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Most Bracelets in 1987

  • 1. Artie Cobb, 1

  • 1. Billy Baxter, 1

  • 1. Bob Addison, 1

  • 1. Carl Rouss, 1

  • 1. Hal Kant, 1

  • 1. Hilbert Shirey, 1

  • 1. Jim Craig, 1

  • 1. Joe Petro, 1

  • 1. Johnny Chan, 1

  • 1. Linda Ryke-Drucker, 1

  • 1. Ralph Morton, 1

  • 1. T.J. Cloutier, 1

Most Final Tables in 1987

  • 1. Bob Ciaffone, 2

  • 1. Dewey Tomko, 2

  • 1. Don Williams, 2

  • 1. Frank Henderson, 2

  • 1. Hilbert Shirey, 2

  • 1. Jack Keller, 2

  • 1. Joe Petro, 2

  • 1. Johnny Chan, 2

  • 1. Mickey Appleman, 2

  • 1. Roger Moore, 2

  • 1. Seymour Leibowitz, 2

  • 1. T.J. Cloutier, 2

Most Cashes in 1987

  • 7. 24 players tied, 2

  • 2. Berry Johnston, 3

  • 2. Don Williams, 3

  • 2. Frank Henderson, 3

  • 2. Mike Harthcock, 3

  • 2. Roger Moore, 3

  • 1. Mori Eskandani, 5

Note: the 24 players with two cashes were Al Korson, Artie Cobb, Bob Ciaffone, Chip Reese, David Sklansky, Dewey Tomko, Hamid Dastmalchi, Hilbert Shirey, Howard Andrew, Howard Lederer, Hugh Todd, Jack Keller, Jimmy Athanas, Joe Macchiaverna, Joe Petro, Johnny Chan, Johnny Moss, Jose Rosenkrantz, Linda Ryke-Drucker, Mickey Appleman, Seymour Leibowitz, T.J. Cloutier, Tom Jacobs, and Tom McEvoy.

Most Winnings in 1987

  • 10. Don Williams, $148,770

  • 9. Artie Cobb, $149,500

  • 8. Bob Ciaffone, $151,100

  • 7. Billy Baxter, $153,000

  • 6. Hal Kant, $174,000

  • 5. Joe Petro, $178,200

  • 4. Ralph Morton, $189,000

  • 3. Hilbert Shirey, $192,862

  • 2. Frank Henderson, $262,000

  • 1. Johnny Chan, $676,000
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Most Bracelets in 1988

  • 1. David Helms, 1

  • 1. Don Williams, 1

  • 1. Gilbert Gross, 1

  • 1. Johnny Chan, 1

  • 1. Johnny Moss, 1

  • 1. Lance Hilt, 1

  • 1. Loretta Huber, 1

  • 1. Merrill Hunt, 1

  • 1. Russell Gibe, 1

  • 1. Seymour Leibowitz, 1

  • 1. Thor Hansen, 1

  • 1. Val Carpenter, 1

Most Final Tables in 1988

  • 10. 81 players tied, 1

  • 3. Don Williams, 2

  • 3. Gabe Kaplan, 2

  • 3. Howard Lederer, 2

  • 3. Joe Petro, 2

  • 3. Johnny Moss, 2

  • 3. Perry Green, 2

  • 3. Thor Hansen, 2

  • 2. Frank Henderson, 3

  • 1. Berry Johnston, 4

Most Cashes in 1988

  • 7. 22 players tied, 1

  • 3. Chip Reese, 3

  • 3. Frank Henderson, 3

  • 3. Jimmy Athanas, 3

  • 3. Thor Hansen, 3

  • 1. Berry Johnston, 4

  • 1. Don Williams, 4

Note: the 22 players with one cash were David Baxter, David Sklansky, Dick Carson, Gabe Kaplan, Howard Lederer, Hugh Todd, Humberto Brenes, J.C. Pearson, Jack Keller, Jay Heimowitz, Jeffrey Rothstein, Joe Petro, Johnny Moss, Mike Harthcock, Monte Kouz, Noli Francisco, Perry Green, Phil Hellmuth, Ray Rumler, Seymour Leibowitz, Steve Kopp, and Tab Thiptinnakon.

