The following is the list of World Series of Poker Main Event champions. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is "the oldest, largest, most prestigious, Best,and most media-hyped gaming competition in the world". It is held annually since 1970 in Las Vegas. Since 1972, the Main Event of the WSOP has been the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament. The winner of the WSOP Main Event receives a World Series of Poker bracelet, millions of dollars (with the exact amount based on the number of entrants), and the right to be considered the year's World Champion of Poker. From 2008 to 2016, the nine players who made it to the final table of the Main Event were called the November Nine, a reference to the fact that the final table was completed in November, months after the Main Event's preliminary rounds were completed.

Until 2005, the WSOP was held at Binion's Horseshoe. In 2005, the event moved to the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. The 2005 Main Event was not played completely at the Rio. The final three tables, which comprised the final 27 players, played the conclusion of the event at Binion's Horseshoe. All the Main Events that followed the 2005 event were played completely at the Rio through 2019, as well as in 2021. Consequently, this made Joe Hachem the final player to win the Main Event at the original home of the World Series of Poker.

Milestones

Johnny Moss was the first person to win the WSOP. Since then only Moss and Stu Ungar have won the Main Event three times; Ungar is the only one to have won three times in the freeze-out format. Moss, Ungar, Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan are the only people who have won the Main Event two years in a row. Johnny Chan's second victory in 1988 was featured on the 1998 film Rounders. Peter Eastgate was the youngest person to win the Main Event when he won it in 2008, at 22 years of age. He held that record for one year, when 21-year-old Joe Cada became the youngest Main Event champion.

World Series of Poker Main Event

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	Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame.
†	Denotes player who is deceased.
Hand	The two hole cards the winner held on the final hand.
Prize (US$)	WSOP Main Event prize money.
Entrants	The number of players in that year's Main Event.
Winnings	Lifetime winnings in WSOP and WSOP Circuit events as of April 15, 2013.
Bracelets	WSOP victories are counted in terms of bracelets, as of April 15, 2013.

Image	Year	Winner	Nickname	Hand	Prize (US$)	Entrants	Total tournament earnings (US$)	WSOP bracelets	Ref.
	1970	Johnny Moss†	The Grand Old Man of Poker	—	—	7	824,922	9
	1971	Johnny Moss†	The Grand Old Man of Poker	6  6	30,000	6	824,922	9
	1972	Thomas Preston†	Amarillo Slim	K♥ J♦	80,000	8	436,055	4
	1973	Walter Pearson†	Puggy	A♠ 7♠	130,000	13	245,740	4
	1974	Johnny Moss†	The Grand Old Man of Poker	3♥ 3♠	160,000	16	824,922	9
	1975	Brian Roberts†	Sailor	J♠ J♥	210,000	21	266,650	2
	1976	Doyle Brunson†	Texas Dolly	10♠ 2♠	220,000	22	2,808,945	10
	1977	Doyle Brunson†	Texas Dolly	10♠ 2♥	340,000	34	2,808,945	10
	1978	Bobby Baldwin	The Owl	Q♦ Q♣	210,000	42	604,900	4
	1979	Hal Fowler†	—	7♠ 6♦	270,000	54	270,000	1
	1980	Stu Ungar†	Stuey or The Kid	5♠ 4♠	385,000	73	2,078,838	5
	1981	Stu Ungar†	Stuey or The Kid	A♥ Q♥	375,000	75	2,078,838	5
	1982	Jack Straus†	Treetop	A♥ 10♠	520,000	104	555,000	2
	1983	Tom McEvoy	Grand Rapids Tom	Q♦ Q♠	540,000	108	1,291,031	4
—	1984	Jack Keller†	Gentleman	10♥ 10♠	660,000	132	2,048,763	3
—	1985	Bill Smith†	—	3♠ 3♥	700,000	140	788,000	1
	1986	Berry Johnston	—	A♠ 10♥	570,000	141	2,265,523	5
	1987	Johnny Chan	Orient Express	A♠ 9♣	625,000	152	4,397,749	10
	1988	Johnny Chan	Orient Express	J♣ 9♣	700,000	167	4,397,749	10
	1989	Phil Hellmuth	The Poker Brat	9♠ 9♣	755,000	178	14,612,213	17
—	1990	Mansour Matloubi	—	6♥ 6♠	895,000	194	6,019,630	1
	1991	Brad Daugherty	—	K♠ J♠	1,000,000	215	1,165,170	1
	1992	Hamid Dastmalchi	—	8♥ 4♣	1,000,000	201	1,642,463	3
	1993	Jim Bechtel	—	J♠ 6♠	1,000,000	220	1,944,623	2
	1994	Russ Hamilton	—	K♠ 8♥	1,000,000	268	1,261,940	1
	1995	Dan Harrington	Action Dan	9♦ 8♦	1,000,000	273	3,491,513	2
	1996	Huck Seed	—	9♦ 8♦	1,000,000	295	2,426,842	4
	1997	Stu Ungar†	Stuey or The Kid	A♥ 4♣	1,000,000	312	2,078,838	5
	1998	Scotty Nguyen	The Train or The Prince of Poker	J♦ 9♣	1,000,000	350	5,895,732	5
	1999	Noel Furlong†	—	5♣ 5♦	1,000,000	393	1,070,785	1
	2000	Chris Ferguson	Jesus	A♠ 9♣	1,500,000	512	5,033,593	6
	2001	Carlos Mortensen	El Matador	K♣ Q♣	1,500,000	613	3,168,216	2
	2002	Robert Varkonyi	—	Q♦ 10♠	2,000,000	631	2,110,212	1
	2003	Chris Moneymaker	—	5♦ 4♠	2,500,000	839	2,532,041	1
	2004	Greg Raymer	Fossilman	8♠ 8♦	5,000,000	2,576	6,669,417	1
	2005	Joe Hachem	—	7♣ 3♠	7,500,000	5,619	8,261,859	1
	2006	Jamie Gold	—	Q♠ 9♣	12,000,000	8,773	12,067,292	1
	2007	Jerry Yang	The Shadow	8♦ 8♣	8,250,000	6,358	8,280,913	1
	2008	Peter Eastgate	Isser	A♦ 5♠	9,152,416	6,844	9,430,506	1
	2009	Joe Cada	—	9♦ 9♣	8,574,649	6,494	10,339,448	4
	2010	Jonathan Duhamel	—	A♠ J♥	8,944,138	7,319	14,612,213	3
	2011	Pius Heinz	MastaP89	A♠ K♣	8,715,638	6,865	8,821,056	1
	2012	Greg Merson	—	K♦ 5♦	8,531,853	6,598	10,174,029	2
	2013	Ryan Riess	Riess the Beast	A♥ K♥	8,359,531	6,352	8,920,672	1
	2014	Martin Jacobson	NosbocajM	10♥ 10♦	10,000,000	6,683	12,102,232	1
	2015	Joe McKeehen	—	A♥ 10♦	7,683,346	6,420	10,480,861	3
	2016	Qui Nguyen	Tommy Gun	K♣ 10♣	8,005,310	6,737	8,022,287	1
	2017	Scott Blumstein	—	A♥ 2♦	8,150,000	7,221	8,155,227	1
	2018	John Cynn	—	K♣ J♣	8,800,000	7,874	9,513,071	1
—	2019	Hossein Ensan	—	K♥ K♣	10,000,000	8,569	10,233,973	1
	2020	Damian Salas	—	K♦ J♠	1,550,969	1,379	5,238,933	1
	2021	Koray Aldemir	—	10♦ 7♦	8,000,000	6,650	20,334,110	1
—	2022	Espen Jørstad	—	Q♦ 2♠	10,000,000	8,663	10,271,872	2
—	2023	Daniel Weinman	—	K♣ J♦	12,100,000	10,043	15,857,357	2

