Hall of Fame
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ByEurosport
Published 13/11/2008 at 11:28 GMT
A look at the history of the World Series of Poker's Main Event following Peter Eastgate's victory.
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Year: 1971
Winner: Johnny Moss
Runner-Up: Walter "Puggy" Pearson
Winning Prize: $30,000
Entrants: 6
Year: 1972
Winner: Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston
Runner-Up: Walter "Puggy" Pearson
Winning Prize: $80,000
Entrants: 8
Year: 1973
Winner: Walter "Puggy" Pearson
Runner-Up: Johnny Moss
Winning Hand: Ace spades, 7 spades
Losing Hand: King hearts, Jack spades
Winning Prize: $130,000
Entrants: 13
Year: 1974
Winner: Johnny Moss
Runner-Up: Crandall Addington
Winning Hand: 3 hearts, 3 spades
Losing Hand: Ace clubs, 2 clubs
Winning Prize: $160,000
Entrants: 16
Year: 1975
Winner: Brian "Sailor" Roberts
Runner-Up: Bob Hooks
Winning Hand: 9 spades, 9 hearts
Losing Hand: Ace clubs, King diamonds
Winning Prize: $210,000
Entrants: 21
Year: 1976
Winner: Doyle Brunson
Runner-Up: Jesse Alto
Winning Hand: 10 spades, 2 spades
Losing Hand: Ace spades, Jack diamonds
Winning Prize: $220,000
Entrants: 22
Year: 1977
Winner: Doyle Brunson
Runner-Up: Gary Berland
Winning Hand: 10 spades, 2 hearts
Losing Hand: 8 hearts, 5 clubs
Winning Prize: $340,000
Entrants: 34
Year: 1978
Winner: Bobby Baldwin
Runner-Up: Crandall Addington
Winning Hand: Queen diamonds, Queen clubs
Losing Hand: 9 diamonds, 9 clubs
Winning Prize: $210,000
Entrants: 42
Year: 1979
Winner: Hal Fowler
Runner-Up: Bobby Hoff
Winning Hand: 7 spades, 6 diamonds
Losing Hand: Ace clubs, Ace hearts
Winning Prize: $270,000
Entrants: 54
Year: 1980
Winner: Stu Ungar
Runner-Up: Doyle Brunson
Winning Hand: 5 spades, 4 spades
Losing Hand: Ace hearts, 7 spades
Winning Prize: $385,000
Entrants: 73
Year: 1981
Winner: Stu Ungar
Runner-Up: Perry Green
Winning Hand: Ace hearts, Queen hearts
Losing Hand: 10 clubs, 9 diamonds
Winning Prize: $375,000
Entrants: 75
Year: 1982
Winner: Jack Straus
Runner-Up: Dewey Tomko
Winning Hand: Ace hearts, 10 spades
Losing Hand: Ace diamonds, 4 diamonds
Winning Prize: $520,000
Entrants: 104
Year: 1983
Winner: Tom McEvoy
Runner-Up: Rod Peate
Winning Hand: Queen diamonds, Queen spades
Losing Hand: King diamonds, Jack diamonds
Winning Prize: $540,000
Entrants: 108
Year: 1984
Winner: Jack Keller
Runner-Up: Byron Wolford
Winning Hand: 10 hearts, 10 spades
Losing Hand: 6 hearts, 4 hearts
Winning Prize: $660,000
Entrants: 132
Year: 1985
Winner: Bill Smith
Runner-Up: T. J. Cloutier
Winning Hand: 3 spades, 3 hearts
Losing Hand: Ace diamonds, 3 clubs
Winning Prize: $700,000
Entrants: 140
Year: 1986
Winner: Berry Johnston
Runner-Up: Mike Harthcock
Winning Hand: Ace spades, 10 hearts
Losing Hand: Ace diamonds, 8 diamonds
Winning Prize: $570,000
Entrants: 141
Year: 1987
Winner: Johnny Chan
Runner-Up: Frank Henderson
Winning Hand: Ace spades, 9 clubs
Losing Hand: 4 diamonds, 4 clubs
Winning Prize: $625,000
Entrants: 152
Year: 1988
Winner: Johnny Chan
Runner-Up: Erik Seidel
Winning Hand: Jack clubs, 9 clubs
Losing Hand: Queen clubs, 7 hearts
Winning Prize: $700,000
Entrants: 167
Year: 1989
Winner: Phil Hellmuth Jr
Runner-Up: Johnny Chan
Winning Hand: 9 spades, 9 clubs
Losing Hand: Ace spades, 7 spades
Winning Prize: $755,000
Entrants: 178
Year: 1990
Winner: Mansour Matloubi
