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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.

After eight years and 19 WSOP cashes, Ryan D'Angelo finally won a gold bracelet while collecting $93,338.

Beating 389 entrants, Lawrence Berg became the newest member of the WSOP gold bracelet club.

Benjamin Keeline, down to a single chip in the middle of the tourney, snagged the seven-figure cash prize in an amazing comeback.

The South Florida native won the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud tournament, collecting $242,662 in prize money and beating seven former WSOP champions.

The poker pro from Naperville, IL collected $142,972 in winnings in the fourth event, making it one of the biggest wins in his poker career and his first live tournament victory.

Eight weeks after the start of the inaugural regular season, the GPL's Summer Series began in Las Vegas on Monday, with heads-up matches taking place inside a soundproof, one-way visible glass arena called The Cube.

The Chicago native and Caesars Palace sportsbook employee topped the 731-player field and collected $71,157 in his first WSOP-related victory.

As the 2016 World Series of Poker kick off this week, a number of tweaks and adjustments have been announced with the goal of improving the overall experience and attracting new players.