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World Series of Poker Main Event
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The 2007 Main Event WSOP Bracelet
Elected to the
Poker Hall of Fame .
†
Denotes player who is deceased.
Hand
The two hole cards the winner held on the final hand.
Prize (US$)
WSOP Main Event prize money.
Entrants
The number of players in that year's Main Event.
Winnings
Lifetime winnings in WSOP and WSOP Circuit events as of April 15, 2013.
Bracelets
WSOP victories are counted in terms of bracelets, as of April 15, 2013.
Image
Year
Winner
Nickname
Hand
[1]
Prize (US$)
Entrants
[2]
Total tournament earnings (US$)
WSOP bracelets
Ref.
1970
[a]
Johnny Moss †
The Grand Old Man of Poker
[4]
—
—
7
824,922
9
[5]
1971
Johnny Moss †
The Grand Old Man of Poker
6 6
30,000
6
824,922
9
[5]
1972
Thomas Preston †
Amarillo Slim
[6]
K ♥ J ♦
80,000
8
436,055
4
[7]
1973
Walter Pearson †
Puggy
[8]
A ♠ 7 ♠
130,000
13
245,740
4
[9]
1974
Johnny Moss †
The Grand Old Man of Poker
3 ♥ 3 ♠
160,000
16
824,922
9
[5]
1975
Brian Roberts †
Sailor
[10]
J ♠ J ♥
210,000
21
266,650
2
[11]
1976
Doyle Brunson
Texas Dolly
[b]
10 ♠ 2 ♠
220,000
22
2,808,945
10
[13]
1977
Doyle Brunson
Texas Dolly
10 ♠ 2 ♥
340,000
34
2,808,945
10
[13]
1978
Bobby Baldwin
The Owl
[14]
Q ♦ Q ♣
210,000
42
604,900
4
[15]
1979
Hal Fowler †
—
7 ♠ 6 ♦
270,000
54
270,000
1
[16]
1980
Stu Ungar †
Stuey or The Kid
[17]
5 ♠ 4 ♠
385,000
73
2,078,838
5
[18]
1981
Stu Ungar †
Stuey or The Kid
A ♥ Q ♥
375,000
75
2,078,838
5
[18]
1982
Jack Straus
[c] †
Treetop
[20]
A ♥ 10 ♠
520,000
104
555,000
2
[21]
1983
Tom McEvoy
Grand Rapids Tom
Q ♦ Q ♠
540,000
108
1,291,031
4
[22]
—
1984
Jack Keller †
Gentleman
[23]
10 ♥ 10 ♠
660,000
132
2,048,763
3
[23]
—
1985
Bill Smith †
—
3 ♠ 3 ♥
700,000
140
788,000
1
[24]
1986
Berry Johnston
—
A ♠ 10 ♥
570,000
141
2,265,523
5
[25]
1987
Johnny Chan
Orient Express
[26]
A ♠ 9 ♣
625,000
152
4,397,749
10
[27]
1988
Johnny Chan
Orient Express
J ♣ 9 ♣
700,000
167
4,397,749
10
[27]
1989
Phil Hellmuth
The Poker Brat
[28]
9 ♠ 9 ♣
755,000
178
14,612,213
15
[29]
—
1990
Mansour Matloubi
—
6 ♥ 6 ♠
895,000
194
6,019,630
1
[30]
1991
Brad Daugherty
—
K ♠ J ♠
1,000,000
215
1,165,170
1
[31]
1992
Hamid Dastmalchi
—
8 ♥ 4 ♣
1,000,000
201
1,642,463
3
[32]
1993
Jim Bechtel
—
J ♠ 6 ♠
1,000,000
220
1,944,623
2
[33]
[34]
1994
Russ Hamilton
—
K ♠ 8 ♥
1,000,000
268
1,261,940
1
[35]
1995
Dan Harrington
Action Dan
[36]
9 ♦ 8 ♦
1,000,000
273
3,491,513
2
[37]
1996
Huck Seed
—
9 ♦ 8 ♦
1,000,000
295
2,426,842
4
[38]
1997
Stu Ungar †
Stuey or The Kid
A ♥ 4 ♣
1,000,000
312
2,078,838
5
[39]
1998
