The 2016 WSOP crowned first-time bracelet winners in Ryan D'Angelo, Sam Soverel, David Peters, Loren Klein, Andrew Lichtenberger, David Prociak, Tony Dunst, and Fedor Holz. Players that added to their WSOP bracelet collection included Ian Johns, Rep Porter, Marco Johnson, Paul Volpe, Benny Glaser, Adrian Mateos, Michael Gathy, Kristen Bicknell, John Hennigan, Brandon Shack-Harris, Brian Rast, Shaun Deeb, and John Hennigan. On the back of winning two WSOP bracelets and reaching four final tables, Jason Mercier was crowned the 2016 WSOP Player of the Year.