World Series of Poker Champions

2001 - 2010

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	2010: November Nine Finalists Daniel Alaei Tomar Berda Marcel Vonk Dan Kelly Brendan Taylor Ryan Welch Chance Kornuth Michael Linn Shawn Busse Sigurd Eskeland Chris Bell Jesse Rockowitz Gavin Smith Ian Gordon Dean Hamrick Steve Jelinek Frank Kassela Steven Kelly Scott Montgomery Valdemar Kwaysser Phil Ivey Ayaz Mahmood Jeffrey Papola Luis Velador Konstantin Puchkov Mike Ellis Miguel Proulx Matt Keikoan William Haydon David Warga Jeffrey Tebben Sam Farha Russ Boyd Richard Ashby John "Tex" Barch David Baker Eric Buchman Jason DeWitt Stephen Gee Carter Phillips Frank Kassela Yan Chen Matt Matros Simon Watt Men Nguyen James Dempsey Pascal LeFrancois Peter Gelencser Joshua Tieman Praz Bansi Aadam Daya Michael Chow Michael Mizrachi Harold Angle Vanessa Hellebuyck Hoai Pham	No Limit Holdem Championship Pot Limit Omaha Championship No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem 6-Handed No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem Shootout No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Eight Game Mix Pot Limit Omaha High Low No Limit Holdem Mixed Holdem HORSE Championship No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Razz No Limit Holdem Shootout No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem Championship HORSE Heads Up No Limit Championship Six-handed No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem/Omaha HORSE No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha Limit Holdem Championship No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud HiLo No Limit Hold'em Omaha HiLo Championship Limit Holdem 7 Card Stud Pot Limit Omaha 2-7 Lowball Championship Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Six-handed No Limit Holdem Stud High Low Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem 7 card Stud Championship Pot Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball No Limit Hold'em Shootout No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low Eight Game Mix Championship Seniors Championship Ladies Championship Casino Employees	$8,944,138 $780,599 $825,976 $570,960 $1,315,518 $184,950 $559,371 $508,090 $609,493 $485,791 $260,497 $327,040 $721,373 $268,238 $611,666 $604,222 $245,871 $214,085 $382,725 $481,760 $617,214 $329,840 $625,682 $667,433 $260,517 $256,820 $581,851 $315,311 $425,969 $630,031 $208,682 $503,389 $488,237 $234,065 $140,467 $256,919 $294,314 $203,607 $818,959 $472,479 $482,774 $447,446 $92,817 $189,870 $614,248 $394,800 $197,470 $568,974 $180,730 $441,692 $515,501 $625,872 $237,463 $1,559,046 $487,994 $192,132 $71,424
	2009: Joe Cada Matt Hawrilenko Abe Mosseri Tony Veckey David Bach David Halpern Jorg Peisert Carsten Joh Greg Mueller Brandon Cantu Bahador Ahmadi Derek Raymond John Kabbaj Jeff Lisandro Michael Davis Jerrod Ankenman Peter Traply Matt Graham Ray Foley Mark Naalden Jeff Lisandro Jordan Smith Richard Austin Eric Baldwin Greg FBT Mueller Angel Guillen James Van Alstyne Leo Wolpert JC Tran Mike Eise Roland De Wolfe Tomas Alenius Phil Ivey Jeff Carris Nick Schulman Zac Fellows John-Paul Kelly Brock Parker Daniel Alaei Lisa Hamilton Brian Lemke Jeff Lisandro Brock Parker Keven Stammen Ville Wahlbeck Anthony Harb Rami Boukai Ken Aldridge Travis Johnson Phil Ivey Freddie Ellis Jason Mercier Steve Sung Thang Luu Vitaly Lunkin Andrew Cohen	Championship Event Six-handed No Limit Hold'em Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw No Limit Holdem HORSE Championship 7 Card Stud High-Low No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem