2007 WSOP winner Jerry Yang (not the CEO of Yahoo) joined 2006 WSOP winner Jamie Gold and Joe Hachem winner of the 2005 World Series of Poker WSOP becoming the latest player to join the poker hall of fame along with such greats as Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim and Stu Ungar.
Following in the footsteps of recent winners Greg Raymer & Chris Moneymaker Gold picked up the richest prize in poker and sporting history winning $12 million for 1st place in 2006. Jerry Yang winning a tidy $8.5m in 2007.
List of WSOP winners of the No-Limit Texas Hold-em main event 1970-2007 (now 36 years)
2007 Jerry Yang $8.5m
2006 Jamie Gold $12m
2005 Jo Hachem $7.5m
2004 Greg Raymer $5m
2003 Chris Moneymaker $2.5m
2002 Robert Varkonyi $2m
2001 Carlos Mortensen $1.5m
2000 Chris "Jesus" Ferguson $1.5m
1999 Noel Furlong $1m
1998 Scotty Nguyen $1m
1997 Stu Ungar $1m
1996 Huck Seed $1m
1995 Dan Harrington $1m
1994 Russ Hamilton $1m
1993 Jim Bechtel $1m
1992 Hamid Dastmalchi $1m
1991 Brad Daugherty $1m
1990 Mansour Matloubi $895,000
1989 Phil Hellmuth $755,000
1988 Jonny Chan $700,000
1987 Jonny Chan $625,000
1986 Berry Johnson $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 Johny Moss $160,000
1973 Puggy Pearson $130,000
1972 Amarillo Slim Preston $80,000
1971 Johny Moss $30,000
1970 Johny Moss $0
The first World Series of Poker was played in 1970. Organised by Benny Binion to determine who was the best of the top poker players in America and worthy of the title World Champion. Played at Binion's Horseshoe Casino Las Vegas. The first year the top players decided who the world champion was through a vote and gave the honour to Johny Moss. The following year to the present day the title World Champion has been given to the winner of the WSOP $10,000 entry No-Limit Texas Hold-em main event. The following year 1971 Johny Moss beat all the other entrants in the tournament to take the title for a 2nd year - proving himself a true legend of poker.
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