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WSOP Winners

The world champion of poker has been crowned in the WSOP Main Event since the start in 1970. We list all WSOP winners from Johnny Moss to Joe Cada.

Year Winner Hand Prize Money Entrant Prize Pool
2009 WSOPJoe Cada9c-9d$8 546 4356,494$61,043,600
2008 WSOPPeter EastgateAd-5s$9,152,4166,844$64,333,600

2007 WSOP

 Jerry Yang 8c-8d $8,250,000 6,358 $59,784,954
2006 WSOP Jamie Gold Qs-9c $12,000,000 8,773 $82,512,162
2005 WSOP Joe Hachem 7c-3s $7,500,000 5,619 $52,818,610
2004 WSOP Greg Raymer 8s-8d $5,000,000 2,576 $24,224,400
2003 WSOP Chris Moneymaker 5d-4s $2,500,000 839 $7,802,700
2002 WSOP Robert Varkonyi Qd-Ts $2,000,000 631 $5,931,000
2001 WSOP Carlos Mortensen Kc-Qc $1,500,000 613 $6,130,000
2000 WSOP Chris Ferguson As-9c $1,500,000 512 $5,120,000
1999 WSOP Noel Furlong 5c-5d $1,000,000 383 N/A
1998 WSOP Scotty Nguyen Jd-9c $1,000,000 350 N/A
1997 WSOP Stu Ungar Ah-4c $1,000,000 312 N/A
1996 WSOP Huck Seed 9d-8d $1,000,000 295 $2,950,000
1995 WSOP Dan Harrington 9d-8d $1,000,000 273 $2,730,000
1994 WSOP Russ Hamilton Ks-8h $1,000,000 268 N/A
1993 WSOP Jim Bechtel Jc-6h $1,000,000 220 N/A
1992 WSOP Hamid Dastmalchi 8h-4c $1,000,000 201 N/A
1991 WSOP Brad Daugherty Ks-Js $1,000,000 215 N/A
1990 WSOP Mansour Matloubi Td-Tc $895,000 194 N/A
1989 WSOP Phil Hellmuth 9s-9c $775,000 178 N/A
1988 WSOP Johnny Chan Jc-9c $700,000 167 N/A
1987 WSOP Johnny Chan As-9c $625,000 152 N/A
1986 WSOP Berry Johnston As-Th $570,000 141 N/A
1985 WSOP Bill Smith 3s-3h $700,000 140 N/A
1984 WSOP Jack Keller Th-Ts $660,000 140 N/A
1983 WSOP Tom McEvoy Qd-Qs $580,000 108 N/A
1982 WSOP Jack Straus Ah-Tc $520,000 104 N/A
1981 WSOP Stu Ungar Ah-Qh $375,000 75 N/A
1980 WSOP Stu Ungar 5s-4s $385,000 73 N/A
1979 WSOP Hal Fowler Ah-Ac $270,000 54 N/A
1978 WSOP Bobby Baldwin Qs-Qc $210,000 42 N/A
1977 WSOP Doyle Brunson Ts-2h $340,000 34 N/A
1976 WSOP Doyle Brunson Ts-2s $220,000 22 N/A
1975 WSOP Sailor Roberts 9s-9h $210,000 21 N/A
1974 WSOP Johnny Moss N/A $160,000 16 N/A
1973 WSOP Puggy Pearson As-7s $130,000 13 N/A
1972 WSOP Amarillo Slim Preston N/A $80,000 8 N/A
1971 WSOP Johnny Moss N/A $30,000 6 N/A
1970 WSOP Johnny Moss N/A N/A 38 N/A