<P> Since 1972, the Main Event of the WSOP has been the $10,000 buy - in no - limit Texas Hold' em (NLHE) tournament (in 1971 the buy - in was $5,000 and the inaugural 1970 event was an invitational with winner determined by a vote from the players). Winners of the event not only get the largest prize of the tournament and a gold bracelet, but additionally their picture is placed in the Gallery of Champions at Binion's . The winner of the Main Event has traditionally been given the unofficial title of World Champion . However, some believe that no - limit hold' em is not the optimal structure for determining a champion poker player . In 2002, Daniel Negreanu argued that the Main Event should switch to pot - limit hold' em, believing that pot - limit required a more complete set of poker skills than no - limit, although he admitted that such a change would likely never be made . However, many of the game's top professionals, including Negreanu, have since stated that the recently added $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. / Poker Player's Championship event is the one which ultimately decides the world's best player . The $50,000 buy - in, being five times larger than the buy - in for the Main Event, has thus far tended to deter amateurs from playing in this event, and the variety of games played require a broader knowledge of poker . The first $50,000 event, conducted as a H.O.R.S.E. tournament, was won by Chip Reese in 2006 . In 2010, the $50,000 event changed from H.O.R.S.E. to an "8 - game" format, adding no - limit hold' em, pot - limit Omaha, and 2--7 triple draw to the mix, and was rechristened The Poker Player's Championship, with Michael Mizrachi winning the first edition of the revamped event . Since Reese's death in December 2007, the winner of this event receives the David' Chip' Reese Memorial Trophy in addition to the bracelet and the prize money . </P> <P> There have been many memorable moments during the main events, including Jack Straus's 1982 comeback win after discovering he had one $500 chip left when he thought he was out of the tournament . The end of the 1988 main event was featured in the movie Rounders . Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer, the winners in 2003 and 2004, both qualified for the main event through satellite tournaments at the PokerStars online card room . Jerry Yang, the winner in 2007, had only been playing poker for two years prior to his victory . He won his seat at a $225 satellite tournament at Pechanga Resort & Casino, in California . With passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 online poker sites have been barred from purchasing entrance directly for their users . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Winning hand </Th> <Th> First place prize </Th> <Th> Entrants </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> Losing hand </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Johnny Moss </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Johnny Moss </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 7004300000000000000 ♠ 30,000 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Walter "Puggy" Pearson </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston, Jr . </Td> <Td> K ♥ J </Td> <Td> 7004800000000000000 ♠ 80,000 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Walter "Puggy" Pearson </Td> <Td> 6 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Walter "Puggy" Pearson </Td> <Td> A ♠ 7 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005130000000000000 ♠ 130,000 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Johnny Moss </Td> <Td> K ♥ J ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Johnny Moss </Td> <Td> 3 ♥ 3 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005160000000000000 ♠ 160,000 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Crandell Addington </Td> <Td> A ♣ 2 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brian "Sailor" Roberts </Td> <Td> J ♠ J ♥ </Td> <Td> 7005210000000000000 ♠ 210,000 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Bob Hooks </Td> <Td> J ♣ 9 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Doyle Brunson </Td> <Td> 10 ♠ 2 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005220000000000000 ♠ 220,000 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Jesse