Most Winnings in 1988

  • 10. Ron Graham, $140,000

  • 9. Jack Keller, $147,375

  • 8. Seymour Leibowitz, $159,420

  • 7. Thor Hansen, $176,187

  • 6. Gilbert Gross, $181,000

  • 5. Russell Gibe, $181,800

  • 4. Johnny Moss, $188,010

  • 3. Val Carpenter, $223,800

  • 2. Erik Seidel, $280,000

  • 1. Johnny Chan, $700,000
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Most Bracelets in 1989

  • 1. Alma McClelland, 1

  • 1. Blacky Blackburn, 1

  • 1. Bob Stupak, 1

  • 1. Don Holt, 1

  • 1. Frank Henderson, 1

  • 1. George Allen Shaw, 1

  • 1. Harry Madoff, 1

  • 1. John Laudon, 1

  • 1. Lyle Berman, 1

  • 1. Mel Judah, 1

  • 1. Mike Sexton, 1

  • 1. Norman Keyser, 1

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 1

  • 1. Thomas Chung, 1

Most Final Tables in 1989

  • 2. Billy Baxter, 2

  • 2. Charles Jacobi, 2

  • 2. Humberto Brenes, 2

  • 2. Ivan Trepner, 2

  • 2. Jerry Buhr, 2

  • 2. Lyle Berman, 2

  • 2. Men Nguyen, 2

  • 2. Mike Sexton, 2

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, 2

  • 2. Said Barjesteh, 2

  • 2. T.J. Cloutier, 2

  • 2. Tommy Grimes, 2

  • 1. Mike Picow, 3

Most Cashes in 1989

  • 8. 22 players tied, 2

  • 2. Ivan Trepner, 3

  • 2. Mike Picow, 3

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, 3

  • 2. Sid Herald, 3

  • 2. T.J. Cloutier, 3

  • 2. Tommy Grimes, 3

  • 1. Humberto Brenes, 4

Note: The 22 players with 2 cashes are Al Korson, An Tran, Billy Baxter, Bud Moore, Carolyn Gardner, Charles Jacobi, Chip Reese, Gunnar Ostlind, Jay Heimowitz, Jenny Kaye, Jerry Buhr, Jim Boyd, Ken Obert, Larry Parker, Lyle Berman, Men Nguyen, Mickey Appleman, Mike Sexton, Ralph Morton, Said Barjesteh, Shawqi Shunnarah, and Tony Bolton.
Note: the 22 players with one cash are

Most Winnings in 1989

  • 10. Tommy Grimes, $143,300

  • 9. Don Zewin, $151,000

  • 8. Don Holt, $154,000

  • 7. Lyle Berman, $176,550

  • 6. George Allen Shaw, $179,600

  • 5. Frank Henderson, $184,000

  • 4. Thomas Chung, $212,000

  • 3. Norman Keyser, $244,000

  • 2. Johnny Chan, $302,000

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, $783,285
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Most Bracelets in 1990

