1970
Winner: Johnny Moss
Prize money: unknown
Number of players: 7

1971
Winner: Johnny Moss
Prize money: $30,000
Number of players: 6

1972
Winner: Amarillo “Slim” Preston
Prize money: $80,000
Number of players: 8

1973
Winner: Walter “Puggy” Pearson
Prize money: $130,000
Number of players: 13

1974
Winner: Johnny Moss
Prize money: $160,000
Number of players: 16

1975
Winner: Brian “Sailor” Roberts
Prize money: $220,000
Number of players: 22

1976
Winner: Doyle Brunson
Prize money: $220,000
Number of players: 22

1977
Winner: Doyle Brunson
Prize money: $340,000
Number of players: 34

1978
Winner: Bobby Baldwin
Prize money: $210,000
Number of players: 42

1979
Winner: Hal Fowler
Prize money: $270,000
Number of players: 54

1980
Winner: Stu Ungar
Prize money: $365,000
Number of players: 73

1981
Winner: Stu Ungar
Prize money: $375,000
Number of players: 75

1982
Winner: Jack Straus
Prize money: $520,000
Number of players: 104

1983
Winner: Tom McEvoy
Prize money: $540,000
Number of players: 108

1984
Winner: Jack Kellar
Prize money: $660,000
Number of players: 112

1985
Winner: Bill Smith
Prize money: $700,000
Number of players: 140

1986
Winner: Berry Johnston
Prize money: $570,000
Number of players: 141

1987
Winner: Johnny Chan
Prize money: $625,000
Number of players: 152

1988
Winner: Johnny Chan
Prize money: $700,000
Number of players: 167

1989
Winner: Phil Hellmuth
Prize money: $755,000
Number of players: 178

1990
Winner: Mansour Matloubi
Prize money: $835,000
Number of players: 194

1991
Winner: Brad Daugherty
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 215

1992
Winner: Hamid Datsmalchi
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 201

1993
Winner: Jim Bechtel
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 220

1994
Winner: Russ Hamilton
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 240

1995
Winner: Dan Harrington
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 273

1996
Winner: Huck Seed
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 295

1997
Winner: Stu Ungar
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 312

1998
Winner: Scotty Nguyen
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 350

1999
Winner: Noel Furlong
Prize money: $1,000,000
Number of players: 393

2000
Winner: Chris Ferguson
Prize money: $1,500,000
Number of players: 512

2001
Winner: Carlos Mortensen
Prize money: $1,500,000
Number of players: 612

2002
Winner: Robert Varkonyi
Prize money: $2,000,000
Number of players: 630

2003
Winner: Chris Moneymaker
Prize money: $2,500,000
Number of players: 839

2004
Winner: Greg Raymer
Prize money: $5,000,000
Number of players: 2,575

2005
Winner: Joseph Hachem
Prize money: $7,500,000
Number of players: 5,619

2006
Winner: Jamie Gold
Prize money: $12,000,000
Number of players: 8,773