Alto </Td> <Td> A ♠ J </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Doyle Brunson </Td> <Td> 10 ♠ 2 ♥ </Td> <Td> 7005340000000000000 ♠ 340,000 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Gary Berland </Td> <Td> 8 ♥ 5 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Bobby Baldwin </Td> <Td> Q Q ♣ </Td> <Td> 7005210000000000000 ♠ 210,000 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Crandell Addington </Td> <Td> 9 9 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Hal Fowler </Td> <Td> 7 ♠ 6 </Td> <Td> 7005270000000000000 ♠ 270,000 </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> Bobby Hoff </Td> <Td> A ♣ A ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Stu Ungar </Td> <Td> 5 ♠ 4 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005385000000000000 ♠ 385,000 </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> Doyle Brunson </Td> <Td> A ♥ 7 ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Stu Ungar </Td> <Td> A ♥ Q ♥ </Td> <Td> 7005375000000000000 ♠ 375,000 </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> Perry Green </Td> <Td> 10 ♣ 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Jack Straus </Td> <Td> A ♥ 10 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005520000000000000 ♠ 520,000 </Td> <Td> 104 </Td> <Td> Dewey Tomko </Td> <Td> A 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tom McEvoy </Td> <Td> Q Q ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005540000000000000 ♠ 540,000 </Td> <Td> 108 </Td> <Td> Rod Peate </Td> <Td> K J </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Jack Keller </Td> <Td> 10 ♥ 10 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005660000000000000 ♠ 660,000 </Td> <Td> 132 </Td> <Td> Byron Wolford </Td> <Td> 6 ♥ 4 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Bill Smith </Td> <Td> 3 ♠ 3 ♥ </Td> <Td> 7005700000000000000 ♠ 700,000 </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> T.J. Cloutier </Td> <Td> A 3 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Berry Johnston </Td> <Td> A ♠ 10 ♥ </Td> <Td> 7005570000000000000 ♠ 570,000 </Td> <Td> 141 </Td> <Td> Mike Harthcock </Td> <Td> A 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Johnny Chan </Td> <Td> A ♠ 9 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7005625000000000000 ♠ 625,000 </Td> <Td> 152 </Td> <Td> Frank Henderson </Td> <Td> 4 4 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Johnny Chan </Td> <Td> J ♣ 9 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7005700000000000000 ♠ 700,000 </Td> <Td> 167 </Td> <Td> Erik Seidel </Td> <Td> Q ♣ 7 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Phil Hellmuth, Jr . </Td> <Td> 9 ♠ 9 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7005755000000000000 ♠ 755,000 </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> <Td> Johnny Chan </Td> <Td> A ♠ 7 ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Mansour Matloubi </Td> <Td> 6 ♥ 6 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7005895000000000000 ♠ 895,000 </Td> <Td> 194 </Td> <Td> Hans Lund </Td> <Td> 4 4 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Brad Daugherty </Td> <Td> K ♠ J ♠ </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 215 </Td> <Td> Don Holt </Td> <Td> 7 ♥ 3 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Hamid Dastmalchi </Td> <Td> 8 ♥ 4 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 201 </Td> <Td> Tom Jacobs </Td> <Td> J 7 ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Jim Bechtel </Td> <Td> J ♠ 6 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 220 </Td> <Td> Glenn Cozen </Td> <Td> 7 4 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Russ Hamilton </Td> <Td> K ♠ 8 ♥ </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 268 </Td> <Td> Hugh Vincent </Td> <Td> 8 ♣ 5 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Dan Harrington </Td> <Td> 9 8 </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 273 </Td> <Td> Howard Goldfarb </Td> <Td> A ♥ 7 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Huck Seed </Td> <Td> 9 8 </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 295 </Td> <Td> Bruce Van Horn </Td> <Td> K ♣ 8 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Stu Ungar </Td> <Td> A ♥ 4 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 