It was held from May 27 – July 14 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada.

The $1,000 WSOP.com No Limit Hold'em event awarded the first WSOP bracelet in an online tournament, with the final six players playing at the Rio on July 4.

[2] Source:[3] Final standings as of October 24 (end of WSOPE): The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 5 with the first of three starting flights.

[6] With his victory in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship, Tuan Le became the first player to win the same $10,000 buy-in event in consecutive years since Johnny Chan won the Main Event in 1988.

Counting all buy-in amounts, he is the first to accomplish this feat since Thang Luu won his second consecutive $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event in 2009.