  • 1. Allen Baker, 1

  • 1. Amarillo Slim Preston, 1

  • 1. Berry Johnston, 1

  • 1. Hugh Todd, 1

  • 1. John Bonetti, 1

  • 1. Mansour Matloubi, 1

  • 1. Marie Gabert, 1

  • 1. Mike Harthcock, 1

  • 1. Monte Kouz, 1

  • 1. Norm Boulus, 1

  • 1. Phil Reher, 1

  • 1. Ray Rumler, 1

  • 1. Shawqi Shunnarah, 1

  • 1. Tony Stormzand, 1

  • 1. Vasilis Lazarou, 1

Most Final Tables in 1990

  • 2. Al Kudelka, 2

  • 2. Berry Johnston, 2

  • 2. Brent Carter, 2

  • 2. Gene Fisher, 2

  • 2. Huck Seed, 2

  • 2. Hugh Todd, 2

  • 2. John Bonetti, 2

  • 2. John Franjesh, 2

  • 2. Kenny Chin, 2

  • 2. Larry Satterwhite, 2

  • 2. Mansour Matloubi, 2

  • 2. Mark Mitchell, 2

  • 2. O'Neil Longson, 2

  • 1. Johnny Moss, 3

Most Cashes in 1990

  • 6. 32 players tied, 2

  • 1. Gene Fisher, 3

  • 1. Hugh Todd, 3

  • 1. Johnny Moss, 3

  • 1. Mel Judah, 3

  • 1. Vasilis Lazarou, 3

Most Winnings in 1990

  • 10. Amarillo Slim Preston, $142,000

  • 9. Mel Judah, $144,850

  • 8. Vasilis Lazarou, $163,905

  • 7. Dave Crunkleton, $167,000

  • 6. Hugh Todd, $183,800

  • 5. Mike Harthcock, $252,000

  • 4. Allen Baker, $260,000

  • 3. Berry Johnston, $329,150

  • 2. Hans Lund, $334,000

  • 1. Mansour Matloubi, $900,000
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Most Bracelets in 1991

  • 1. An Tran (LV), 1

  • 1. Artie Cobb, 1

  • 1. Brad Daugherty, 1

  • 1. Brent Carter, 1

  • 1. Byron Wolford, 1

  • 1. Charles Wight, 1

  • 1. Donna Ward, 1

  • 1. Doyle Brunson, 1

  • 1. Jay Heimowitz, 1

  • 1. John Spadavecchia, 1

  • 1. Joseph Becker, 1

  • 1. Max Linder, 1

  • 1. Mike Harthcock, 1

  • 1. Pat Flanagan, 1

  • 1. Paul Heinrich, 1

  • 1. Rod Pardey, 1

  • 1. Ron Stanley, 1

  • 1. Thomas Chung, 1

Most Final Tables in 1991

  • 4. 17 players tied, 2

  • 3. An Tran, 3

  • 1. Brent Carter, 4

  • 1. Thomas Chung, 4

Note: the 17 players with 2 final tables are Ali Farsai, Berry Johnston, Byron Wolford, Danny Hunsucker, Don Williams, Donnacha O'Dea, Jack Culp, John Esposito, Mickey Appleman, Mike Harthcock, Mim Penney, Norman Berliner, Pat Fleming, Phil Klevmoen, Rene Vernhet, Steve Kopp, and Tab Thiptinnakon.

Most Cashes in 1991

  • 6. An Tran, 3

  • 6. Berry Johnston, 3

  • 6. Chris Bjorin, 3

  • 6. Gary Jamail, 3

  • 6. Jim Doman, 3

  • 6. Mike Harthcock, 3

  • 6. Mike Sexton, 3

  • 6. Norman Berliner, 3

  • 6. Rich Korbin, 3

  • 3. Don Williams, 4

  • 3. Rene Vernhet, 4

  • 3. Steve Kopp, 4

  • 1. Brent Carter, 6

  • 1. Thomas Chung, 6

Most Winnings in 1991

  • 10. Don Williams, $189,705

  • 9. Thomas Chung, $200,066

  • 8. Bob Veltri, $201,250

  • 7. Ron Stanley, $203,000

  • 6. Doyle Brunson, $208,000

  • 5. Brent Carter, $237,750

  • 4. Max Linder, $256,200

  • 3. Byron Wolford, $260,750

  • 2. Don Holt, $402,500

  • 1. Brad Daugherty, $1,003,325
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Most Bracelets in 1992