Runner-Up: Hans Lund
Winning Hand: 6 hearts, 6 spades
Losing Hand: 4 diamonds, 4 clubs
Winning Prize: $895,000
Entrants: 194
Year: 1991
Winner: Brad Daugherty
Runner-Up: Don Holt
Winning Hand: King spades, Jack spades
Losing Hand: 7 hearts, 3 hearts
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 215
Year: 1992
Winner: Hamid Dastmalchi
Runner-Up: Tom Jacobs
Winning Hand: 8 hearts, 4 clubs
Losing Hand: Jack diamonds, 7 spades
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 201
Year: 1993
Winner: Jim Bechtel
Runner-Up: Glenn Cozen
Winning Hand: Jack clubs, 6 hearts
Losing Hand: 7 spades, 4 diamonds
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 220
Year: 1994
Winner: Russ Hamilton
Runner-Up: Hugh Vincent
Winning Hand: King spades, 8 hearts
Losing Hand: 8 clubs, 5 hearts
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 268
Year: 1995
Winner: Dan Harrington
Runner-Up: Howard Goldfarb
Winning Hand: 9 diamonds, 8 diamonds
Losing Hand: Ace hearts, 7 clubs
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 273
Year: 1996
Winner: Huck Seed
Runner-Up: Bruce Van Horn
Winning Hand: 9 diamonds, 8 diamonds
Losing Hand: King clubs, 8 clubs
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 295
Year: 1997
Winner: Stu Ungar
Runner-Up: John Strzemp
Winning Hand: Ace hearts, 4 clubs
Losing Hand: Ace spades, 8 clubs
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 312
Year: 1998
Winner: Scotty Nguyen
Runner-Up: Kevin McBride
Winning Hand: Jack diamonds, 9 clubs
Losing Hand: Queen hearts, 10 hearts
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 350
Year: 1999
Winner: Noel Furlong
Runner-Up: Alan Goehring
Winning Hand: 5 clubs, 5 diamonds
Losing Hand: 6 hearts, 6 clubs
Winning Prize: $1,000,000
Entrants: 393
Year: 2000
Winner: Chris Ferguson
Runner-Up: T. J. Cloutier
Winning Hand: Ace spades, 9 clubs
Losing Hand: Ace diamonds, Queen clubs
Winning Prize: $1,500,000
Entrants: 512
Year: 2001
Winner: Juan Carlos Mortensen
Runner-Up: Dewey Tomko
Winning Hand: King clubs, Queen clubs
Losing Hand: Ace spades, Ace hearts
Winning Prize: $1,500,000
Entrants: 613
Year: 2002
Winner: Robert Varkonyi
Runner-Up: Julian Gardner
Winning Hand: Queen diamonds, 10 spades
Losing Hand: Jack clubs, 8 clubs
Winning Prize: $2,000,000
Entrants: 631
Year: 2003
Winner: Chris Moneymaker
Runner-Up: Sam Farha
Winning Hand: 5 diamonds, 4 spades
Losing Hand: Jack hearts, 10 diamonds
Winning Prize: $2,500,000
Entrants: 839
Year: 2004
Winner: Greg Raymer
Runner-Up: David Williams
Winning Hand: 8 spades, 8 diamonds
Losing Hand: Ace hearts, 4 spades
Winning Prize: $5,000,000
Entrants: 2,576
Year: 2005
Winner: Joe Hachem
Runner-Up: Steve Dannenmann
Winning Hand: 7 clubs, 3 spades
Losing Hand: Ace diamonds, 3 clubs
Winning Prize: $7,500,000
Entrants: 5,619
Year: 2006
Winner: Jamie Gold
Runner-Up: Paul Wasicka
Winning Hand: Queen spades, 9 clubs
Losing Hand: 10 hearts, 10 spades
Winning Prize: $12,000,000
Entrants: 8,773
Year: 2007
Winner: Jerry Yang
Runner-Up: Tuan Lam
Winning Hand: 8 diamonds, 8 clubs
Losing Hand: Ace diamonds, Queen diamonds
Winning Prize: $8,250,000
Entrants: 6,358
Year: 2008
Winner: Peter Eastgate
Runner-Up: Ivan Demidov
Winning Hand: Ace diamonds, 5 spades
Losing Hand: 4 hearts 2 hearts
Winning Prize: $9,119,517
Entrants: 6,844
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