WSOP Top 10 Tuesday - from the World's Greatest Unknown WSOP Historian

Greg Merson was this year's Last Champ Standing, finishing 52nd for $200,000, easily topping Damian Salas (469th), the only other champ to cash.

The "official" Last Champ Standing award goes to the former winner who lasted the longest while making the money.

Twelve players have taken the title multiple times.

Best Last Champ Standing

• 10. Mansour Matloubi (2): finished 4th in 1993 and 16th in 1994.
  
  
• 9. Jack Keller (2): finished 9th in 1987 and 22nd in 1998.
  
  
• 8. Greg Raymer (2): followed up his 2004 victory with a remarkable run to 25th (5,619 players). Also 122nd in 2016.
  
  
• 7. Berry Johnston (2): finished 5th in 1990 and 16th in 1886, edging Dan Harrington.
  
  
• 6. Stu Ungar (2): defended his title in 1981 then won again in 1997. Finished 9th in 1990, but Berry Johnston was 5th.
  
  
• 5. Phil Hellmuth (2): owned the 2000s, finishing 5th in 2001 and 45th in 2008, while failing to cash in both 2000 (64th) & 2002 (61st), when 45 got paid.
  
  
• 4. Dan Harrington (2): finished 3rd in 2003 and 4th in 2004.
  
  
• 3. Doyle Brunson (4): defended his title in 1977, was 2nd in 1980, 4th in 1982, and 3rd in 1983.
  
  
• 2. Johnny Moss (4): defended his title in 1971, won again in 1974, was 5th in 1979, and 7th in 1985.
  
  
• 1. Johnny Chan (5): defended his title in 1988, was 2nd in 1989, 7th in 1992 (edging Jack Keller), 156th in 2010, and 353rd in 2012.
  

Honorable Mention:

• Qui Nguyen (2): finished 455th in 2019 and 241st in 2021.
  
• Scotty Nguyen (2): finished 11th in 2007 and 549th in 2017.
  

Worth noting that Stu had a gigantic chip lead after Day 2 in 1990 but ODed in his room that night and was taken to the hospital. They anted him away and he still finished 9th.

He’s right there with King Charles & Andre The Giant on my Famous People I’d Never Want To Be list.

This is missing from my Top 10 WSOP Myths. Thanks to Tham6165, we know that Ungar did in fact return to the final table in last but was unable to move up. I have him with 43,000 chips, just 2.2% of those in play.

The 'z' in newly crowned WSOP Main Event champion Michael Mizrachi's last name immediately made me wonder if he had the highest scoring name of all the world champs (assuming proper nouns weren't illegal in Scrabble)...

Top-Scoring Main Event Champion Names in Scrabble

• 9. Bobby Baldwin (1978): 27 points.
  
  
• 9. Jack Keller (1984): 27 points.
  
  
• 9. Martin Jacobson (2014): 27 points.
  
  
• 7. Berry Johnston (1986): 28 points.
  
  
• 7. Johnny Chan (1987,88): 28 points.
  
  
• 4. Hamid Dastmalchi (1992): 29 points.
  
  
• 4. Joe McKeehen (2015): 29 points.
  
  
• 4. Jonathan Tamayo (2024): 29 points.
  
  
• 2. Chris Moneymaker (2003): 31 points.
  
  
• 2. Jonathan Duhamel (2010): 31 points.
  
  
• 1. Michael Mizrachi (2025): 38 points.
  

Notes:

• Phil Hellmuth scores 25 points, but if you call him "Phil Hellmuth Jr.", he jumps to second place at 34.
  
• Stu Ungar has the lowest score at 9 points, three less than Ryan Riess.
  

Most Misspelled Names

• 10. Berry Johnston's first name is occasionally misspelled as the much more common first name, "Barry". On page 14 of the June 23, 1986 Poker Player newspaper, Johnston explains the unusual spelling, "I was named after an aunt whose last name was Berry."
  
  
• 9. Vince Van Patten's last name is sometimes misspelled as "Patton", such as in Vince Burgio's "Pizza, Pasta and Poker" (I even erred in my own blog).
  