  • 1. Billy Thomas, 1

  • 1. Bob Abell, 1

  • 1. Buddy Bonnecaze, 1

  • 1. Dal Derovin, 1

  • 1. Eli Balas, 1

  • 1. Erik Seidel, 1

  • 1. Hamid Dastmalchi, 1

  • 1. Hoyt Corkins, 1

  • 1. Ken Duggan, 1

  • 1. Lamar Hampton, 1

  • 1. Lance Straughn, 1

  • 1. Lyle Berman, 1

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 1

  • 1. Mickey Appleman, 1

  • 1. Paul Clark, 1

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 1

  • 1. Ray Rumler, 1

  • 1. Richard Steiner, 1

  • 1. Shari Flanzer, 1

  • 1. Tom McEvoy, 1

Most Final Tables in 1992

  • 6. 19 players tied, 1

  • 3. Hans Lund, 3

  • 3. Huck Seed, 3

  • 3. Noli Francisco, 3

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, 5

  • 1. An Tran, 6

The 19 players with 1 final table are Berry Johnston, Billy Thomas, Buddy Bonnecaze, Dave Crunkleton, Dewey Tomko, Dick Carson, Frank Henderson, Freddy Deeb, Hamid Dastmalchi, Jim Boyd, Johnny Chan, Julien Studley, Lamar Hampton, Men Nguyen, Mickey Appleman, Ray Rumler, Surindar Sunar, T.J. Cloutier, and Tom McEvoy.

Most Cashes in 1992

  • 8. Berry Johnston, 3

  • 8. Hans Lund, 3

  • 8. Jack Green, 3

  • 8. Jim Wynne, 3

  • 8. Mel Judah, 3

  • 8. Monte Kouz, 3

  • 8. Noli Francisco, 3

  • 8. Paul Clark, 3

  • 8. Surindar Sunar, 3

  • 8. Vasilis Lazarou, 3

  • 3. Dave Crunkleton, 4

  • 3. Dewey Tomko, 4

  • 3. Gene Fisher, 4

  • 3. Huck Seed, 4

  • 3. Julien Studley, 4

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, 5

  • 1. An Tran, 7

Most Winnings in 1992

  • 10. Lance Straughn, $154,380

  • 9. Men Nguyen, $160,800

  • 8. Erik Seidel, $168,000

  • 7. Ray Rumler, $176,150

  • 6. Lyle Berman, $192,000

  • 5. Hans Lund, $224,725

  • 4. Bob Abell, $226,800

  • 3. Phil Hellmuth, $310,915

  • 2. Tom Jacobs, $353,500

  • 1. Hamid Dastmalchi, $1,027,300
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Most Bracelets in 1993

  • 4. Billy Baxter, 1

  • 4. Buddy Bonnecaze, 1

  • 4. Chau Giang, 1

  • 4. Erik Seidel, 1

  • 4. Gene Fisher, 1

  • 4. Hamid Dastmalchi, 1

  • 4. Hugo Mieth, 1

  • 4. Jack Keller, 1

  • 4. Jim Bechtel, 1

  • 4. John Bonetti, 1

  • 4. Marty Sigel, 1

  • 4. Phyllis Kessler, 1

  • 4. Robert Turner, 1

  • 3. Humberto Brenes, 2

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 3

  • 1. Ted Forrest, 3

Most Final Tables in 1993

  • 4. An Tran, 3

  • 4. Chau Giang, 3

  • 4. Dave Crunkleton, 3

  • 4. Don Williams, 3

  • 4. John Bonetti, 3

  • 4. Ken Flaton, 3

  • 4. Ron Stanley, 3

  • 4. Ted Forrest, 3

  • 1. Jack Keller, 4

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 4

  • 1. Robert Turner, 4

Most Cashes in 1993

  • 10. 14 players tied, 3

  • 2. An Tran, 4

  • 2. Chau Giang, 4

  • 2. Dave Crunkleton, 4

  • 2. Jack Keller, 4

  • 2. Ken Flaton, 4

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, 4

  • 2. Ron Stanley, 4

  • 2. Seymour Leibowitz, 4

  • 1. Robert Turner, 6

Note: the 14 players with 3 cashes are Blair Rodman, Dewey Weum, Don Williams, Erik Seidel, Frank Henderson, Humberto Brenes, John Bonetti, John Cernuto, Marsha Waggoner, Pat Fleming, Phil Earle, Steve Zolotow, T.J. Cloutier, and Ted Forrest.

