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World Series of Poker Main Event
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the largest set of poker tournaments in the world. It is held annually in Las Vegas.
The series culminates with the $10,000 no-limit hold 'em "Main Event", which since 2004 has attracted entrants numbering in the thousands, with the victor receiving a multi-million dollar prize.
The Main Event of the WSOP has been a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament since 1972. (In 1971, the buy-in was $5,000.) Winners of the event get the largest prize of the tournament and a gold bracelet.
Below are the winners of the Main Event since 1970, and the prize they won.
| Year | Winner | Amount |
| 2008 | Peter Eastgate | $9,152,416 | | 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. Noel 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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