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James Moore won his first gold bracelet in only his second time to cash at WSOP.

Alexander Ziskin won the final prize after 460 hands had been played, making it one of the longest sessions on record at the WSOP.

Viatcheslav Ortynskiy became the tenth Russian player in history to win a WSOP gold bracelet and walked away with $344,327.

The 2016 Seniors Championship drew 4,499 entries, but Johnnie Craig was the one to make history on Monday afternoon.

Golf and poker parallel each other in ways that may not be immediately obvious, which is why Casino City's Gary Trask is here to illuminate the similarities.

Ian Johns bagged the $290,635 prize and became the second duel gold bracelet winner at the 2016 series.

After having won a gold bracelet last year, Benny Glaser snagged another and $244,103 in prize money. He has cashed a total of five times at the series.

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.