Most Winnings in 1993

  • 10. Chau Giang, $149,285

  • 9. Robert Turner, $158,092

  • 8. Hugo Mieth, $220,800

  • 7. Jack Keller, $228,738

  • 6. Humberto Brenes, $281,416

  • 5. Ted Forrest, $311,400

  • 4. John Bonetti, $369,650

  • 3. Glenn Cozen, $439,350

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, $544,900

  • 1. Jim Bechtel, $1,000,000

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Most Bracelets in 1994

  • 2. Barbara Enright, 1

  • 2. Brent Carter, 1

  • 2. Erik Seidel, 1

  • 2. George Rodis, 1

  • 2. Huck Seed, 1

  • 2. J.C. Pearson, 1

  • 2. J.J. Chun, 1

  • 2. Jay Heimowitz, 1

  • 2. John Heaney, 1

  • 2. Johnny Chan, 1

  • 2. Lyle Berman, 1

  • 2. Mike Harthcock, 1

  • 2. Mike Laing, 1

  • 2. O'Neil Longson, 1

  • 2. Rod Pardey, 1

  • 2. Roger Moore, 1

  • 2. Russ Hamilton, 1

  • 2. Steve Sim, 1

  • 2. Vince Burgio, 1

  • 1. T.J. Cloutier, 2

Most Final Tables in 1994

  • 8. 20 players tied, 3

  • 2. Hugo Mieth, 3

  • 2. J.C. Pearson, 3

  • 2. Jack Green, 3

  • 2. Jay Heimowitz, 3

  • 2. Russ Hamilton, 3

  • 2. T.J. Cloutier, 3

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 5

The 20 players with 2 final tables are Alan Boston, Berry Johnston, Blacky Blackburn, Daniel Sherer, Don Pittman, Erik Seidel, Fred Sigur, Gene Fisher, Hal Kant, Howard Lederer, Huck Seed, James Van Alstyne, John Aglialoro, John Spadavecchia, Johnny Chan, Mansour Matloubi, Matthias Rohnacher, Mike Laing, Valter Farina, and Vince Burgio.

Most Cashes in 1994

  • 6. 15 players tied, 3

  • 3. J.C. Pearson, 4

  • 3. Jack Green, 4

  • 3. Robert Turner, 4

  • 1. Hugo Mieth, 5

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 5

Note: the 15 players with 3 cashes are Albert Peres, Annie Duke, Don Pittman, Erik Seidel, Gene Fisher, Howard Lederer, Huck Seed, Jay Heimowitz, John Aglialoro, John Spadavecchia, Johnny Chan, Ken Flaton, Mansour Matloubi, Russ Hamilton, and T.J. Cloutier.

Most Winnings in 1994

  • 10. Mike Laing, $219,042

  • 9. John Heaney, $224,240

  • 8. Erik Seidel, $228,268

  • 7. Huck Seed, $241,550

  • 6. Steve Sim, $289,200

  • 5. Vince Burgio, $295,200

  • 4. T.J. Cloutier, $306,820

  • 3. John Spadavecchia, $313,050

  • 2. Hugh Vincent, $588,000

  • 1. Russ Hamilton, $1,035,525
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Most Bracelets in 1995

  • 4. Anthony DeAngelo, 1

  • 4. Berry Johnston, 1

  • 4. Christian Van Hees, 1

  • 4. Clifford Roof, 1

  • 4. Dan Robison, 1

  • 4. John Bonetti, 1

  • 4. John Tsagaris, 1

  • 4. Marlon Santos, 1

  • 4. Max Stern, 1

  • 4. Mickey Appleman, 1

  • 4. Mickey Sisskind, 1

  • 4. Pete Vilandos, 1

  • 4. Phil Earle, 1

  • 4. Richard Klamian, 1

  • 4. Rod Peate, 1

  • 4. Starla Brodie, 1

  • 4. Steve Zolotow, 1

  • 4. Valter Farina, 1

  • 1. Dan Harrington, 2

  • 1. Hilbert Shirey, 2

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 2

Most Final Tables in 1995

  • 4. 27 players tied, 2

  • 3. Eli Balas, 3

  • 2. Men Nguyen, 4

  • 1. Mike Sexton, 5

Note: the 27 players with 2 final tables are Annie Duke, Brent Carter, Carl McKelvey, Chau Giang, Chris Bjorin, Chuck Thompson, Dan Barnett, Dan Harrington, Doyle Brunson, Hilbert Shirey, Howard Lederer, Jason Lester, Jay Heimowitz, John Bonetti, Mansour Matloubi, Matthias Holle, Matthias Rohnacher, Mick Cook, Mickey Appleman, O'Neil Longson, Ronald Graham, Steve Zolotow, Thomas Chung, Tom Jacobs, Tom McCormick, Tony Hartmann, and Wing Wong.