  
• 8. Phil Ivey's last name is occasionally misspelled as "Ivy", such as in Tom McEvoy's Poker Pioneer.
  
  
• 7. Phil Hellmuth's last name is sometimes misspelled as "Helmuth", as in David Kushner's Jonny Magic and Peter O. Steiner's "Thursday-Night Poker".
  
  
• 6. Howard Andrew's last name is often misspelled with an extra 's' as "Andrews", including by Poker Player newspaper, CardPlayer magazine, and documents in the Benny Binion collection.
  
  
• 5. Stu Ungar's last name is sometimes misspelled as "Unger", like Felix Unger in "The Odd Couple", such as in Bernard Lee's "Final Table, Volume II", Bill Sykes's "Poker Las Vegas Style", and Vince Burgio's "Pizza, Pasta and Poker".
  
  
• 4. Erik Seidel's last name is occasionally misspelled as "Siedel", such as in 52 Greatest Moments World Series of Poke..., while his first name is sometimes given as "Eric", as in Tom McEvoy's Poker Pioneer, Peter Thomas Fornatale's "Winning Secrets of Poker", and his PokerListings biography. Phil Hellmuth has spelled it this way in his blog. To be fair, according to the PokerListings.com blog, Seidel did go by "Eric" as recently as 1988.
  
  
• 3. Jack Straus's last name is often misspelled as "Strauss", like blue jeans' inventor Levi Strauss, such as in the books Amarillo Slim in a World of Fat People, Raymond Smith's Poker Kings of Last Vegas, and Jon Bradshaw's Fast Company and even on page 7 of the November 12, 1984 Poker Player newspaper in a Frontier employment ad for his own poker festival.
  
  
• 2. Bryan "Sailor" Roberts's first name is often misspelled as the more conventional "Brian", such as in Raymond Smith's Poker Kings of Last Vegas, Mark Rogers's 52 Greatest Moments World Series of Poke..., and Michael Kaplan & Brad Reagan's "Aces and Kings". His current PokerNews biography spells it incorrectly.
  
  
• 1. Crandell Addington's first name is often misspelled as "Crandall", like in Al Alvarez's Poker: Bets, Bluffs, and Bad Beats and Raymond Smith's Poker Kings of Last Vegas. It's still misspelled on his WSOP.com page.
  
  

Honorable Mention: His connection to the WSOP is tenuous or else Nick Dandolas would have been an easy pick for #1. His last name is spelled incorrectly nearly 100% of the time! His Wikipedia entry says "Dandolos", while many other places say "Dandalos".

The August 1985 issue of Gambling Times reprints a 1945 True magazine article where the Greek himself confirms the spelling as "Dandolas": "'My name is Dandolas,' Nick would interrupt, and he'd spell it out slowly and deliberately: 'D-a-n-d-o-l-a-s.'"

Re: the scrabble points:
are you using their full names or what is written? ie Chris or Christopher moneymaker

This would affect their total points

The names as written, which I consider how they're most commonly referred to.

It’s easy to misspell names when you’re blasting Jumping Jack Flash & Honky Tonk Woman on your headphones.

The World Series of Poker began in 1970, but there were no tournaments, and the results of the cash games have been lost to time beyond the fact that Johnny Moss was the big winner.

Beginning in 1971, the WSOP switched to a tournament format, which lets up tabulate who won the most bracelets, made the most final tables, cashed the most times, and won the most money. Because most events were winner-take-all in the early years, the final tables (paid places only) and cashes lists are the same as the bracelets lists in 1971 and 1972 (one exception in 1973 then multiple places were paid starting in 1974).

Most Bracelets in 1971

• 2. Bill Boyd, 1
  
  
• 2. Jimmy Casella, 1
  
  
• 2. Puggy Pearson, 1
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, 2
  

Note: there were five winner-take-all tournaments, so this list is the same as the final tables and cashes lists.

