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WSOP HISTORY



WSOP - Main Event - Past Winners

Year Entrants Location Prize Pool Winner Winnings
2007 6358 Rio Hotel & Casino $59,784,954 Jerry Yang $8,250,000
2006 8773 Rio Hotel & Casino $82,512,162 Jamie Gold $12,000,000
2005 5619 Rio Hotel & Casino $52,818,610 Joseph Hachem $7,500,000
2004 2576 Binions Horseshoe Casino $2,576,000 Greg (Fossilman) Raymer $5,000,000
2003 839 Binions Horseshoe Casino $8,390,000 Chris Moneymaker $2,500,000
2002 631 Binions Horseshoe Casino $6,310,000 Robert Varkonyi $2,000,000
2001 613 Binions Horseshoe Casino $6,130,000 Carlos Mortensen $1,500,000
2000 512 Binions Horseshoe Casino $5,120,000 Chris (Jesus) Ferguson $1,500,000
1999 393 Binions Horseshoe Casino $3,930,000 Noel Furlong $1,000,000
1998 350 Binions Horseshoe Casino $3,500,000 Scotty Nguyen $1,000,000
1997 312 Binions Horseshoe Casino $3,120,000 Stu Ungar $1,000,000
1996 295 Binions Horseshoe Casino $2,950,000 Huck Seed $1,000,000
1995 273 Binions Horseshoe Casino $2,730,000 Dan Harrington $1,000,000
1994 268 Binions Horseshoe Casino $2,680,000 Russ Hamilton $1,000,000
1993 231 Binions Horseshoe Casino $2,310,000 Jim Bechtel $1,000,000
1992 201 Binions Horseshoe Casino $2,010,000 Hamid Dastmalchi $1,000,000
1991 215 Binions Horseshoe Casino $2,150,000 Brad Daugherty $1,000,000
1990 194 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,940,000 Mansour Matloubi $835,000
1989 178 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,780,000 Phil Hellmuth $755,000
1988 167 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,670,000 Johnny Chan $700,000
1987 152 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,520,000 Johnny Chan $625,000
1986 141 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,410,000 Berry Johnston $570,000
1985 140 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,400,000 Bill Smith $700,000
1984 132 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,320,000 Jack Keller $660,000
1983 108 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,080,000 Tom McEvoy $540,000
1982 104 Binions Horseshoe Casino $1,040,000 Jack Strauss $520,000
1981 75 Binions Horseshoe Casino $750,000 Stu Ungar $375,000
1980 73 Binions Horseshoe Casino $730,000 Stu Ungar $365,000
1979 54 Binions Horseshoe Casino $540,000 Hal Fowler $270,000
1978 42 Binions Horseshoe Casino $420,000 Bobby Baldwin $210,000
1977 34 Binions Horseshoe Casino $340,000 Doyle Brunson $340,000
1976 22 Binions Horseshoe Casino $220,000 Doyle Brunson $220,000
1975 21 Binions Horseshoe Casino $210,000 Brian (Sailor) Roberts $210,000
1974 16 Binions Horseshoe Casino $160,000 Johnny Moss $160,000
1973 13 Binions Horseshoe Casino $130,000 W.C. (Puggy) Pearson $130,000
1972 8 Binions Horseshoe Casino $80,000 Amarillo Slim Preston $80,000
1971 6 Binions Horseshoe Casino $30,000 Johnny Moss $30,000
1970 38 Binions Horseshoe Casino $0 Johnny Moss $0