Scotty Nguyen
The Train or The Prince of Poker
[40]
J ♦ 9 ♣
1,000,000
350
5,895,732
5
[41]
1999
Noel Furlong
—
5 ♣ 5 ♦
1,000,000
393
1,070,785
1
[42]
2000
Chris Ferguson
Jesus
[43]
A ♠ 9 ♣
1,500,000
512
5,033,593
6
[43]
2001
Carlos Mortensen
El Matador
[44]
K ♣ Q ♣
1,500,000
613
3,168,216
2
[45]
2002
Robert Varkonyi
—
Q ♦ 10 ♠
2,000,000
631
2,110,212
1
[46]
2003
Chris Moneymaker
[d]
—
5 ♦ 4 ♠
2,500,000
839
2,532,041
1
[48]
2004
Greg Raymer
Fossilman
8 ♠ 8 ♦
5,000,000
2,576
6,669,417
1
[49]
2005
Joe Hachem
[e]
—
7 ♣ 3 ♠
7,500,000
5,619
8,261,859
1
[51]
2006
Jamie Gold
[e]
—
Q ♠ 9 ♣
12,000,000
8,773
12,067,292
1
[52]
2007
Jerry Yang
The Shadow
[53]
8 ♦ 8 ♣
8,250,000
6,358
8,280,913
1
[54]
2008
Peter Eastgate
[e]
Isser
[55]
A ♦ 5 ♠
9,152,416
6,844
9,430,506
1
[56]
2009
Joe Cada
[f]
—
9 ♦ 9 ♣
8,574,649
6,494
10,339,448
4
[57]
2010
Jonathan Duhamel
—
A ♠ J ♥
8,944,138
7,319
14,612,213
3
[58]
2011
Pius Heinz
MastaP89
A ♠ K ♣
8,715,638
6,865
8,821,056
1
[59]
2012
Greg Merson
—
K ♦ 5 ♦
8,531,853
6,598
10,174,029
2
[60]
2013
Ryan Riess
Riess the Beast
A ♥ K ♥
8,359,531
6,352
8,920,672
1
[61]
2014
Martin Jacobson
NosbocajM
10 ♥ 10 ♦
10,000,000
6,683
12,102,232
1
[62]
2015
Joe McKeehen
—
A ♥ 10 ♦
7,683,346
6,420
10,480,861
2
[63]
2016
Qui Nguyen
Tommy Gun
K ♣ 10 ♣
8,005,310
6,737
8,022,287
1
[64]
2017
Scott Blumstein
—
A ♥ 2 ♦
8,150,000
7,221
8,155,227
1
[65]
2018
John Cynn
—
K ♣ J ♣
8,800,000
7,874
9,513,071
1
[66]
—
2019
Hossein Ensan
—
K ♥ K ♣
10,000,000
8,569
10,233,973
1
[67]
2020
Damian Salas
—
K ♦ J ♠
1,550,969
1,379
5,238,933
1
[68]
World Series of Poker Europe Main Event
The
World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of
World Series of Poker -branded
poker
tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, the bracelet events have occurred every year in
Las Vegas . The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a
WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas.
[69] The 2007 Main Event, a
GBP 10,000 buy-in no-limit hold 'em tournament, was won by
Norwegian player
Annette Obrestad on the day before her 19th birthday. This made her the youngest person to win a WSOP bracelet, a record that cannot be broken in the Las Vegas WSOP under current laws because the minimum legal age for casino gaming in
Nevada is 21. Obrestad could play in the WSOPE because the minimum age for casino gaming in the
United Kingdom is 18. The World Series of Poker
Europe has a unique identity from the Las Vegas WSOP, but according to Harrah's will remain true to the traditions and heritage.
[69] The 2011 WSOP Europe main event was an 8-handed event.