Most Winnings in 1971

• 2. Bill Boyd, $10,000
  
  
• 2. Jimmy Casella, $10,000
  
  
• 2. Puggy Pearson, $10,000
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, $45,000
  

Notes:

• Each preliminary win was worth an estimated $10,000 (approximately ten players each with a $1,000 buyin).
  
• Most sources incorrectly claim that the 1971 Main Event had six players, giving Johnny Moss a $30,000 prize. The event had seven entrants, giving Moss $35,000, which was sometimes confusingly reported as $30,000 [in profit]. On page 4 of the May 5, 1971 Las Vegas Review-Journal, the article "Action Is Heavy Day 3" states, "But most of Tuesday night’s excitement centered on a $5,000 freezeout hold ’em game that started at 9 p.m. with seven players" and "That left John and Scarlet [Jack Straus] with the original $35,000 stake money about equally split between them and prospects of a long struggle."
  

Most Bracelets in 1972

• 1. Bill Boyd, 1
  
  
• 1. Amarillo Slim Preston, 1
  

Note: The results of only one of the preliminary events (5-Card Stud) is officially recognized, but before tournament results were removed from the WSOP.com web site in 2025, they called the Main Event the fifth event. The $1,000 Limit Ace-to-Five Draw event was likely canceled as was the $5,000 7-Card Stud when Johnny Moss was too tired to play. The other missing event was probably $5,000 Razz, which might have been won by Amarillo Slim Preston.

Most Winnings in 1972

• 2. Bill Boyd, $20,000
  
  
• 1. Amarillo Slim Preston, $80,000
  

Most Bracelets in 1973

• 2. Sam Angel, 1
  
  
• 2. Jack Straus, 1
  
  
• 2. Aubrey Day, 1
  
  
• 2. Joe Bernstein, 1
  
  
• 2. Bill Boyd, 1
  
  
• 1. Puggy Pearson, 3
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1973

• 2. Sam Angel, 1
  
  
• 2. Jack Straus, 1
  
  
• 2. Aubrey Day, 1
  
  
• 2. Joe Bernstein, 1
  
  
• 2. Eric Drache, 1
  
  
• 2. Bill Boyd, 1
  
  
• 1. Puggy Pearson, 3
  

Most Winnings in 1973

• 7. Eric Drache, $4,000
  
  
• 6. Bill Boyd, $10,000
  
  
• 4. Jack Straus, $16,500
  
  
• 4. Aubrey Day, $16,500
  
  
• 3. Joe Bernstein, $21,000
  
  
• 2. Sam Angel, $32,000
  
  
• 1. Puggy Pearson, $175,000
  

Notes:

• Eric Drache won a tiny second prize ($4,000) to Pearson's $28,000 first prize in the Seven-Card Stud event, which probably came from a chip chop due to time constraints.
  
• Puggy Pearson won almost two-thirds of the $275,000 given out.
  

Most Bracelets in 1974

• 2. Dwayne Hickman, 1
  
  
• 2. Sailor Roberts, 1
  
  
• 2. Amarillo Slim Preston, 1
  
  
• 2. Bill Boyd, 1
  
  
• 2. Johnny Moss, 1
  
  
• 1. Jimmy Casella, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1974

• 3. Charlie Hall, 1
  
  
• 3. Pat Renfro, 1
  
  
• 3. Brownie Brown, 1
  
  
• 3. A.C. Powell, 1
  
  
• 3. Dwayne Hickman, 1
  
  
• 3. Bonnie Baez, 1
  
  
• 3. Ironman Smith, 1
  
  
• 3. Pete Kay, 1
  
  
• 3. Sid Wyman, 1
  
  
• 3. Crandell Addington, 1
  
  
• 3. Larry Perkins, 1
  
  
• 3. Sailor Roberts, 1
  
  
• 3. Amarillo Slim Preston, 1
  
  
• 3. Bill Boyd, 1
  
  
• 1. Jimmy Casella, 2
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, 2
  

Most Winnings in 1974

• 2. Bill Boyd, $20,000
  
  
• 1. Amarillo Slim Preston, $80,000
  

Most Winnings in 1974

• 10. Dwayne Hickman, $10,540
  
  
• 9. Charlie Hall, $11,000
  
  
• 8. Amarillo Slim Preston, $11,100
  
  
• 7. Crandell Addington, $14,150
  
  
• 6. Sid Wyman, $14,625
  
  
• 5. Larry Perkins, $29,000
  
  
• 4. Sailor Roberts, $35,850
  
  
• 3. Bill Boyd, $40,000
  
  
• 2. Jimmy Casella, $66,225
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, $194,150
  

