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Michael Gagliano, also a professional poker player, took home $448,463 after coming out on top at a table that included pros and newcomers alike.

Mercier collected $422,874 in the $10K buy-in H.O.R.S.E. Championship, and there's speculation that there may be an additional $1.8 million coming to him from side bets.

Cesar Garcia won $447,739 in the $2K buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, making it the biggest win of his career.

Calvin Lee scooped the final pot of the $3K six-handed no-limit tournament on the unscheduled fourth day that extended into overtime.

Danny Le earned his third WSOP cash during the three-day event, beating over 600 entrants.

Ray Dehkharghani won $273,338 and received a gold bracelet after a fierce heads-up duel with Jason Mercier.

Sam Soverel managed to snag the $185,317 prize after starting the final table short-stacked.

Chase Bianchi earned his first WSOP cash and a gold bracelet in the $1,000 no-limit hold'em tournament.

Jason DeWitt collected the biggest win of his career, along with a coveted gold bracelet.

Marco Johnson won the $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament, taking home $259,730 in prize money.

Jason Mercier won the $10K deuce-to-seven lowball event and collected $273,335.

World World II vet Norman Spivock's life story is a fascinating one, with the latest accomplishment coming when he earned the first World Series of Poker cash of his career in Colossus II. Now, the nonagenarian from California has his sights set on the $10,000 WSOP Main Event.

Paul Volpe walks away with $149,943 after winning the eight-game mix (six-handed) event.

Rep Porter, along with his lucky charm named "Quicksilver," prevailed at one of the toughest final tables of the 2016 series.

Ryan LaPlante took home the $190,328 top prize, energized by his large crowd of supporters.

Citing Muhammad Ali as his inspiration, Jean "Prince" Gaspard collected the top prize in one of the most satisfying wins of his career.

Mike Cordell, whose mother passed away one week earlier, collected $346,088 in event #10.

Alan Percal, in his second ever heads-up tournament, took home $320,574 after winning seven straight matches.

Following his debut victory ten years ago, Ian Johns walks away with $212,604 and his second gold bracelet.

Peter Eichhardt collected $438,417 as he snagged first place in the sixth event of the series.