The 2019 WSOP Main Event attracted a whopping 8,569 players to create a prize pool of over $80.5 million - the biggest since the 2007 Main Event. The final table would be an international affair headlined by Dario Sammartino and Alex Livingston, while Garry Gates would lead the American contingent as they attempted to keep the title on home soil. However, it would be Germany's Hossein Ensan that would emerge victorious to capture the $10 million first-place prize and become the second World Champion from Germany.