Cada (2) Joey Couden John Cynn Matthew Davis Jessica Dawley Shaun Deeb (2) Ognyan Dimov Benjamin Dobson Roberly Felicio Elio Fox Adam Friedman Phil Galfond Mykhailo Gutyi Galen Hall Jeremy Harkin Brian Hastings Phil Hellmuth John Hennigan Jordan Hufty Anderson Ireland Martin Kabrhel Ronald Keijzer Arne Kern Loren Klein Chance Kornuth Jay Kwon Preston Lee Ryan Leng Philip Long Nikita Luther Timur Margolin (2) Julien Martini Dan Matsuzuki Matthew Mendez Michael Mizrachi Benjamin Moon Asi Moshe Robert Nehorayan Tommy Nguyen Daniel Ospina Giuseppe Pantaleo Robert Peacock Jeremy Perrin Nick Petrangelo Jordan Polk Mario Prats Brian Rast William Reymond Tamir Segal Nicholas Seiken Scott Seiver Warren Sheaves Jack Sinclair Filippos Stavrakis Norbert Szecsi Mike Takayama Longsheng Tan Denis Timofeev Ryan Tosoc Hanh Tran (2) Anson Tsang Craig Varnell Diogo Veiga Paul Volpe Guoliang Wei Jeremy Wien Gal Yifrach Ben Yu Andrey Zhigalov Yueqi Zhu
2019/ 2019 E	Brandon Adams Anuj Agarwal Rick Alvarado James Anderson Brett Apter David "ODB" Baker Nicholas Baris Isaac Baron Jim Bechtel Michael Blake Renat Bohdanov Ismael Bojang Rami Boukai Yuval Bronshtein Shawn Buchanan Kahle Burns (2) Robert Campbell (2) Thomas Cazayous James Chen Joseph Cheong Stephen Chidwick Scott Clements Stephanie Dao Daniel Dayan Upeshka De Silva Ivan Deyra Andrew Donabedian Dash Dudley (2) Yuri Dzivielevski Eli Elezra Ari Engel Hossein Ensan Alex Epstein Susan Faber Tomas Fara Femi Fashakin Joe Foresman Jorden Fox Adam Friedman Ohad Geiger Kevin Gerhart Jason Gooch John Gorsuch Brian Green Bertrand Grospellier Nicholas Haynes Ben Heath Juha Helppi John Hennigan Besim Hot Phil Hui Abhinav Iyer Vangelis Kaimakamis Jiyoung Kim Loren Klein Maximilian Klostermeier Alexandros Kolonias Roman Korenev Yong Kwon David Lambard Jonas Lauck Chin Wei Lim Dan Lupo Howard Mash Kainalu McCue-Unciano Derek McMaster Robert Mitchell Michael Mizrachi Aristeidis Moschonas Asi Moshe (2) Greg Mueller Frankie O'Dell Jerry Odeen Daniel Park Sejin Park Taylor Paur Jeremy Pekarek Shankar Pillai Josh Pollock Tomas Ribeiro Jeremy Saderne Espen Sandvik Nick Schulman Luke Schwartz Scott Seiver Carl Shaw Stephen Song Santiago Soriano Murilo Souza Alan Sternberg Denis Strebkov Daniel Strelitz Sean Swingruber Danny Tang Keith Tilston Siamak Tooran Joao Vieira Barak Wisbrod Daniel Zack Luis Zedan Anthony Zinno Anatolii Zyrin
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