Shootout Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Mixed Holdem Omaha High Low Pot Limit Holdem Championship Razz Seniors Championship Eight Game Mix No Limit Holdem Shootout Pot Limit Omaha Championship No Limit Holdem Limit Texas Holdem Stud High Low Championship No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem Championship No Limit Holdem HORSE Heads-Up Holdem Championship Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Hold'em Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Limit Hold'em Omaha8/Stud8 No Limit Holdem Deuce to Seven Championship HORSE Pot Limit Holdem No Limit Hold'em Omaha High Low Ladies Championship No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Eight Game Mix No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha/PL Holdem No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem No Limit Deuce to Seven Seven Card Stud Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Hold'em Omaha Hi Lo No Limit Hold'em Employees Event	$8,546,435 $1,003,163 $165,521 $673,276 $1,276,802 $159,390 $506,800 $664,426 $194,854 $228,867 $278,804 $229,192 $633,335 $188,370 $437,358 $241,637 $348,728 $679,379 $657,969 $190,770 $431,656 $586,212 $409,484 $521,932 $460,836 $530,548 $247,033 $625,682 $235,685 $639,331 $246,616 $197,488 $220,538 $313,673 $279,742 $311,899 $194,434 $552,745 $445,898 $195,390 $692,658 $124,959 $223,688 $506,786 $492,375 $569,199 $244,862 $428,259 $666,853 $96,361 $373,744 $237,415 $771,106 $263,135 $1,891,012 $83,778
	2008: Peter Eastgate Matt Graham David Daneshgar James Schaaf JC Tran Scotty Nguyen Alexandre Gomes Ryan Hughes Joe Commisso Max Greenwood Martin Klaser Dan Lacourse Frank Gary John Phan David Woo Davidi Kitai David Benyamine Jesper Hougaard Mike Rocco Layne Flack Sebastian Ruthenberg Luis Velador Dario Minieri Rob Hollink John Phan Phil Galfond Vitaly Lunkin Barry Greenstein Kenny Tran Max Pescatori Blair Hinkle Jens Veortmann Scott Seiver Daniel Negreanu Vanessa Selbst Mike Matusow Andrew Brown Jason Young Svetlana Gromenkova Eric Brooks Duncan Bell Jimmy Shultz Phil Tom Farzad Rouhani Rep Porter Anthony Rivera Matt Keikoan Thang Luu Michael Banducci Erick Lindgren David Singer Grant Hinkle Nenad Medic Jonathan Kotula	Championship Event Limit Holdem Shootout No Limit Holdem HORSE No Limit Holdem HORSE Championship No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud High Low No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha HiLo Seniors Championship Mixed Hold'em 2-7 Triple Draw No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem Omaha HiLo Championship No Limit Hold'em Seven Card Stud Pot Limit Omaha 7 Stud/8 Championship No Limit Holdem 6-handed No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Holdem Razz Heads Up No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem/Omaha No Limit Hold'em HORSE No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha 2-7 Draw Omaha High Low No Limit Holdem Shootout Ladies Championship 7 Card Stud Championship No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Shootout Omaha/8 - Stud/8 6-handed No Limit Holdem Mixed Event No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low No Limit Holdem/rebuys Mixed Holdem Pot Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem Casino Employees	$9,119,517 $278,180 $625,443 $256,412 $631,170 $1,989,120 $770,540 $183,368 $911,855 $693,444 $216,249 $368,832 $219,508 $151,896 $631,656 $244,546 $535,687 $610,304 $135,753 $577,725 $328,756 $573,374 $528,418 $496,931 $434,789 $817,781 $628,417 $157,619 $539,056 $246,471 $507,563 $298,253 $755,891 $204,874 $227,905 $537,862 $226,483 $335,565 $244,702 $415,856 $428,949 $257,105 $477,990 $232,911 $372,929 $483,688 $550,601 $243,356 $636,736 $374,505 $214,131 $831,462 $794,112 $87,929
