World Series of Poker Winners Year | Main Event Winner | Prize | Number of Entrants | Nationality |
| 2007 |
Gerry Yang |
$8,250,000 |
6359 |
American |
| 2006 | Jamie Gold | $12,000,000 | 8774 | American | | 2005 | Joseph Hachem | $7,500,000 | 5619 | Australian | | 2004 | Greg Raymer | $5,000,000 | 2576 | American | | 2003 | Chris Moneymaker | $2,500,000 | 839 | American | | 2002 | Robert Varkonyi | $2,000,000 | 631 | American | | 2001 | Carlos Mortensen | $1,500,000 | 613 | Spanish | | 2000 | Chris Ferguson | $1,500,000 | 512 | American | | 1999 | Noel Furlong | $1,000,000 | 393 | Irish | | 1998 | Scotty Nguyen | $1,000,000 | 350 | Vietmanese | | 1997 | Stu Ungar | $1,000,000 | 312 | American | | 1996 | Huck Seed | $1,000,000 | 295 | American | | 1995 | Dan Harrington | $1,000,000 | 273 | American | | 1994 | Russ Hamilton | $1,000,000 | 268 | American | | 1993 | Jim Bechtel | $1,000,000 | 220 | American | | 1992 | Hamid Dastmalchi | $1,000,000 | 201 | American | | 1991 | Brad Daugherty | $1,000,000 | 215 | American | | 1990 | Mansour Matloubi | $895,000 | 194 | Welsh | | 1989 | Phil Hellmuth | $755,000 | 178 | American | | 1988 | Johnny Chan | $700,000 | 167 | Chinese | | 1987 | Johnny Chan | $625,000 | 152 | Chinese | | 1986 | Berry Johnston | $570,000 | 141 | American | | 1985 | Bill Smith | $700,000 | 140 | American | | 1984 | Jack Keller | $660,000 | 132 | American | | 1983 | Tom McEvoy | $580,000 | 108 | American | | 1982 | Jack Straus | $520,000 | 104 | American | | 1981 | Stu Ungar | $375,000 | 75 | American | | 1980 | Stu Ungar | $385,000 | 73 | American | | 1979 | Hal Fowler | $270,000 | 54 | American | | 1978 | Bobby Baldwin | $210,000 | 42 | American | | 1977 | Doyle Brunson | $340,000 | 34 | American | | 1976 | Doyle Brunson | $220,000 | 22 | American | | 1975 | Brian Roberts | $210,000 | 21 | American | | 1974 | Johnny Moss | $160,000 | 16 | American | | 1973 | Walter Pearson | $130,000 | 13 | American | | 1972 | Amarillo Slim Preston | $80,000 | 8 | American | | 1971 | Johnny Moss | $30,000 | 6 | American | | 1970 | Johnny Moss | no prize | 38 | American |
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