Tournament 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 (2007 WSOPE Main Event; 700118000000000000018 years, 7002364000000000000364 days) Oldest bracelet winner: Paul McKinney (2005 $1,000 Seniors' No Limit Hold'em; age 80) Most bracelets in one year: Puggy Pearson (1973), Ted Forrest (1993), Phil Hellmuth (1993), Phil Ivey (2002), Jeff Lisandro (2009) (3 bracelets) Most final tables in one year: An Tran (6 final tables, 1992) Most cashes in one year: Konstantin Puchkov (2012) (12 cashes) Most consecutive years with at least one bracelet: Bill Boyd (1971 - 1974), Doyle Brunson (1976 - 1979) (4) Most consecutive years with at least one cash: Berry Johnston (29, 1982 - 2010) Most Player of the Year awards (since 2004): Daniel Negreanu (2, 2004 and 2013) Oldest WSOP event participant: Jack Ury (2010; age 97) WSOP Main Events:[20] Most Main Event wins: Johnny Moss (1970 (by vote), 1971, 1974), Stu Ungar (1980, 1981, 1997) (3) Most Main Event wins in consecutive years: Johnny Moss (1970 (by vote) - 1971), Doyle Brunson (1976 - 1977), Stu Ungar (1980 - 1981), Johnny Chan (1987 - 1988) (2) Most Main Event earnings: Jamie Gold ($12,000,000) Most Main Event cashes: Berry Johnston (10) Most consecutive Main Event cashes: Ronnie Bardah (2010–2014) (5)[21] Most Main Event final tables: Doyle Brunson, Jesse Alto (5)
Youngest Main Event Champion:
Youngest Main Event Champion: Joe Cada (2009; 700121000000000000021 years, 7002357000000000000357 days) Oldest Main Event Champion: Johnny Moss (1974; 700166000000000000066 years, 7002358000000000000358 days) Most Main Events played: Howard Andrew (1974–2014) (41)