	2007: Jerry Yang Erik Seidel Ram Vaswani Michael Graves Dao Bac Robert Mizrachi Chandrasekhar Billavara Rafi Amit Blair Rodman Tom Schneider Bill Edler Frankie O'Dell Freddy Deeb Saif Ahmad Lukasz Dumanski Ernest Bennett Fred Goldberg Robert Cheung Greg Hopkins John Guth Ryan Young Alexander Borteh Alan Smurfit Jeffrey Lisandro Dan Schreiber Hoyt Corkins Katja Thater Shankar Pillai David Stucke Ralph Schwartz Ben Ponzio Eli Elezra Scott Clements James Mackey Donald Baruch Ryan Hughes Francois Safieddine Sally Boyer Saro Getzoyan James Richburg Phil Hellmuth Michael Keiner Allen Cunningham Jason Warner Chris Reslock Will Durkee Alex Kravchenko Michael Chu Burt Boutin Gary Styczynski Tom Schneider Mike Spegal Ciaran O'Leary Steve Billirakis Frederick Narciso	Championship Event Deuce to Seven Lowball Limit Holdem Shootout No Limit Holdem SHOE Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Holdem Deuce to Seven Triple Draw No Limit Holdem 7 Card Stud High Low 6-handed No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low HORSE Championship Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha HiLo Seniors Championship Mixed Holdem No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem Omaha High Low No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem Pot-Limit Omaha w/rebuys Seven Card Stud Heads-up No Limit Holdem 6-handed No Limit Holdem Razz No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem HORSE No Limit Holdem Stud High Low Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Shootout Seven Card Stud High Low No Limit Holdem Ladies Championship Limit Holdem HORSE No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud Pot Limit Holdem 6-handed No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha Limit Holdem Omaha8/Stud8 Pot Limit Holdem Limit Holdem Mixed Holdem Casino Employees	$8,250,000 $538,835 $217,438 $742,121 $157,975 $768,889 $722,914 $227,005 $707,898 $147,713 $904,672 $240,057 $2,276,832 $217,329 $227,454 $348,423 $204,935 $673,628 $269,274 $363,216 $615,955 $225,483 $464,867 $118,426 $425,594 $515,065 $132,653 $527,829 $603,069 $275,683 $599,467 $198,984 $194,206 $730,740 $264,106 $176,358 $521,785 $262,077 $333,379 $239,503 $637,254 $146,987 $487,287 $481,698 $258,453 $566,916 $228,446 $585,774 $868,745 $280,715 $214,347 $252,290 $727,012 $536,287 $104,701
	2006: Jamie Gold James Gorham Daniel Alaei Patrick Poels Victor Perches Phil Hellmuth James "Mason" Richburg Jason Lester Justin Scott Jeff Madsen John Gale Benjamin Lin Mats Rahmn Eric Froehlich Ralph Perry David Pham Scott Clements Ian Johns Jeff Madsen Bill Chen Chip Reese Clare Miller Eric Kesselman Jon Friedberg Lee Watkinson Mary Jones Allen Cunningham Max Pescatori Bob Chalmers Sam Farha David Williams Jeff Cabanillas Jack Zwerner William "Bill" Chen Mark Vos Russ Boyd Kianoush Abolfathi Rafe Furst Brandon Cantu Chris Gros Mike Sexton	Championship Event No Limit Holdem Deuce to Seven Draw Stud Eight or Better Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Razz No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem HORSE Seniors Championship Pot Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha Ladies Championship No Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Limit Holdem Omaha High Low Seven Card Stud No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Short-handed No Limit Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Casino Employees Tournament of Champions	$12,000,000 $765,226 $430,698 $172,091 $157,338 $631,863 $139,576 $550,746 $643,381 $842,262 $374,849 $256,620 $655,141 $299,675 $207,817 $240,222 $301,175 $291,755 $660,948 $442,511 $1,716,000 $247,814 $311,403 $526,185 $655,746 $236,094 $625,830 $682,389 $258,344 $398,560 $163,118 $818,546 $341,426 $343,618 $803,274 $475,712 $335,289 $345,984 $757,839 $127,616 $1,000,000
