With the 2023 World Series of Poker just around the corner, PokerNews is continuing to look at past WSOP Main Event champions and what they've been up to since winning poker's big one.
Our last installment of the series looked at the winners from 2015-17, with this edition focusing on John Cynn, Hossein Ensan, and Damian Salas who all triumphed in 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively.
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John Cynn: 2018 Main Event Champion ($8,800,000)
| Entries | Prize Pool | Places Paid | Min-Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,874 | $74,015,600 | 1,182 | $15,000 |
John Cynn must have thought he'd blown his chances of becoming the WSOP Main Event champion when he busted in 11th place during the 2016 edition of poker's most famous live tournament.