WORLD SERIES OF POKER MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONS

2010: Jonathan Duhamel, $8,944,310

2009: Joseph Cada $8,546,435

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