	2005: Joe Hachem David Grey Jon Heneghan Rafi Amit Todd Witteles Paul McKinney Andre Boyer David Chiu Doyle Brunson O'Neil Longson Phil Ivey Jennifer Tilly Johnny Chan Farzad "Freddie" Bonyadi Jan Sorenson Mark Seif Todd Brunson Brian Wilson Barry Greenstein Denis Ethier Quinn Do Anthony Reategui Mark Seif Steve Hohn TJ Cloutier Josh Arieh Edward Moncada Reza Payvar Erik Seidel Cliff Josephy Mike Gracz Isaac Galazan Pat Poels Eric Froehlick Thomas Werthmann Allen Cunningham Andy Nguyen	Championship Event Deuce to Seven Lowball No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha Limit Holdem Seniors No Limit No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low Split No Limit Hold'em Razz Pot Limit Omaha Ladies No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem 7 Card Stud No Limit Holdem Omaha High Low Pot Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha Seven Card Stud High Low Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Shootout Limit Holdem Shootout Seven Card Stud HiLo No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha Pot Limit Holdem Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud No Limit Hold'em No Limit Hold'em Omaha HiLo Limit Holdem Pot Limit Holdem No Limit Holdem Employee Event	$7,500,000 $365,135 $611,015 $511,835 $347,385 $202,725 $682,810 $347,410 $367,800 $125,690 $630,685 $158,335 $303,025 $594,960 $293,275 $611,145 $255,945 $370,685 $128,505 $160,682 $265,975 $269,100 $181,330 $156,985 $657,100 $381,600 $298,070 $303,610 $611,795 $192,560 $594,460 $315,125 $270,100 $361,910 $369,535 $725,405 $83,390
	2004: Greg Raymer James Vogl Ted Forrest Aaron Katz Curtis Bibb Minh Nguyen Gerry Drehobl Chau Giang Scott Fischman Cyndy Violette Eli Balas Scott Fischman Thomas "Thunder" Keller Hassan Habib Daniel Negreanu Barry Greenstein Kathy Liebert Phi "John" Nguyen Annie Duke Huong Doan Antonio Esfandiari Brett Jungblut Ted Forrest Joe Awada Gavin Griffin TJ Cloutier Farzad "Freddie" Bonyadi Gary Gibbs John Hennigan Mike Sica Ted Lawson Norm Ketchum Carl "Coach" Nessel	Championship Event No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud Limit Holdem Omaha High Low Pot Limit Hold'em No Limit Holdem Pot Limit Omaha No Limit Hold'em Seven Stud HiLo Limit Holdem H.O.R.S.E. No Limit Holdem Seven Card Stud8 Limit Holdem Deuce to Seven Limit Holdem Shootout No Limit Holdem Shootout Omaha High Low Women's Championship Pot Limit Holdem Omaha HiLo No Limit Hold'em Seven Card Stud Pot Limit Holdem Razz Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Seniors Championship Limit Holdem No Limit Hold'em Pot Limit Omaha Lowball Employee Event	$5,000,000 $400,000 $111,440 $234,940 $160,000 $155,420 $365,900 $187,920 $300,000 $135,900 $174,440 $100,200 $382,020 $93,060 $169,100 $296,200 $110,180 $180,000 $137,860 $58,530 $184,860 $187,720 $300,300 $221,000 $270,420 $90,500 $86,980 $136,960 $325,360 $503,160 $500,000 $84,500 $40,000
