World Series of Poker
Beginning on May 30th, the World Series of Poker will bring the brightest stars of the poker world to Las Vegas to once again pursue their dreams of poker immortality. Starting with the $10,000 buy in World Championship of Pot Limit Hold em, and culminating with the Main Event, 55 WSOP bracelets will be awarded at the Rio this year.
PokerNews.com will be at the Rio for every hand of every event this year. Check out our live updates, photos and videos - the only ones direct from the tournament floor. From the first hand of Event #1, to the last card of the Main Event, PokerNews.com will be the place to be for all the coverage of the biggest event in poker.
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WSOP 2007
Over 6,300 players took to the felt on July 6 for the 2007 World Series of Poker.
Main Event winner - Jerry Yang
win $8,250,000
WSOP 2006
8,773 players competed in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event.
Main Event winner - Jamie Gold
win $12,500,000
WSOP 2005
5,619 competitors competed in the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.
Main Event winner - Joe Hachem
win $7,500,000
WSOP 1970 - present overview
| Year | Winner / Winning Hand | Prize (US$) | Runner-Up / Losing Hand | Entrants | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSOP 2007 | Jerry Yang |   |
8,250,000 | Tuan Lam |   |
6,358 |
| WSOP 2006 | Jamie Gold |   |
12,000,000 | Paul Wasicka |   |
8,773 |
| WSOP 2005 | Joe Hachem |   |
7,500,000 | Steve Dannenmann |  |
5,619 |
| WSOP 2004 | Greg Raymer |  |
5,000,000 | David Williams |   |
2,576 |
| WSOP 2003 | Chris Moneymaker |  |
2,500,000 | Sam Farha |   |
839 |
| WSOP 2002 | Robert Varkonyi | |
2,000,000 | Julian Gardner |  |
631 |
| WSOP 2001 | Juan Carlos Mortensen |   |
1,500,000 | Dewey Tomko |  |
613 |
| WSOP 2000 | Chris Ferguson | |
1,500,000 | T. J. Cloutier | |
512 |
| WSOP 1999 | Noel Furlong |  |
1,000,000 | Alan Goehring |   |
393 |
| WSOP 1998 | Scotty Nguyen |  |
1,000,000 | Kevin McBride |  |
350 |
| WSOP 1997 | Stu Ungar |  |
1,000,000 | John Strzemp | |
312 |
| WSOP 1996 | Huck Seed |  |
1,000,000 | Bruce Van Horn | |
295 |
| WSOP 1995 | Dan Harrington | |
1,000,000 | Howard Goldfarb | |
273 |
| WSOP 1994 | Russ Hamilton |   |
1,000,000 | Hugh Vincent |  |
268 |
| WSOP 1993 | Jim Bechtel | |
1,000,000 | Glenn Cozen |   |
220 |
| WSOP 1992 | Hamid Dastmalchi | |
1,000,000 | Tom Jacobs | |
201 |
| WSOP 1991 | Brad Daugherty |  |
1,000,000 | Don Holt |   |
215 |
| WSOP 1990 | Mansour Matloubi |  |
895,000 | Hans Lund | |
194 |
| WSOP 1989 | Phil Hellmuth Jr |  |
755,000 | Johnny Chan | |
178 |
| WSOP 1988 | Johnny Chan | |
700,000 | Erik Seidel | |
167 |
| WSOP 1987 | Johnny Chan | |
625,000 | Frank Henderson | |
152 |
| WSOP 1986 | Berry Johnston | |
570,000 | Mike Harthcock | |
141 |
| WSOP 1985 | Bill Smith | |
700,000 | T. J. Cloutier | |
140 |
| WSOP 1984 | Jack Keller | |
660,000 | Byron Wolford |  |
132 |
| WSOP 1983 | Tom McEvoy | |
540,000 | Rod Peate |  |
108 |
| WSOP 1982 | Jack Straus | |
520,000 | Dewey Tomko | |
104 |
| WSOP 1981 | Stu Ungar | |
375,000 | Perry Green |  |
75 |
| WSOP 1980 | Stu Ungar |  |
385,000 | Doyle Brunson | |
73 |
| WSOP 1979 | Hal Fowler |  |
270,000 | Bobby Hoff |  |
54 |
| WSOP 1978 | Bobby Baldwin | |
210,000 | Crandall Addington | |
42 |
| WSOP 1977 | Doyle Brunson |  |
340,000 | Gary Berland | |
34 |
| WSOP 1976 | Doyle Brunson |  |
220,000 | Jesse Alto | |
22 |
| WSOP 1975 | Brian "Sailor" Roberts |  |
210,000 | Bob Hooks | |
21 |
| WSOP 1974 | Johnny Moss | 160,000 | Crandall Addington | 16 | ||
| WSOP 1973 | Walter "Puggy" Pearson | |
130,000 | Johnny Moss |  |
13 |
| WSOP 1972 | Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston | K J | 80,000 | Walter "Puggy" Pearson | 6 6 | 8 |
| WSOP 1971 | Johnny Moss | 30,000 | Walter "Puggy" Pearson | 6 | ||
| WSOP 1970 | Johnny Moss | n/a | n/a | 7 | ||