Most Cashes in 1995

  • 7. Annie Duke, 4

  • 7. Chris Bjorin, 4

  • 7. Danny Dang, 4

  • 7. Mansour Matloubi, 4

  • 2. Brent Carter, 5

  • 2. Chau Giang, 5

  • 2. Jason Lester, 5

  • 2. Matthias Rohnacher, 5

  • 2. Men Nguyen, 5

  • 1. Mike Sexton, 6

Most Winnings in 1995

  • 10. Eli Balas, $169,425

  • 9. Hamid Dastmalchi, $173,000

  • 8. Richard Klamian, $205,875

  • 7. Mickey Appleman, $256,500

  • 6. Men Nguyen, $297,000

  • 5. Hilbert Shirey, $300,000

  • 4. Christian Van Hees, $319,980

  • 3. Brent Carter, $320,452

  • 2. Howard Goldfarb, $519,000

  • 1. Dan Harrington, $1,249,000
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Most Bracelets in 1996

  • 1. Adeeb Harb, 1

  • 1. Al Krux, 1

  • 1. Barbara Enright, 1

  • 1. David Chiu, 1

  • 1. Dody Roach, 1

  • 1. Donny Kerr, 1

  • 1. Frank Thompson, 1

  • 1. Freddy Deeb, 1

  • 1. Gary Benson, 1

  • 1. Gregory Grivas, 1

  • 1. Hans Lund, 1

  • 1. Henry Orenstein, 1

  • 1. Huck Seed, 1

  • 1. Jim Feldhouse, 1

  • 1. Jim Huntley, 1

  • 1. John Cernuto, 1

  • 1. John Morgan, 1

  • 1. Marty Sigel, 1

  • 1. Mel Weiner, 1

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 1

  • 1. Randy Holland, 1

  • 1. Sammy Farha, 1

  • 1. Susie Isaacs, 1

  • 1. Tony Ma, 1

Most Final Tables in 1996

  • 5. 25 players tied, 2

  • 3. Chris Bjorin, 3

  • 3. Chris Ferguson, 3

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 4

  • 1. T.J. Cloutier, 4

Note: the 25 players with 2 final tables are Al Emerson, An Tran, Annie Duke, Danny Dang, Dave Crunkleton, David Shore, Hans Lund, Humberto Brenes, Jeff Chapman, John Bonetti, John Cernuto, John Henson, Michael Halford, Mickey Appleman, Mike Sexton, Noli Francisco, Pat Fleming, Pete Vilandos, Phil Earle, Phil Mazzella, Randy Holland, Steve Kopp, Sven Arntzen, Ted Forrest, and Tyler Wong.

Most Cashes in 1996

  • 7. An Tran, 3

  • 7. Carl McKelvey, 3

  • 7. Chris Ferguson, 3

  • 7. Dave Crunkleton, 3

  • 7. David Chiu, 3

  • 7. Don Kidder, 3

  • 7. Freddy Deeb, 3

  • 7. John Bonetti, 3

  • 7. John Henson, 3

  • 7. Lucy Rokach, 3

  • 7. Mike Laing, 3

  • 7. Mike Sexton, 3

  • 7. Pete Vilandos, 3

  • 4. Eli Balas, 4

  • 4. Hans Lund, 4

  • 4. T.J. Cloutier, 4

  • 1. Chris Bjorin, 5

  • 1. Humberto Brenes, 5

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 5

Most Winnings in 1996

  • 10. Donny Kerr, $200,400

  • 9. David Shu, $200,640

  • 8. John Morgan, $227,815

  • 7. Tony Ma, $246,560

  • 6. Mel Weiner, $250,315

  • 5. Men Nguyen, $368,360

  • 4. David Chiu, $429,765

  • 3. John Bonetti, $479,987

  • 2. Bruce Van Horn, $585,000

  • 1. Huck Seed, $1,006,012
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Most Bracelets in 1997

