WSOP Winners
The Main Event of World Series of Poker have thousands of poker players participating every year. When Online Poker hit it big in the beginning of 21th Century the number of player and prize pools went up signifantly. The prize pools are getting bigger and bigger every year now.
On this page we present the previous winner of WSOP Main Event and how much they won.
| YEAR |
PLAYER |
PRIZE MONEY |
| 2007 |
Jerry Yang |
$8,250,000 |
| 2006 |
Jamie Gold |
$12,000,000 |
| 2005 |
Joseph Hachem |
$7,500,000 |
| 2004 |
Greg Raymer |
$5,000,000 |
| 2003 |
Chris Moneymaker |
$2,500,000 |
| 2002 |
Robert Varkonyi |
$2,000,000 |
| 2001 |
Carlos Mortensen |
$1,500,000 |
| 2000 |
Chris Ferguson |
$1,500,000 |
| 1999 |
J. J. Furlong |
$1,000,000 |
| 1998 |
Scotty Nguyen |
$1,000,000 |
| 1997 |
Stu Ungar |
$1,000,000 |
| 1996 |
Huck Seed |
$1,000,000 |
| 1995 |
Dan Harrington |
$1,000,000 |
| 1994 |
Russ Hamilton |
$1,000,000 |
| 1993 |
Jim Bechtel |
$1,000,000 |
| 1992 |
Hamid Dastmalchi |
$1,000,000 |
| 1991 |
Brad Daugherty |
$1,000,000 |
| 1990 |
Mansour Matloubi |
$895,000 |
| 1989 |
Phil Hellmuth |
$755,000 |
| 1988 |
Johnny Chan |
$700,000 |
| 1987 |
Johnny Chan |
$625,000 |
| 1986 |
Berry Johnston |
$570,000 |
| 1985 |
Bill Smith |
$700,000 |
| 1984 |
Jack Keller |
$660,000 |
| 1983 |
Tom McEvoy |
$580,000 |
| 1982 |
Jack Strauss |
$520,000 |
| 1981 |
Stu Ungar |
$375,000 |
| 1980 |
Stu Ungar |
$385,000 |
| 1979 |
Hal Fowler |
$270,000 |
| 1978 |
Bobby Baldwin |
$210,000 |
| 1977 |
Doyle Brunson |
$340,000 |
| 1976 |
Doyle Brunson |
$220,000 |
| 1975 |
Sailor Roberts |
$210,000 |
| 1974 |
Johnny Moss |
$160,000 |
| 1973 |
Puggy Pearson |
$130,000 |
| 1972 |
Amarillo Slim Preston |
$80,000 |
| 1971 |
Johnny Moss |
$30,000 |
| 1970 |
Johnny Moss |
n/a |
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2008 Player of the Year Standings
| Name |
WSOP Points |
Bracelets |
Cashed |
Earnings WSOP 2008 |
| Erick Lindgren |
245 pts |
1 |
5 |
$1,348,528 |
| Barry Greenstein |
235 pts |
1 |
6 |
$768,461 |
| Jacobo Fernandez |
232 pts |
0 |
7 |
$658,100 |
| John Phan |
220 pts |
2 |
5 |
$608,464 |
| David Benyamine |
220 pts |
1 |
4 |
$941,651 |
| J.C. Tran |
210 pts |
1 |
7 |
$896,392 |
| Farzad Rouhani |
195 pts |
1 |
5 |
$522,117 |
| Daniel Negreanu |
190 pts |
1 |
5 |
$520,304 |
| David Singer |
165 pts |
1 |
5 |
$365,432 |
| Chris Ferguson |
165 pts |
0 |
5 |
$677,905 |
| Vanessa Selbst |
163 pts |
1 |
3 |
$350,391 |
| Michael Mizrachi |
157 pts |
0 |
5 |
$465,154 |
| Andrew Bloch |
155 pts |
0 |
5 |
$714,995 |
| Mike Matusow |
155 pts |
1 |
4 |
$871,883 |
| Tam Hang |
155 pts |
0 |
3 |
$363,653 |
| Davidi Kitai |
150 pts |
1 |
3 |
$368,785 |
| Scotty Nguyen |
140 pts |
1 |
2 |
$2,039,628 |
| Scott Seiver |
135 pts |
1 |
4 |
$785,393 |
| Chris Bjorin |
130 pts |
0 |
6 |
$310,429 |
| Theo Tran |
130 pts |
0 |
5 |
$553,138 |
| Matthew Graham |
130 pts |
1 |
4 |
$327,435 |
| Rob Hollink |
130 pts |
1 |
3 |
$535,942 |
| Spencer Lawrence |
130 pts |
0 |
3 |
$197,057 |
| Mike DeMichele |
130 pts |
0 |
2 |
$1,383,072 |
| Erik Seidel |
127 pts |
0 |
4 |
$197,306 |
| Greg Jamison |
125 pts |
0 |
4 |
$420,949 |
| Chris Bell |
125 pts |
0 |
3 |
$321,006 |
| Jose-Luis Velador |
125 pts |
1 |
3 |
$586,135 |
| Fu Wong |
125 pts |
0 |
2 |
$311,452 |
| Ted Forrest |
125 pts |
0 |
2 |
$287,847 |
| Robert Mizrachi |
123 pts |
0 |
5 |
$155,334 |
| Alexander Kostritsyn |
120 pts |
0 |
6 |
$373,973 |
| Max Pescatori |
120 pts |
1 |
4 |
$264,780 |
| Alex Bolotin |
120 pts |
0 |
3 |
$272,962 |
| Kyle Kloeckner |
120 pts |
0 |
2 |
$266,748 |
| Jesper Hougaard |
117 pts |
1 |
3 |
$621,805 |
| Cody Slaubaugh |
115 pts |
