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World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker is the biggest annual live poker tournament in the world, which started in 1970. It is held in Las Vegas and it consists of 57 events. The winner of any of these events is awarded a bracelet. Currently the player with most bracelets (11) is Phil Hellmuth Jr. Most of the attention goes to the Championship Event, which has a buy-in of $10,000 and the biggest number of entrees. The winner is awarded a multi-million dollar prize money and is considered to be the unofficial World Poker Champion of the year.
Poker Champions
| Year | Entrants | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,494 | $8,546,435 | |
| 2008 | 6,844 | Peter Eastgate | $9,152,416 |
| 2007 | 6,358 | Jerry Yang | $8,250,000 |
| 2006 | 8,773 | Jamie Gold | $12,000,000 |
| 2005 | 5,619 | Joe Hachem | $7,500,000 |
| 2004 | 2,576 | Greg Raymer | $5,000,000 |
| 2003 | 839 | Chris Moneymaker | $2,500,000 |
| 2002 | 631 | Robert Varkonyi | $2,000,000 |
| 2001 | 613 | Juan Carlos Mortensen | $1,500,000 |
| 2000 | 512 | Chris Ferguson | $1,500,000 |
| 1999 | 393 | Noel Furlong | $1,000,000 |
| 1998 | 350 | Scotty Nguyen | $1,000,000 |
| 1997 | 312 | Stu Ungar | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | 295 | Huck Seed | $1,000,000 |
| 1995 | 273 | Dan Harrington | $1,000,000 |
| 1994 | 268 | Russ Hamilton | $1,000,000 |
| 1993 | 220 | Jim Bechtel | $1,000,000 |
| 1992 | 201 | Hamid Dastmalchi | $1,000,000 |
| 1991 | 215 | Brad Daugherty | $1,000,000 |
| 1990 | 194 | Mansour Matloubi | $895,000 |
| 1989 | 178 | Phil Hellmuth, Jr. | $755,000 |
| 1988 | 167 | Johnny Chan | $700,000 |
| 1987 | 152 | Johnny Chan | $625,000 |
| 1986 | 141 | Berry Johnston | $570,000 |
| 1985 | 140 | Bill Smith | $700,000 |
| 1984 | 132 | Jack Keller | $660,000 |
| 1983 | 108 | Tom McEvoy | $540,000 |
| 1982 | 104 | Jack Straus | $520,000 |
| 1981 | 75 | Stu Ungar | $375,000 |
| 1980 | 73 | Stu Ungar | $385,000 |
| 1979 | 54 | Hal Fowler | $270,000 |
| 1978 | 42 | Bobby Baldwin | $210,000 |
| 1977 | 34 | Doyle Brunson | $340,000 |
| 1976 | 22 | Doyle Brunson | $220,000 |
| 1975 | 21 | Brian "Sailor" Roberts | $210,000 |
| 1974 | 16 | Johnny Moss | $160,000 |
| 1973 | 13 | Walter "Puggy" Pearson | $130,000 |
| 1972 | 8 | "Amarillo Slim" Preston | $80,000 |
| 1971 | 6 | Johnny Moss | $30,000 |
| 1970 | 7 | Johnny Moss | - |