	2003: Chris Moneymaker Mohamed Ihrahim Toto Leonidas Chris Ferguson Jim Meehan Prahlad Friedman Minh Nguyen Erik Seidel Doyle Brunson Chris Ferguson Phi Nguyen Phil Hellmuth Michael Saltzburg O'Neil Longson Johnny Chan Eddie Scharf John Arrage Layne Flack Mickey Appleman Ron Rose John Juanda Amir Vahedi Daniel Negreanu Johnny Chan Layne Flack Tom Jacobs Huck Seed Barb Rugolo Frankie O'Dell Keith Lehr Men "The Master" Nguyen Phil Hellmuth John Juanda Carlos Mortensen Men "The Master" Nguyen David Lukaszewski	Championship Event Limit Hold'em Seven Card Stud Omaha High Low No Limit Hold'em Pot Limit Hold'em 7 Card Stud HiLo Pot Limit Omaha H.O.R.S.E Half Limit Hold'em /Stud No Limit Hold'em Limit Hold'em 7 Card Stud Deuce to Seven No Limit Hold'em Limit Omaha Limit Hold'em Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit Hold'em Seniors No Limit Hold'em Seven Card Stud HiLo No Limit Hold'em S.H.O.E Pot Limit Omaha Limit Hold'em Shootout Limit Hold'em Razz Women's Championship Omaha High Low Split Pot Limit Hold'em 7-Card Stud No Limit Hold'em Pot Limit Omaha Limit Hold'em Triple Draw Lowball Employees Event	$2,500,000 $290,420 $98,760 $123,680 $280,100 $109,400 $106,020 $146,100 $84,080 $66,220 $222,800 $171,400 $95,580 $147,680 $224,400 $63,600 $178,600 $119,260 $147,280 $130,060 $130,200 $270,000 $100,440 $158,100 $120,000 $163,000 $71,500 $40,700 $133,760 $225,040 $178,560 $410,860 $203,840 $251,680 $43,520 $35,800
	2002: Robert Varkonyi Mike Majerus Perry Friedman Phil Ivey Layne Flack Miami John Cernuto Eskimo Clark Jack Duncan John Hennigan Jay Sipelstein Dan Torla John Hom Billy Baxter Jan Hansen Philip Ivey Fred Berger Thor Hansen Layne Flack Eddie Fishman John McIntosh Morad Qushqar Phil Ivey Jennifer Harman Joel Chaseman Catherine Brown Robert Williamson III Meng La Mike Matusow Randall Heeb Dan Heimiller Allen Cunningham Bill Swan John Juanda David Warga	Championship Event Texas Hold'em Omaha HiLo Split Seven Card Stud No Limit Texas Hold'em Limit Omaha Seven Card Stud8 Pot Limit Omaha H.O.R.S.E. Pot Limit Hold 'em 7 Card Stud Limit Holdem Razz Pot Limit Omaha Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Pot Limit Hold 'em Ace to Five Draw Lowball No Limit Hold'em Omaha8 Pot Limit Hold 'em 7 Card Stud S.H.O.E. Limit Hold 'em Limit Hold 'em Shootout Women's Championship Pot Limit Omaha Limit Hold 'em Omaha Hi Lo Split No Limit Hold 'em Half Holdem - Half Stud Deuce to Seven Seniors Championship Triple Draw Lowball Employees Event	$2,000,000 $407,120 $176,860 $132,000 $303,880 $73,320 $125,200 $192,560 $117,320 $150,240 $115,600 $174,840 $64,860 $185,000 $118,440 $197,400 $62,600 $268,020 $135,360 $177,380 $172,960 $107,540 $212,440 $96,400 $39,880 $201,160 $190,920 $148,520 $367,240 $108,300 $160,200 $134,000 $49,620 $47,300
	2001: Carlos Mortensen Nani Dollison Chris Ferguson Adam Roberts Phil Hellmuth Eduard Scharf Barry Shulman Galen Kester David Pham Jim Lester Paul Darden Burt Boutin Barry Johnston Scotty Nguyen Rich Korbin Cliff Yamagawa Bob Slezak Howard Lederer Jay Heimowitz Steve Zolotow Allen Cunningham Erik Seidel Scotty Nguyen Hemish Shah Nani Dollison Travis Jonas	Championship Event Limit Texas Holdem Omaha High Low Split Seven Card Stud No Limit Texas Hold'em Limit Omaha Seven Card Stud HiLo Split Pot Limit Omaha S.H.O.E. Limit Texas Hold'em Seven Card Stud Pot Limit Texas Hold'em Razz Pot Limit Omaha Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Lowball Omaha HiLo Split Deuce to Seven Seniors No Limit Hold'em Pot Limit Texas Hold'em Seven Card Stud No Limit Texas Hold'em Omaha8 Split Limit Texas Hold'em Women's Championship Employees Event	$1,500,000 $441,440 $164,735 $164,430 $316,550 $83,810 $123,820 $167,035 $140,455 $233,490 $147,440 $193,800 $83,810 $178,480 $159,080 $73,915 $173,625 $165,870 $115,430 $243,335 $201,760 $411,300 $207,580 $312,340 $41,130 $40,200