0 |
5 |
$444,242 |
| Kirill Gerasimov |
115 pts |
0 |
4 |
$408,041 |
| Dario Alioto |
115 pts |
0 |
4 |
$253,464 |
| Shunjiro Uchida |
115 pts |
0 |
3 |
$165,190 |
| Michael Banducci |
115 pts |
1 |
3 |
$664,997 |
| Tom Chambers |
115 pts |
0 |
3 |
$166,459 |
| Marcel Luske |
115 pts |
0 |
2 |
$205,333 |
| Matt Glantz |
115 pts |
0 |
2 |
$753,312 |
| Phillip Tom |
110 pts |
1 |
3 |
$492,067 |
| David Daneshgar |
110 pts |
1 |
3 |
$631,425 |
| Danny Wong |
110 pts |
0 |
3 |
$253,817 |
| Andrew Brown |
110 pts |
1 |
2 |
$230,502 |
| Jens Voertmann |
110 pts |
1 |
2 |
$304,939 |
| Duncan Bell |
110 pts |
1 |
2 |
$682,809 |
| Nenad Medic |
110 pts |
1 |
2 |
$810,608 |
| Al Barbieri |
110 pts |
0 |
2 |
$109,974 |
| Ryan Hughes |
107 pts |
1 |
2 |
$188,964 |
| Tom Schneider |
105 pts |
0 |
5 |
$161,641 |
| John Juanda |
105 pts |
0 |
5 |
$197,192 |
| Phil Hellmuth |
105 pts |
0 |
5 |
$357,359 |
| Jamieson Pickering |
105 pts |
0 |
3 |
$235,828 |
| Philip Galfond |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$832,219 |
| Ralph Porter |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$375,913 |
| Kenny Tran |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$543,615 |
| David Woo |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$637,976 |
| Sebastian Ruthenberg |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$333,411 |
| Maxwell Greenwood |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$700,110 |
| Marty Smyth |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$863,382 |
| Jimmy Shultz |
105 pts |
1 |
2 |
$261,417 |
| Nikolay Evdakov |
100 pts |
0 |
10 |
$228,527 |
| Jerrod Ankenman |
100 pts |
0 |
3 |
$344,163 |
| Jason Young |
100 pts |
1 |
2 |
$362,585 |
| Alessio Isaia |
100 pts |
0 |
2 |
$108,390 |
| Dario Minieri |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$528,418 |
| Vitaly Lunkin |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$628,417 |
| Thang Luu |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$243,342 |
| Frank Gary |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$219,562 |
| Layne Flack |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$577,725 |
| Matt Keikoan |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$550,601 |
| Michael Rocco |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$135,753 |
| Anthony Rivera |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$483,688 |
| Joe Commisso |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$911,855 |
| Blair Hinkle |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$507,563 |
| Eric Brooks |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$415,856 |
| Grant Hinkle |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$831,462 |
| Martin Klaser |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$216,249 |
| Alexandre Gomes |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$770,540 |
| James Schaaf |
100 pts |
1 |
1 |
$256,412 |
| Jonathan Tamayo |
97 pts |
0 |
4 |
$158,736 |
| Chau Giang |
95 pts |
0 |
8 |
$138,118 |
| Greg Mueller |
95 pts |
0 |
4 |
$330,801 |
| Shannon Shorr |
95 pts |
0 |
4 |
$384,947 |
| Jeffrey Lisandro |
95 pts |
0 |
3 |
$357,270 |
| Howard Lederer |
95 pts |
0 |
3 |
$119,501 |
| Greg Hurst |
95 pts |
0 |
3 |
$177,931 |
| Daniel Makowsky |
95 pts |
0 |
2 |
$367,280 |
| Lyle Berman |
93 pts |
0 |
2 |
$498,144 |
| Hoyt Corkins |
92 pts |
0 |
5 |
$159,770 |
| David Williams |
92 pts |
0 |
4 |
$177,265 |
| Allen Cunningham |
90 pts |
0 |
5 |
$147,710 |
| Jason Gray |
90 pts |
0 |
4 |
$280,226 |
| Tim West |
90 pts |
0 |
4 |
$173,391 |
| Jeff Williams |
90 pts |
0 |
3 |
$440,491 |
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