2011 WSOP Main Event Champion

$8,715,638

Pius Heinz (Cologne, Germany)

The 22-year-old professional poker player from Cologne stunned the poker world by becoming the first player in history from Germany to win poker's most prestigious title. Heinz pulled off a masterful performance during the two-day final table session, which began on Sunday afternoon inside the Penn and Teller Theatre at the Rio in Las Vegas and ended late Tuesday night on a confetti-splattered stage accustomed to acts of magic.

With his stunning comeback victory, Heinz collected a whopping $8,715,638 in prize money - the third-highest payout for any poker champion in history. He was also presented with the game's most coveted prize, the WSOP gold and diamond bracelet - which symbolizes poker's supreme achievement.

2011 Bracelet Winners

Event #1

Sean Drake

Won: $82,292

Event #1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Sean Drake, from Folsom, CA won the Casino Employees Championship. He won $82,292 in prize money.

Event #2

Jake Cody

Won: $851,192

Event #2: Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Jake Cody, from Rochdale, England won the Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. He earned a whopping $851,192 in first-place prize money.

Event #3

Cheech Barbaro

Won: $262,283

Event #3: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
Cheech Barbaro, from Chicago, IL won the Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better. The former bartender earned $262,283 in prize money.

Event #4

Allen Bari

Won: $874,116

Event #4: No-Limit Hold’em
Allen Bari earned a whopping $874,116 in first-place prize money. The New Jersey poker pro won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event.

Event #5

Eugene Katchalov

Won: $122,909

Event #5: Seven Card Stud
Eugene Katchalov, originally from Ukraine who now calls New York, NY, his home won the Seven Card Stud. He earned $122,909 in prize money.

Event #6

Harrison Wilder

Won: $205,065

Event #6: Limit Hold'em
Harrison Wilder, from Beaveron, OR won the Limit Hold'em event. He earned $205,065 and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet for the first-place finish.

Event #7

Amir Lehavot

Won: $573,456

Event #7: Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Amir Lehavot, who is originally from Israel and now resides in Weston, FL. Lehavot earned $573,456 in prize money.

Event #8

Sean Getzwiller

Won: $611,185

Event #8: No-Limit Hold'em
Sean Getzwiller, from Las Vegas, NV won the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship. He added $611,185 to his bankroll.

Event #9

Matt Perrins

Won: $102,105

Event #9: 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit)
Matt Perrins, Rochdale, U.K. won the No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Championship. He pocketed $102,105 for his efforts.

Event #10

Geffrey Klein

Won: $544,388

Event #10: No-Limit Hold'em/Six-Handed
Geffrey Klein, from Houston, TX. Down 9-to-1 in chips, Klein prevailed to win the event. He collected $544,388 in prize money.

Event #11

Viacheslav Zhukov

Won: $465,216

Event #11: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Viacheslav Zhukov, from Stary Oskol, Russia. He won the Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship and $465,216 in prize money.

Event #12

David Diaz

Won: $352,808

Event #12: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em
David Diaz from Memphis, TN, won the $1,500 Triple-Chance No-Limit Hold’em Championship. He collected $352,808 in cash for his victory.

Event #13

Andrew Badecker

Won: $369,371

Event #13: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Andrew Badecker from Connecticut, won the No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. He earned $369,371 in prize money.

Event #14

Tyler Bonkowski

Won: $220,817

Event #14: Limit Hold'em Tyler Bonkowski from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada won the Limit Hold'em event. He collected first-place prize money totaling $220,817.

Event #15

Brian Rast

Won: $227,232

Event #15: Pot Limit Hold'em Brian Rast from Denver, CO won the Pot Limit Hold'em event. He was awarded his very first WSOP gold bracelet and $227,232.

Event #16

John Juanda

Won: $367,170

Event #16: 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) John Juanda from Las Vegas, NV, won the 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship. He collected his fifth WSOP gold bracelet and $367,170.

Event #17

Aaron Steury

Won: $289,283

Event #17: H.O.R.S.E. Aaron Steury from Fort Wayne, IN, won the H.O.R.S.E. event. Steury received $289,283 in prize money for this victory.

