World Series of Poker Main Event winners

Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969) is an American television producer, a talent agent, and poker player, based in Malibu, California.

Phillip Jerome Hellmuth, Jr.

Pius Heinz (born 4 May 1989) is a German professional poker player from Bonn, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2011 World Series of Poker.

Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945) is a professional poker player, best known for winning the main event world championship at the 1995 World Series of Poker.

Joseph "Joe" Cada (born November 18, 1987) is an American professional poker player from Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

(This article is about the poker player. For the astronaut, see Christopher Ferguson.) Christopher Philip "Chris" Ferguson (born April 11, 1963) is an American poker player.

Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn (born October 28, 1962) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.

Juan Carlos Mortensen (born April 13, 1972 in Ambato, Ecuador) is a Spanish professional poker player of Danish descent and the only Hispanic Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker.

Peter Eastgate (born 13 December 1985) is a poker player from Denmark, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

Gregory Raymer (born June 25, 1964) nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player.

Doyle F. Brunson (born August 10, 1933) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years.

Stuart Errol "Stu" Ungar (September 8, 1953 – November 22, 1998) was a professional poker, blackjack, and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin player of all time.

Johnny Moss (May 14, 1907 – December 16, 1995) was a gambler and professional poker player.

Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Joseph Hachem (Arabic: جوزف هاشم‎‎; /ˈhæʃəm/; born 11 March 1966) is a Lebanese Australian professional poker player known for winning the main event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.

Johnny Chan (Chinese: 陳金海; born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese-born American professional poker player.

Bryan W. "Sailor" Roberts (March 7, 1931 – June 23, 1995) was an American professional poker player.

Ryan Riess (born June 21, 1990) is an American professional poker player best known for winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Jonathan Duhamel (born August 24, 1987) is a Canadian poker professional from Boucherville, Quebec, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Joseph "Joe" McKeehen (born June 28, 1991) is an American professional poker player from North Wales, Pennsylvania.

James Gary "Jim" Bechtel (born 1952) is an American cotton farmer and poker player, now based in Gilbert, Arizona.

Martin Jacobson (born 30 June 1987) is a Swedish professional poker player, originally from Stockholm, Sweden, but currently residing in London, England.

Gregory "Greg" Merson (born December 8, 1987) is an American professional poker player.

Huckleberry Seed (born January 15, 1969) is an American professional poker player best known for winning the main event of the 1996 World Series of Poker.

Berry Enfield Johnston (born September 25, 1935) is an American professional poker player.

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.

Jack Keller (December 29, 1942 - December 5, 2003) was a professional poker player.

Jack "Treetop" Straus (June 16, 1930 - August 17, 1988) was an American professional poker player.

Hamid Reza Dastmalchi is an Iranian-American professional poker player.

Russ Hamilton (born 1948 or 1949) is an American poker player.

Thomas K. McEvoy (born November 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.) is a professional poker player, author and member of the Poker Hall of Fame.

Harold Arthur "Hal" Fowler (January 12, 1927 – November 7, 2000) was an American poker player known for winning the 1979 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Robert Varkonyi (born 1961) is an American poker player, best known for winning the main event of the 2002 World Series of Poker.

Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson (January 29, 1929 – April 12, 2006) was an American professional poker player.

Mansour Matloubi is an Iranian-British professional poker player living in London.

J. J. Furlong (born December 25, 1937 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish businessman and recreational poker player who won the 1999 World Series of Poker main event.

Bill Smith (died 1997) was a professional poker player who won the 1985 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Bobby Baldwin (born c. 1950) is a professional poker player, off-road racer and casino executive.

Brad Daugherty (born July 5, 1951 in Mountain Grove, Missouri) is a professional poker player.

Xao "Jerry" Yang (simplified Chinese: 杨係; traditional Chinese: 楊係; pinyin: Yáng Xì; born 1967) is an ethnic Hmong poker player from Temecula, California and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.