Note: Johnny Moss won nearly half of the $450,000 total prize pool.

Most Bracelets in 1975

• 1. Jay Heimowitz, 1
  
  
• 1. Billy Baxter, 1
  
  
• 1. Sailor Roberts, 1
  
  
• 1. Sam Angel, 1
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, 1
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1975

• 1. Jay Heimowitz, 1
  
  
• 1. Billy Baxter, 1
  
  
• 1. Puggy Pearson, 1
  
  
• 1. Sailor Roberts, 1
  
  
• 1. Sam Angel, 1
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, 1
  

Most Winnings in 1975

• 2. Bill Boyd, $20,000
  
  
• 1. Amarillo Slim Preston, $80,000
  

Most Winnings in 1975

• 6. Puggy Pearson, $13,000
  
  
• 5. Sam Angel, $17,000
  
  
• 4. Jay Heimowitz, $32,000
  
  
• 3. Billy Baxter, $35,000
  
  
• 2. Johnny Moss, $44,000
  
  
• 1. Sailor Roberts, $210,000
  

Notes:

• Puggy Pearson's second place finish for $13,000 in the Razz evnet is noted on page 17 of the May 9, 1975 Las Vegas Review-Journal ("$17,000 Poker Winner Angel") but is missing from most online sources.
  
• Sailor Roberts took home almost three-fifths of the $351,000 awarded.
  

Most Bracelets in 1976

• 3. Perry Green, 1
  
  
• 3. Doc Green, 1
  
  
• 3. Walter Smiley, 1
  
  
• 3. Johnny Moss, 1
  
  
• 1. Howard Andrew, 2
  
  
• 1. Doyle Brunson, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1976

• 4. 20 players tied, 1
  
  
• 1. Howard Andrew, 2
  
  
• 1. Doyle Brunson, 2
  
  
• 1. P.J. Powell, 2
  

Note: the 20 players with a single cash were Al Ethier, Artie Cobb, Aubrey Day, Bill Orman, David Sklansky, Dewey Tomko, Doc Green, Doc Ramsey, Don Galbreth, Eric Drache, Hal Wilber, Ironman Smith, Jess Prescott, Jimmy Touchstone, Johnny Moss, Perry Green, S.F. Zoglin, Sid Wyman, Speedy Myers, and Walter Smiley.

Most Winnings in 1976

• 10. Ironman Smith, $12,975
  
  
• 9. Johnny Moss, $13,000
  
  
• 8. Al Ethier, $14,000
  
  
• 7. Eric Drache, $16,500
  
  
• 6. Dewey Tomko, $20,775
  
  
• 5. Aubrey Day, $33,450
  
  
• 4. Walter Smiley, $35,000
  
  
• 3. Howard Andrew, $51,600
  
  
• 2. Perry Green, $68,300
  
  
• 1. Doyle Brunson, $310,250
  

Note: Doyle Brunson won nearly half of the $646,500 awarded in 1976.