Event #18

Foster Hays

Won: $735,400

Event #18: No-Limit Hold'em Foster Hays, from Dallas, TX won the No-Limit Hold'em event. The new poker champion turned a $1,500 Investment into $735,400.

Event #19

Darren Woods

Won: $213,431

Event #19: Limit Hold'em/Six-Handed Darren Woods from Grimsby, UK, won the Six-Handed Limit Hold’em Championship. He collected $213,431 in prize money.

Event #20

Jason Somerville

Won: $493,091

Event #20: No-Limit Hold'em Jason Somerville from Stony Brook, NY won the No-Limit Hold'em event. The newest poker champion collected $493,091.

Event #21

Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier

Won: $331,639

Event #21: Seven Card Stud Championship Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier from France won the Seven Card Stud Championship. He collected his first WSOP gold bracelet and $331,639 in prize money.

Event #22

Elie Payan

Won: $292,825

Event #22: Pot-Limit Omaha Elie Payan from Orleans, France, won the Pot-Limit Omaha championship. Payan outlasted 1,070 others to win $292,825.

Event #23

John Monnette

Won: $278,144

Event #23: Eight Game Mix John Monnette from Palmdale, CA, won the Eight Game Mix event. The poker pro collected $278,144 in prize money.

Event #24

Mark Radoja

Won: $436,568

Event #24: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Mark Radoja, from Guelph, Ontario, won the No-Limit Hold’em Shootout. The Canadian poker pro collected $436,568.

Event #25

Chris Viox

Won: $200,459

Event #25: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better Chris Viox from Houston, TX the Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better event. Viox collected $200,459 in prize money.

Event #26

Oleksii Kovalchuk

Won: $689,739

Event #26: No-Limit Hold'em/Six - Handed Oleksii Kovalchuk, from Kiev, Ukraine, won the Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event. The Ukrainian poker pro collected $689,739.

Event #27

Dan Idema

Won: $378,642

Event #27: Limit Hold'em Championship Dan Idema, from Vancouver, BC, won the Limit Hold'em Championship. For his victory, Idema collected $378,642 for first place.

Event #28

Andy Frankenberger

Won: $599,152

Event #28: No-Limit Hold’em Andy Frankenberger, from New York, NY, won the No-Limit Hold’em event. The 38-year-old professional poker player collected $599,152 for first place.

Event #29

Chris Lee

Won: $254,955

Event #29: 10-Game Mix/Six-Handed Chris Lee from Clarksville, MD, won the Six-Handed 10-Game Mix event. The German-born poker pro collected $254,955 for first place.

Event #30

James Hess

Won: $557,435

Event #30: Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship James Hess from Encino, CA, won the largest Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship in history . The 50-year-old talent manager collected $557,435 for first place.

Event #31

Sam Stein

Won: $420,802

Event #31: Pot-Limit Omaha Sam Stein from Henderson, NV, won the Pot-Limit Omaha event. The 23-year-old professional poker player won $420,802 in prize money.

Event #32

Kirk Caldwell

Won: $668,276

Event #32: No-Limit Hold'em Kirk Caldwell from Orangeville, Ontario, won the No-Limit Hold'em event. The $1500 investment paid off nicely with $668,276 for his efforts.

Event #33

Eric Rodawig

Won: $442,183

Event #33: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship Eric Rodawig, from Arlington, VA won the Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship. The banker won $442,183 for first place.

Event #34

Mark Schmid

Won: $488,283

Event #34: No-Limit Hold’em Mark Schmid, from Grand Rapids, MI, won the No-Limit Hold’em event. Schmid added $488,283 to his bankroll.

Event #35

Jason Mercier

Won: $619,575

Event #35: Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed Jason Mercier, from Davie, FL, won the Pot-Limit Omaha/Six-Handed event. The poker pro collected his second WSOP bracelet and $619,575.

Event #36

Mikhail Lakhitov

Won: $749,610

Event #36: No-Limit Hold’em Mikhail Lakhitov from Cheboksary, Russia, won the No-Limit Hold’em event. The 30-year-old professional collected $749,610 for first place.

Event #37

Fabrice Soulier

Won: $609,130

Event #37: H.O.R.S.E. Championship Fabrice Soulier, from Paris, France , won the H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Soulier collected $609,130 for first place.