[70]
Image
Year
Winner
Nickname
Hand
Prize
Entrants
[2]
Total tournament earnings
WSOP bracelets
Ref.
2007
Annette Obrestad
[g]
Annette_15
[71]
7 ♥ 7 ♠
£1,000,000
362
$2,086,437
1
[72]
2008
[h]
John Juanda
—
K ♠ 6 ♣
£868,800
362
$4,825,816
5
[74]
2009
Barry Shulman
—
10 ♠ 10 ♣
£801,603
334
—
2
—
2010
James Bord
—
10 ♦ 10 ♥
£830,401
346
—
1
2011
Elio Fox
smokrockflock
A ♦ 10 ♠
€1,400,000
593
—
1
2012
Phil Hellmuth
[i]
The Poker Brat
A ♥ 10 ♦
€1,022,376
420
$14,026,167
15
[75]
2013
Adrián Mateos
Amadi_017
A ♠ K ♣
£1,000,000
375
$1,375,200
1
[77]
—
2015
Kevin MacPhee
ImaLuckSac
A ♦ 4 ♦
£883,000
313
$5,456,298
2
[78]
2017
Marti Roca de Torres
Iquinze
Q ♥ 5 ♦
€1,115,207
529
$1,295,566
1
—
2018
Jack Sinclair
Swaggersorus
Q ♥ 9 ♣
€1,122,239
534
$3,393,632
1
2019
Alexandros Kolonias
mexican222
A ♠ K ♠
€1,133,678
541
$1,469,612
1
World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Main Event
The
World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) is the most recent expansion of World Series of Poker-branded tournaments outside the United States. On April 30, 2012, WSOP owner
Caesars Entertainment and
Australian casino
Crown Melbourne announced that the first WSOP APAC would be launched with five bracelet events in April 2013.
[79]
World Series of Poker Online Main Event
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic , in 2020 the World Series of Poker held an online poker series in lieu of live tournaments.
Notes
^ The first World Series of Poker was not a freeze out tournament, but rather a game with a set start and stop time.
Benny Binion took a secret ballot that asked the players who the best player was. According to poker lore, everybody said that they were the best player. Binion then asked who the second-best player was, and Johnny Moss won.
[3]
^ Doyle Brunson obtained the nickname of Texas Dolly when Jimmy The Greek mispronounced his name.
[12]
^ Jack Straus' 1982 WSOP tournament victory is considered to be one of the greatest comebacks in poker history. At one point, Straus was down to one chip, and he came back to win. This victory is considered the origin of the poker saying, "A chip and a chair." A saying that means that as long as you have a chip and a chair you have a chance. Modern lore indicates that this happened at the final table, but the 1983 book The Biggest Game in Town implies this occurred on the first day of the tournament.
[19]
^ Chris Moneymaker won the entry into the WSOP Main Event via a $39 online satellite.
[47]
^
a
b
c In recent years, the prize pool for the WSOP Main Event has become so large that the winner instantly becomes one of the top money winners in tournament poker. Jamie Gold (2006) is number eight on that list, Joe Hachem (2005) is number ten, and Peter Eastgate (2008) is number eleven.
[50]
^ Joe Cada is the youngest person to have won the WSOP Main Event.
[55]
^ Annette Obrestad won the WSOPE at the age of 18 years, 364 days, making her the youngest person to have won a WSOP bracelet. She is also the first woman to have won a Main Event tournament and in 2007 was considered to be one of the best online multi-table tournament players in the world.
[71]
^ The final table at the 2008 WSOPE Main Event was the longest final table in the WSOP history. It lasted 22 hours (a WSOP record) and 434 hands (a WSOP record).
[73]
^ At the
2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, Hellmuth won his record-breaking 13th bracelet. This also made him the first player ever to win the Main Events at both the WSOP and WSOPE.
[75] Hellmuth also holds the records for most WSOP cashes (100) and most WSOP final tables (53).
[76]
^ The
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 curtailed online gambling in the United States.
[84]
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