Worlds Series of Poker Europe Main Event

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, the bracelet events have occurred every year in Las Vegas. The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas. The 2007 Main Event, a GBP 10,000 buy-in no-limit hold 'em tournament, was won by Norwegian player Annette Obrestad on the day before her 19th birthday. This made her the youngest person to win a WSOP bracelet, a record that cannot be broken in the Las Vegas WSOP under current laws because the minimum legal age for casino gaming in Nevada is 21. Obrestad could play in the WSOPE because the minimum age for casino gaming in the United Kingdom is 18. The World Series of Poker Europe has a unique identity from the Las Vegas WSOP, but according to Harrah's will remain true to the traditions and heritage. The 2011 WSOP Europe main event was an 8-handed event.

Image	Year	Winner	Nickname	Hand	Prize	Entrants	Total tournament earnings	WSOP bracelets	Ref.
	2007	Annette Obrestad	Annette_15	7♥ 7♠	£1,000,000	362	$2,086,437	1
	2008	John Juanda	JJ or Luckbox	K♠ 6♣	£868,800	362	$4,825,816	5
	2009	Barry Shulman	—	10♠ 10♣	£801,603	334	—	2
—	2010	James Bord	—	10♦ 10♥	£830,401	346	—	1
	2011	Elio Fox	smokrockflock	A♦ 10♠	€1,400,000	593	—	1
	2012	Phil Hellmuth	The Poker Brat	A♥ 10♦	€1,022,376	420	$14,026,167	17
	2013	Adrián Mateos	Amadi_017	A♠ K♣	£1,000,000	375	$5,010,189	1
—	2015	Kevin MacPhee	ImaLuckSac	A♦ 4♦	£883,000	313	$5,456,298	2
	2017	Marti Roca de Torres	Iquinze	Q♥ 5♦	€1,115,207	529	$1,295,566	1
—	2018	Jack Sinclair	Swaggersorus	Q♥ 9♣	€1,122,239	534	$3,393,632	1
	2019	Alexandros Kolonias	mexican222	A♠ K♠	€1,133,678	541	$1,469,612	1

World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Main Event

The World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) is the most recent expansion of World Series of Poker-branded tournaments outside the United States. On April 30, 2012, WSOP owner Caesars Entertainment and Australian casino Crown Melbourne announced that the first WSOP APAC would be launched with five bracelet events in April 2013.

Image	Year	Winner	Nickname	Hand	Prize (A$)	Entrants	Total tournament earnings (US$)	WSOP bracelets	Ref.
	2013	Daniel Negreanu	Kid Poker	2♠ 2♥	1,038,825	405	16,346,486	6
	2014	Scott Davies	Big Papi	6♦ 6♠	850,136	329	1,653,593	1

World Series of Poker Online Main Event

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 the World Series of Poker held an online poker series.

Image	Year	Winner	Nickname	Hand	Prize (US$)	Entrants	Total tournament earnings (US$)	WSOP bracelets	Ref.
	2020	Stoyan Madanzhiev	—	7♦ 6♥	3,904,686	5,802	3,935,954	1	2021 Aleksei Vandyshev