2007    Jerry Yang                  $ 8,250,000
2006    Jamie Gold                 $ 12,000,000
2005    Joseph Hachem           $ 7,500,000
2004    Greg Raymer               $ 5,000,000
2003    Chris Moneymaker       $ 2,500,000
2002    Robert Varkonyl          $ 2,000,000
2001    Carlos Mortensen        $ 1,500,000
2000    Chris Ferguson            $ 1,500,000
1999    Noel Furlong                $ 7,500,000
1998    Scotty Nguyen            $ 1,000,000
1997    Stu Ungar                   $ 1,000,000
1996    Huck Seed                   $ 1,000,000
1995    Dan Harrington           $ 1,000,000
1994    Russ Hamilton             $ 1,000,000
1993    Jim Bechtel                  $ 1,000,000
1992    Hamid Dastmalchi        $ 1,000,000
1991    Brad Daugherty           $ 1,000,000
1990    Mansour Matloubi        $ 895,000
1989    Phil Hellmuth                $ 755,000
1988    Johnny Chan                $ 700,000
1987    Johnny Chan                $ 625,000
1986    Berry Johnston             $ 570,000
1985    Bill Smith                      $ 700,000
1984    Jack Keller                     $ 660,000
1983    Tom McEvoy                  $ 580,000
1982    Jack Strauss                  $ 520,000
1981    Stu Ungar                      $ 375,000
1980    Stu Ungar                      $ 385,000
1979    Hal Fowler                      $ 270,000
1978    Bobby Baldwin               $ 210,000
1977    Doyle Brunson               $ 340,000
1976    Doyle Brunson               $ 220,000
1975    Sailor Roberts               $ 210,000
1974    Johnny Moss                 $ 160,000
1973    Puggy Pearson              $ 130,000
1972    Amarillo Preston            $ 80,000
1971    Johnny Moss                 $30,000
1970    Johnny Moss                 $ 0