<P> 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, 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 . </P> <P> 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 of the Main Events that proceeded the 2005 event were played completely at the Rio . Consequently, this made Joe Hachem the final player to win the Main Event at the original home of the World Series of Poker . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> * </Td> <Td> Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> † </Td> <Td> Denotes player who is deceased . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Year </Td> <Td> The year of the tournament linked to the WSOP for the given year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Winner </Td> <Td> The person who won the Main Event . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nickname </Td> <Td> Nickname of the player . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hand </Td> <Td> The two hole cards the winner held on the final hand . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Prize (US $) </Td> <Td> WSOP Main Event prize money . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Entrants </Td> <Td> The number of players in that year's Main Event . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Winnings </Td> <Td> Lifetime winnings in WSOP and WSOP Circuit events as of April 15, 2013 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bracelets </Td> <Td> WSOP victories are counted in terms of bracelets, as of April 15, 2013 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ref . </Td> <Td> References </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Who has won the wsop main event twice