312 </Td> <Td> John Strzemp </Td> <Td> A ♠ 8 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Scotty Nguyen </Td> <Td> J 9 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 350 </Td> <Td> Kevin McBride </Td> <Td> Q ♥ 10 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Noel Furlong </Td> <Td> 5 ♣ 5 </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> 393 </Td> <Td> Alan Goehring </Td> <Td> 6 ♥ 6 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Chris Ferguson </Td> <Td> A ♠ 9 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006150000000000000 ♠ 1,500,000 </Td> <Td> 512 </Td> <Td> T.J. Cloutier </Td> <Td> A Q ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Juan Carlos Mortensen </Td> <Td> K ♣ Q ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006150000000000000 ♠ 1,500,000 </Td> <Td> 613 </Td> <Td> Dewey Tomko </Td> <Td> A ♠ A ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Robert Varkonyi </Td> <Td> Q 10 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7006200000000000000 ♠ 2,000,000 </Td> <Td> 631 </Td> <Td> Julian Gardner </Td> <Td> J ♣ 8 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Chris Moneymaker </Td> <Td> 5 4 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7006250000000000000 ♠ 2,500,000 </Td> <Td> 839 </Td> <Td> Sam Farha </Td> <Td> J ♥ 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Greg Raymer </Td> <Td> 8 ♠ 8 </Td> <Td> 7006500000000000000 ♠ 5,000,000 </Td> <Td> 2,576 </Td> <Td> David Williams </Td> <Td> A ♥ 4 ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Joe Hachem </Td> <Td> 7 ♣ 3 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7006750000000000000 ♠ 7,500,000 </Td> <Td> 5,619 </Td> <Td> Steve Dannenmann </Td> <Td> A 3 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Jamie Gold </Td> <Td> Q ♠ 9 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7007120000000000000 ♠ 12,000,000 </Td> <Td> 8,773 </Td> <Td> Paul Wasicka </Td> <Td> 10 ♥ 10 ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Jerry Yang </Td> <Td> 8 8 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006825000000000000 ♠ 8,250,000 </Td> <Td> 6,358 </Td> <Td> Tuan Lam </Td> <Td> A Q </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Peter Eastgate </Td> <Td> A 5 ♠ </Td> <Td> 7006915241600000000 ♠ 9,152,416 </Td> <Td> 6,844 </Td> <Td> Ivan Demidov </Td> <Td> 4 ♥ 2 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Joe Cada </Td> <Td> 9 9 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006854704200000000 ♠ 8,547,042 </Td> <Td> 6,494 </Td> <Td> Darvin Moon </Td> <Td> Q J </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jonathan Duhamel </Td> <Td> A ♠ J ♥ </Td> <Td> 7006894431000000000 ♠ 8,944,310 </Td> <Td> 7,319 </Td> <Td> John Racener </Td> <Td> K 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Pius Heinz </Td> <Td> A ♠ K ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006871563800000000 ♠ 8,715,638 </Td> <Td> 6,865 </Td> <Td> Martin Staszko </Td> <Td> 10 ♣ 7 ♣ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Greg Merson </Td> <Td> K 5 </Td> <Td> 7006853185300000000 ♠ 8,531,853 </Td> <Td> 6,598 </Td> <Td> Jesse Sylvia </Td> <Td> Q ♠ J ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Ryan Riess </Td> <Td> A ♥ K ♥ </Td> <Td> 7006836157000000000 ♠ 8,361,570 </Td> <Td> 6,352 </Td> <Td> Jay Farber </Td> <Td> Q ♠ 5 ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Martin Jacobson </Td> <Td> 10 ♥ 10 </Td> <Td> 7007100000000000000 ♠ 10,000,000 </Td> <Td> 6,683 </Td> <Td> Felix Stephensen </Td> <Td> A ♥ 9 ♥ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Joe McKeehen </Td> <Td> A ♥ 10 </Td> <Td> 7006768334600000000 ♠ 7,683,346 </Td> <Td> 6,420 </Td> <Td> Joshua Beckley </Td> <Td> 4 ♣ 4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Qui Nguyen </Td> <Td> K ♣ 10 ♣ </Td> <Td> 7006800531000000000 ♠ 8,005,310 </Td> <Td> 6,737 </Td> <Td> Gordon Vayo </Td> <Td> J ♠ 10 ♠ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Scott Blumstein </Td> <Td> A ♥ 2 </Td> <Td> 7006815000000000000 ♠ 8,150,000 </Td> <Td> 7,221 </Td> <Td> Dan Ott </Td> <Td> A 8 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Winning hand </Th> <Th> First place prize </Th> <Th> Entrants </Th> <Th> Runner - up </Th> <Th> Losing hand </Th> </Tr>

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