The final table of the 2008 WSOP is set, so let’s take a look back at some of the past WSOP champions and World Series of Poker winners since its inception back in 1970.
World Series of Poker Winners – WSOP Champions (1970-2008)
Year – WSOP Champion – Prize Money
2008 – ? – $9,119,338
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 Mortenson, $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 Jr., $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, There was no prize money awarded in this year. Johnny Moss won by a player vote.
Information courtesy of IHT
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