Most Bracelets in 1977

• 3. George Huber, 1
  
  
• 3. Jackie McDaniel, 1
  
  
• 3. Louis Hunsaker, 1
  
  
• 3. Jeff Sandow, 1
  
  
• 3. Fats Morgan, 1
  
  
• 3. Richard Schwartz, 1
  
  
• 3. Gary Berland, 1
  
  
• 3. Billy Allen, 1
  
  
• 3. Perry Green, 1
  
  
• 1. Bobby Baldwin, 2
  
  
• 1. Doyle Brunson, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1977

• 3. 26 players tied, 1
  
  
• 1. Bobby Baldwin, 2
  
  
• 1. Doyle Brunson, 2
  

Note: the 26 players with a single cash were Billy Allen, Billy Baxter, Chip Reese, Chuck Sharp, David Levine, David Sklansky, Don McGlynn, Fats Morgan, Gary Berland, George Huber, Jack Haire, Jackie McDaniel, Jay Heimowitz, Jeff Sandow, Linda Davis, Louis Hunsaker, Mickey Appleman, Milton Butts, Pat Goodwin, Perry Green, Ralph Levitt, Richard Schwartz, Roger Moore, Ross Payor, Vic Resnick, and Wayne Bingham.

Most Winnings in 1977

• 10. Jeff Sandow, $11,400
  
  
• 9. Milton Butts, $16,500
  
  
• 8. Wayne Bingham, $17,100
  
  
• 7. David Sklansky, $17,500
  
  
• 6. Richard Schwartz, $25,000
  
  
• 5. Billy Baxter, $30,000
  
  
• 4. George Huber (TX), $33,000
  
  
• 3. Louis Hunsaker, $34,200
  
  
• 2. Bobby Baldwin, $124,000
  
  
• 1. Doyle Brunson, $392,500
  

Note: Doyle Brunson won nearly half of the $796,800 awarded in 1977.

Most Bracelets in 1978

• 2. Terry King, 1
  
  
• 2. Hans Lund, 1
  
  
• 2. Henry Young, 1
  
  
• 2. Lakewood Louie, 1
  
  
• 2. Bobby Baldwin, 1
  
  
• 2. Chip Reese, 1
  
  
• 2. Doyle Brunson, 1
  
  
• 2. Billy Baxter, 1
  
  
• 2. Aubrey Day, 1
  
  
• 1. Gary Berland, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1978

• 4. 28 players tied, 1
  
  
• 2. Louis Hunsaker, 2
  
  
• 2. Bobby Baldwin, 2
  
  
• 1. Gary Berland, 3
  

Note: the 28 players with a single cash were Amarillo Slim Preston, Art Sathmary, Aubrey Day, Billy Baxter, Buck Buchanan, Byron Wolford, Chip Reese, Crandell Addington, Curtis Skinner, David Singer, Doyle Brunson, Dwayne Hamerick, Hans Lund, Henry Young, Jack Barton, Jerry Pruitt, Jesse Alto, Joe Macchiaverna, Ken Lambert, Lakewood Louie, Lynne Tokoph, Neil Einfeld, Rick Greider, Roger Moore, Sam Moon, Starla Brodie, Terry King, and Vince Musso.