Event #38

Arkadiy Tsinis

Won: $540,136

Event #38: No-Limit Hold’em Arkadiy “Kamsky” Tsinis, from Las Vegas, NV, is the latest No-Limit Hold’em champion. Tsinis collected $540,136 for first place.

Event #39

Mitch Schock

Won: $310,225

Event #39: Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha Mitch Schock is a 40-year-old professional poker player from Bismarck, ND. The poker pro raked-in $310,225 in prize money.

Event #40

Matt Jarvis

Won: $808,538

Event #40: No-Limit Hold'em/Six-Handed Matt Jarvis from Vancouver, BC, won the No-Limit Hold'em/Six-Handed event. Jarvis was a member of the 2010 November Nine. He won a whopping $808,538 for this victory.

Event #41

Justin Pechie

Won: $167,060

Event #41: Limit Hold’em Shootout Justin Pechie from Putnam, CT, won the Limit Hold’em Shootout. The 26-year-old professional poker player collected $167,060 for first place.

Event #42

Ben Lamb

Won: $814,436

Event #42: Pot-Limit Omaha Championship Ben Lamb, from Las Vegas, NV, won the Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. The Tulsa, OK native collected $814,436 for first place.

Event #43

Andre Akkari

Won: $675,117

Event #43: No-Limit Hold’em Andre Akkari from Sao Paulo, Brazil won the No-Limit Hold’em event. Akkari collected $675,117 for first place.

Event #44

Rep Porter

Won: $210,615

Event #44: Seven Card Razz Rep Porter from Woodinville, WA, won the Seven Card Razz event. Porter collected $210,615 for first place.

Event #45

Ken Griffin

Won: $455,356

Event #45: No-Limit Hold’em Ken Griffin from Houston, TX won the No-Limit Hold’em event. The U.S. Marine collected $455,356 for first place.

Event #46

Joe Ebanks

Won: $1,158,481

Event #46: No-Limit Hold’em/Six-Handed Championship Joe Ebanks a 26-year-old poker pro from Stow, OH won the $10,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship and raked-in $1,158,481.

Event #47

Owais Ahmed

Won: $255,959

Event #47: Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better Owais Ahmed from Irvine, CA, won the Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better event. Ahmed collected $255,959 for first place.

Event #48

Athanasios Polychronopoulos

Won: $650,223

Event #48: No-Limit Hold’em Athanasios Polychronopoulos from Springs, NY, won the No-Limit Hold’em event. The 27-year-old professional poker player won $650,223 for first place.

Event #49

Lenny Martin

Won: $189,818

Event #49: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) Lenny Martin from Las Vegas, NV, won the Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) event. Martin collected $189,818 for first place.

Event #50

Antonin Teisseire

Won: $825,604

Event #50: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em Antonin Teisseire from Cote d’Azur, France won the Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em event. He recorded his first WSOP cash while earning $825,604 in prize money.

Event #51

David Singontiko

Won: $268,235

Event #51: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better David Singontiko from Chatsworth, CA, won the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event. Singontiko collected $268,235 for first place.

Event #52

Matt Matros

Won: $303,501

Event #52: Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) Matt Matros from Brooklyn, NY won the Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) event. The Yale graduate collected $303,501 for first place.

Event #53

Marsha Wolak

Won: $192,344

Event #53: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship Marsha Wolak from Sarasota, FL won the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship. She collected $192,344 for first place.

Event #54

Maxim Lykov

Won: $648,880

Event #54: No-Limit Hold’em Maxim Lykov from Moscow, Russia, won the No-Limit Hold’em event. Lykov collected $648,880 for first place.

Event #55

Brian Rast

Won: $1,720,328

Event #55: The Poker Player's Championship Brian Rast, from Las Vegas, NV, won the The Poker Player's Championship. The only two-time 2011 bracelet winner collected $1,720,328 for first place.

Event #56

Alexander Anter

Won: $777,928

Event #56: No-Limit Hold’em Alexander Anter from Uppsala, Sweden won the No-Limit Hold’em event. The 22-year-old semi-professional poker player collected $777,928 for the win.

Event #57

Nick Binger

Won: $397,073

Event #57: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Nick Binger from Las Vegas, NV, won the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better event. Binger collected $397,073 for first place.

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