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1970 -Johnny Moss
1971 -Johnny Moss
1972 -Amarillo Slim Preston
1973 -Walter "Puggy" Pearson
1974 -Johnny Moss
1975 -Brian "Sailor" Roberts
1976 -Doyle Brunson
1977 -Doyle Brunson
1978 -Bobby Baldwin
1979 -Hal Fowler
1980 -Stu Ungar
1981 -Stu Ungar
1982 -Jack Straus
1983 -Tom McEvoy
1984 -Jack Keller
1985 -Bill Smith
1986 -Berry Johnston
1987 -Johnny Chan
1988 -Johnny Chan
1971 -Johnny Moss
1972 -Amarillo Slim Preston
1973 -Walter "Puggy" Pearson
1974 -Johnny Moss
1975 -Brian "Sailor" Roberts
1976 -Doyle Brunson
1977 -Doyle Brunson
1978 -Bobby Baldwin
1979 -Hal Fowler
1980 -Stu Ungar
1981 -Stu Ungar
1982 -Jack Straus
1983 -Tom McEvoy
1984 -Jack Keller
1985 -Bill Smith
1986 -Berry Johnston
1987 -Johnny Chan
1988 -Johnny Chan
1989 - Phil Helmuth Jr.
1990 -Mansour Matloubi
1991 -Brad Daugherty
1992 -Hamid Datsmalchi
1993 -Jim Betchtel
1994 -Russ Hamilton
1995 -Dan Harrington
1996 -Huck Seed
1997 -Stu Ungar
1998 -Scotty Nguyen
1999 -Noel Furlong
2000 -Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
2001 -Carlos Mortensen
2002 -Robert Varkonyi
2003 -Chris Moneymaker
2004 -Greg "Fossilman" Raymer
2005 -Joseph Hachem
2006 -Jamie Gold
2007
1990 -Mansour Matloubi
1991 -Brad Daugherty
1992 -Hamid Datsmalchi
1993 -Jim Betchtel
1994 -Russ Hamilton
1995 -Dan Harrington
1996 -Huck Seed
1997 -Stu Ungar
1998 -Scotty Nguyen
1999 -Noel Furlong
2000 -Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
2001 -Carlos Mortensen
2002 -Robert Varkonyi
2003 -Chris Moneymaker
2004 -Greg "Fossilman" Raymer
2005 -Joseph Hachem
2006 -Jamie Gold
2007
Harrah's
2007 World Series Of Poker
June 1, 2007 at the
Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Main event starts at 12:00 pst June17
Click here for scheduling of 2007 WSOP
Click here for 2006 Results page
2007 World Series Of Poker
June 1, 2007 at the
Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Main event starts at 12:00 pst June17
Click here for scheduling of 2007 WSOP
Click here for 2006 Results page
World Series Of Poker
Here is the list of World Series of Poker Champions. Click on the year and you will be taken to a review of the final table from that year. Some of the players listed here (in red) are also listed in the Players section.
The World Series Of Poker (W.S.O.P.) had it's beginnings in 1949 when Nick "The Greek" Dandolos asked Benny Binion to set up a match with the best high stakes poker players. Binion set up a marathon match between Dandalos and Johnny Moss. The two players went head to head at Binions Horseshoe Casino on Las Vegas for five months, playing every form of poker, as the public watched on. Johnny Moss ended up winning the event and an estimated $2,000,000.
The popularityof the event between Dandalos and Moss convinced Benny Binion to stage another event between the best poker players in the world. This time there would be more players. The first World Series of Poker was in 1970. Poker legends, Johnny Moss, Amarillo Slim, Brian "Sailor" Roberts, Doyle Brunson, Walter "Puggy Pearson, Crandall Addington, and Carl Cannon participated in the 1970 World Series of Poker. The winner of the initial World Series of Poker was the same as in 1949, Johnny Moss. All of the contestants voted on who was the best competitor in the event. Doyle Brunson said that they all voted for themselves and Johnny Moss got the most second place votes. The second World Series of poker would not be determined by vote it was determined by freeze-out competition (the winner would be the one who had all of the chips at the end of the competition) and Johnny Moss won again.
There were 6 players in 1971, 73 in 1980, 194 in 1990, and 839 in 2003. The prize pool grew from $33,000 in 1971 to $7,802,700 in 2003, and the grand prize money progressed from $33,000 to $2,500,000. The event and the money was growing at a steady pace each year until 2004. The 2004 World Series Of Poker had 2575 players, a prize pool of $24,214,400, and a first prize of $5,000,000. In 2005 the number of entrants in the main event was 5619, the prize pool was $52,808,610. The winner, Australian, Joseph Hachem won $7,500,000. In 2006 there were 8,773 entrants the prize pool was $82,466,200. Television producer Jamie Gold (who lead from day 4) took home the $12,000,000 first prize. Paul Wasicka took home 2nd place and $6,102,499. There seems to be no end to the growth of this event, with the second place money in this event approaching the amount of the first place money at last years event.
The popularityof the event between Dandalos and Moss convinced Benny Binion to stage another event between the best poker players in the world. This time there would be more players. The first World Series of Poker was in 1970. Poker legends, Johnny Moss, Amarillo Slim, Brian "Sailor" Roberts, Doyle Brunson, Walter "Puggy Pearson, Crandall Addington, and Carl Cannon participated in the 1970 World Series of Poker. The winner of the initial World Series of Poker was the same as in 1949, Johnny Moss. All of the contestants voted on who was the best competitor in the event. Doyle Brunson said that they all voted for themselves and Johnny Moss got the most second place votes. The second World Series of poker would not be determined by vote it was determined by freeze-out competition (the winner would be the one who had all of the chips at the end of the competition) and Johnny Moss won again.
There were 6 players in 1971, 73 in 1980, 194 in 1990, and 839 in 2003. The prize pool grew from $33,000 in 1971 to $7,802,700 in 2003, and the grand prize money progressed from $33,000 to $2,500,000. The event and the money was growing at a steady pace each year until 2004. The 2004 World Series Of Poker had 2575 players, a prize pool of $24,214,400, and a first prize of $5,000,000. In 2005 the number of entrants in the main event was 5619, the prize pool was $52,808,610. The winner, Australian, Joseph Hachem won $7,500,000. In 2006 there were 8,773 entrants the prize pool was $82,466,200. Television producer Jamie Gold (who lead from day 4) took home the $12,000,000 first prize. Paul Wasicka took home 2nd place and $6,102,499. There seems to be no end to the growth of this event, with the second place money in this event approaching the amount of the first place money at last years event.
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