Most Winnings in 1978

• 10. Buck Buchanan, $42,000
  
  
• 9. Aubrey Day, $42,600
  
  
• 8. Byron Wolford, $45,000
  
  
• 7. Gary Berland, $45,900
  
  
• 6. Hans Lund, $46,800
  
  
• 5. Doyle Brunson, $69,000
  
  
• 4. Louis Hunsaker, $70,800
  
  
• 3. Crandell Addington, $84,000
  
  
• 2. Billy Baxter, $90,000
  
  
• 1. Bobby Baldwin, $244,500
  

Most Bracelets in 1979

• 3. Hal Fowler, 1
  
  
• 3. Barbara Freer, 1
  
  
• 3. Sam Mastrogiannis, 1
  
  
• 3. Starla Brodie, 1
  
  
• 3. Bobby Baldwin, 1
  
  
• 3. Perry Green, 1
  
  
• 3. Dewey Tomko, 1
  
  
• 3. Doyle Brunson, 1
  
  
• 3. Johnny Moss, 1
  
  
• 1. Lakewood Louie, 2
  
  
• 1. Gary Berland, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1979

• 6. 33 players tied, 1
  
  
• 1. Sam Moon, 2
  
  
• 1. Lakewood Louie, 2
  
  
• 1. Gary Berland, 2
  
  
• 1. Puggy Pearson, 2
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, 2
  

Note: the 33 players with a single cash were Barbara Freer, Bobby Baldwin, Bobby Hoff, Bobby Schwing, Burt Rice, Byron Wolford, Chip Johnson, Curtis Skinner, Danny Azrialy, Dewey Tomko, Doyle Brunson, Duanne Hammrich, Eric Drache, George Huber, Hal Fowler, J.W. Box, Jackie Mills, Jim Bechtel, Larry Fisher, Marty Sigel, Mike Schneiberg, Natalie King, Pat Eister, Pat Sovoia, Perry Green, Ralph Levitt, Ray Legett, Rose Pifer, S. Said, Sam Mastrogiannis, Starla Brodie, Vince Musso, and Wayne Eister.

Most Winnings in 1979

• 10. Byron Wolford, $45,000
  
  
• 9. Lakewood Louie, $46,200
  
  
• 8. Dewey Tomko, $48,000
  
  
• 7. Sam Moon, $63,600
  
  
• 6. Johnny Moss, $75,000
  
  
• 5. Perry Green, $76,500
  
  
• 4. George Huber, $81,000
  
  
• 3. Bobby Baldwin, $90,000
  
  
• 2. Bobby Hoff, $108,000
  
  
• 1. Hal Fowler, $270,000
  

Great thread, rjen!

Most Bracelets in 1980

• 1. A.J. Myers, 1
  
  
• 1. Bobby Schwing, 1
  
  
• 1. Debby Callihan, 1
  
  
• 1. Gene Fisher, 1
  
  
• 1. Jim Fugatti, 1
  
  
• 1. Lakewood Louie, 1
  
  
• 1. Lynn Harvey, 1
  
  
• 1. Mickey Appleman, 1
  
  
• 1. Pat Callihan, 1
  
  
• 1. Pete Christ, 1
  
  
• 1. Robert Bone, 1
  
  
• 1. Sarge Ferris, 1
  
  
• 1. Stu Ungar, 1
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1980

• 5. 34 players tied, 1
  
  
• 2. Doyle Brunson, 2
  
  
• 2. Linda Davis, 2
  
  
• 2. Stu Ungar, 2
  
  
• 1. Johnny Hale, 3
  

The 34 players with one final table and cash are A.J. Myers, Barbara Sheehan, Bill Dickinson, Bob Buckler, Bobby Baldwin, Bobby Schwing, Charles Dunwoody, Charles Kimbo, David Baxter, Debby Callihan, Dick Carson, Don Holt, Gary Berland, Gene Fisher, Irv Warsaw, Jackie McDaniel, Jay Heimowitz, Jim Fugatti, Jim McDaniel, Jim Raskin, Joe Macchiaverna, Johnny Moss, Lakewood Louie, Louis Hunsaker, Lynn Harvey, Mark Porter, Mickey Appleman, O'Neil Longson, Pat Callihan, Pete Christ, Robert Bone, Sarge Ferris, Thomas Schreiber, and Wayne Eister.

Most Winnings in 1980

• 10. Bobby Schwing, $52,800
  
  
• 9. Louis Hunsaker, $56,700
  
  
• 8. Robert Bone, $69,000
  
  
• 7. Johnny Moss, $73,000
  
  
• 6. Pete Christ, $90,000
  
  
• 5. Jay Heimowitz, $109,500
  
  
• 4. Gene Fisher, $113,400
  
  
• 3. Sarge Ferris, $150,000
  
  
• 2. Doyle Brunson, $221,000
  
  
• 1. Stu Ungar, $410,000
  

Most Bracelets in 1981

• 2. A.J. Myers, 1
  
  
• 2. Bruce Hershenson, 1
  
  
• 2. Dody Roach, 1
  
  
• 2. Ed Barmach, 1
  
  
• 2. Eddie Schwettmann, 1
  
  
• 2. Frank Cardone, 1
  
  
• 2. Fred David, 1
  
  
• 2. Glen Rodgers, 1
  
  
• 2. Johnny Moss, 1
  
  
• 2. Juanda Matthews, 1
  
  
• 2. Mickey Perry, 1
  
  
• 2. Ruth Godfrey, 1
  
  
• 2. Sid Gammerman, 1
  
  
• 1. Stu Ungar, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1981

• 7. 68 players tied, 1
  
  
• 2. Bobby Baldwin, 2
  
  
• 2. Jim Spain, 2
  
  
• 2. Junior Whited, 2
  
  
• 2. Puggy Pearson, 2
  
  
• 2. Stu Ungar, 2
  
  
• 1. Chip Reese, 5
  

Most Winnings in 1981

• 10. Bobby Baldwin, $53,000
  
  
• 9. Chip Reese, $53,875
  
  
• 8. Jim Spain, $61,200
  
  
• 7. A.J. Myers, $67,500
  
  
• 6. Gene Fisher, $75,000
  
  
• 5. Dody Roach, $81,000
  
  
• 4. Eddie Schwettmann, $90,000
  
  
• 3. Fred David, $96,000
  
  
• 2. Perry Green, $150,000
  
  
• 1. Stu Ungar, $470,000
  

Most Bracelets in 1982

• 3. Chip Reese, 1
  
  
• 3. Dani Kelly, 1
  
  
• 3. Don Williams, 1
  
  
• 3. Jack Straus, 1
  
  
• 3. Jim Doman, 1
  
  
• 3. John Paquette, 1
  
  
• 3. June Field, 1
  
  
• 3. Nick Helm, 1
  
  
• 3. Ralph Morton, 1
  
  
• 3. Tom Cress, 1
  
  
• 3. Vera Richmond, 1
  
  
• 1. David Sklansky, 2
  
  
• 1. Billy Baxter, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1982

• 1. Billy Baxter, 2
  
  
• 1. Bobby Baldwin, 2
  
  
• 1. Buster Jackson, 2
  
  
• 1. Chip Reese, 2
  
  
• 1. David Sklansky, 2
  
  
• 1. Dewey Tomko, 2
  
  
• 1. Doyle Brunson, 2
  
  
• 1. Jacki Jean, 2
  
  
• 1. Ralph Morton, 2
  
  
• 1. Tom Cress, 2
  

Most Winnings in 1982

• 10. Tom Cress, $62,500
  
  
• 9. Doyle Brunson, $66,625
  
  
• 8. Chip Reese, $94,260
  
  
• 7. Jim Doman, $96,000
  
  
• 6. John Paquette, $101,000
  
  
• 5. Berry Johnston, $104,000
  
  
• 4. Ralph Morton, $130,680
  
  
• 3. Billy Baxter, $143,750
  
  
• 2. Dewey Tomko, $212,800
  
  
• 1. Jack Straus, $520,000
  

Most Bracelets in 1983

• 2. Artie Cobb, 1
  
  
• 2. Berry Johnston, 1
  
  
• 2. Buster Jackson, 1
  
  
• 2. Carolyn Gardner, 1
  
  
• 2. David Angel, 1
  
  
• 2. David Baxter, 1
  
  
• 2. David Sklansky, 1
  
  
• 2. Don Todd, 1
  
  
• 2. Donna Doman, 1
  
  
• 2. Jim Doman, 1
  
  
• 2. John Lukas, 1
  
  
• 2. Ken Flaton, 1
  
  
• 2. Richard Clayton, 1
  
  
• 2. Stu Ungar, 1
  
  
• 1. Tom McEvoy, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1983

• 2. Austin Squatty, 2
  
  
• 2. Buster Jackson, 2
  
  
• 2. David Baxter, 2
  
  
• 2. David Sklansky, 2
  
  
• 2. Donnacha O'Dea, 2
  
  
• 2. Doyle Brunson, 2
  
  
• 2. John Franjesh, 2
  
  
• 2. Mike Cox, 2
  
  
• 2. Richard Klamian, 2
  
  
• 2. Stu Ungar, 2
  
  
• 2. Tom McEvoy, 2
  
  
• 1. Dewey Tomko, 3
  

Most Winnings in 1983

• 10. Richard Klamian, $67,450
  
  
• 9. Dewey Tomko, $68,400
  
  
• 8. Donnacha O'Dea, $90,000
  
  
• 7. Richard Clayton, $105,000
  
  
• 6. Doyle Brunson, $129,000
  
  
• 5. Buster Jackson, $129,160
  
  
• 4. Stu Ungar, $134,800
  
  
• 3. David Baxter, $157,900
  
  
• 2. Rod Peate, $216,000
  
  
• 1. Tom McEvoy, $657,000
  

Most Bracelets in 1984

• 3. Bill Bennett, 1
  
  
• 3. Bob Martinez, 1
  
  
• 3. Dick Albano, 1
  
  
• 3. Karen Wolfson, 1
  
  
• 3. Mike Harthcock, 1
  
  
• 3. Mike Schneiberg, 1
  
  
• 3. Norman Berliner, 1
  
  
• 3. Paul Fontaine, 1
  
  
• 3. Todd Baur, 1
  
  
• 1. Jack Keller, 2
  
  
• 1. Dewey Tomko, 2
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1984

• 8. 83 players tied, 1
  
  
• 2. Bill Bennett, 2
  
  
• 2. Dewey Tomko, 2
  
  
• 2. Jack Keller, 2
  
  
• 2. Mike Harthcock, 2
  
  
• 2. Mike Sexton, 2
  
  
• 2. Rusty Lepage, 2
  
  
• 1. Jesse Alto, 3
  
  

Most Winnings in 1984

• 10. David Chew, $66,000
  
  
• 10. Mike Schneiberg, $66,000
  
  
• 10. Rick Hamil, $66,000
  
  
• 9. Roger Moore, $67,500
  
  
• 8. Bill Bennett, $95,700
  
  
• 7. Dick Albano, $117,000
  
  
• 6. Todd Baur, $133,500
  
  
• 5. Bob Martinez, $135,000
  
  
• 4. Jesse Alto, $161,940
  
  
• 3. Dewey Tomko, $240,000
  
  
• 2. Byron Wolford, $264,000
  
  
• 1. Jack Keller, $797,500
  

Most Bracelets in 1985

• 1. Amarillo Slim Preston, 1
  
  
• 1. Bill Smith, 1
  
  
• 1. Dick Carson, 1
  
  
• 1. Don Williams, 1
  
  
• 1. Edwin Wyde, 1
  
  
• 1. Harry Thomas, 1
  
  
• 1. John Lukas, 1
  
  
• 1. Johnny Chan, 1
  
  
• 1. Mark Mitchell, 1
  
  
• 1. Rick Hamil, 1
  
  
• 1. Rose Pifer, 1
  
  
• 1. Tommy Fischer, 1
  
  
• 1. Tony Thang, 1
  
  
• 1. Zorn Venture, 1
  

Most Cashes (and Final Tables) in 1985

• 1. Berry Johnston, 2
  
  
• 1. Chip Reese, 2
  
  
• 1. Dick Carson, 2
  
  
• 1. Jesse Alto, 2
  
  
• 1. John Fallon, 2
  
  
• 1. Johnny Moss, 2
  
  
• 1. Lyle Berman, 2
  
  
• 1. Ruth Goldstein, 2
  
  
• 1. Seymour Leibowitz, 2
  
  
• 1. Steve Zolotow, 2
  
  
• 1. Tommy Fischer, 2
  

Most Winnings in 1985

• 10. Amarillo Slim Preston, $85,000
  
  
• 9. Don Williams, $85,500
  
  
• 7. Tommy Fischer, $105,000
  
  
• 7. Zorn Venture, $105,000
  
  
• 6. Harry Thomas, $122,500
  
  
• 5. Rick Hamil, $152,000
  
  
• 4. Berry Johnston, $157,000
  
  
• 3. Johnny Chan, $171,000
  
  
• 2. T.J. Cloutier, $280,000
  
  
• 1. Bill Smith, $700,000