  • 2. Chris Bjorin, 1

  • 2. Claude Cohen, 1

  • 2. Dave Ulliott, 1

  • 2. Dean Stonier, 1

  • 2. Doug Saab, 1

  • 2. John Cernuto, 1

  • 2. Johnny Chan, 1

  • 2. Kevin Song, 1

  • 2. Linda Johnson, 1

  • 2. Louis Asmo, 1

  • 2. Maria Stern, 1

  • 2. Matthias Rohnacher, 1

  • 2. Mel Judah, 1

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, 1

  • 2. Robert Veltri, 1

  • 2. Scotty Nguyen, 1

  • 2. Stu Ungar, 1

  • 2. Susie Isaacs, 1

  • 2. Vasilis Lazarou, 1

  • 1. Max Stern, 2

Most Final Tables in 1997

  • 7. 19 players tied, 2

  • 2. Erik Seidel, 3

  • 2. Gene Fisher, 3

  • 2. Matthias Rohnacher, 3

  • 2. Max Stern, 3

  • 2. Mel Judah, 3

  • 1. Tom McEvoy, 4

Note: the 19 players with 2 final tables are Andreas Fritz, Berry Johnston, Brent Carter, Chris Bjorin, Chris Ferguson, Dan Heimiller, Jason Gray, Jeff Pierce, John Cernuto, John Spadavecchia, Johnny Chan, Linda Ryke-Drucker, Lindy Chambers, Luis Santoni, Ron Stanley, Skip Wilson, Stan Goldstein, Ted Forrest, Thomas Sparks, Vasilis Lazarou, Volker Beyer, and Willard Noyes.

Most Cashes in 1997

  • 7. 19 players tied, 3

  • 2. Anthony Guerriero, 4

  • 2. Frank Henderson, 4

  • 2. Harry Thomas, 4

  • 2. Luis Santoni, 4

  • 2. Tom McEvoy, 4

  • 1. Dan Heimiller, 6

Note: the 19 players with 3 cashes are Billy Baxter, Brent Carter, Chris Tsiprailidis, Dave Ulliott, Don Barton, Erik Seidel, Frankie Havard, Gene Fisher, Jason Gray, Jeff Pierce, John Cernuto, John Spadavecchia, Johnny Chan, Ken Flaton, Matthias Rohnacher, Max Stern, Mel Judah, T.J. Cloutier, and Thomas Sparks.

Most Winnings in 1997

  • 10. Robert Veltri, $229,100

  • 9. Louis Asmo, $231,600

  • 8. John Cernuto, $266,908

  • 7. Vasilis Lazarou, $270,200

  • 6. Ron Stanley, $279,450

  • 5. Max Stern, $378,615

  • 4. Kevin Song, $397,120

  • 3. Mel Judah, $554,854

  • 2. John Strzemp, $587,632

  • 1. Stu Ungar, $1,000,000
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Most Bracelets in 1998

  • 1. Artie Cobb, 1

  • 1. Bill Gempel, 1

  • 1. Chau Giang, 1

  • 1. Daniel Negreanu, 1

  • 1. David Chiu, 1

  • 1. Donnacha O'Dea, 1

  • 1. Doyle Brunson, 1

  • 1. Erik Seidel, 1

  • 1. Farzad Bonyadi, 1

  • 1. Jan Chen, 1

  • 1. Jeff Ross, 1

  • 1. Ken Buntjer, 1

  • 1. Kirk Morrison, 1

  • 1. Mandy Commanda, 1

  • 1. Michael Shadkin, 1

  • 1. Patrick Bruel, 1

  • 1. Paul Rowe, 1

  • 1. Scotty Nguyen, 1

  • 1. Steve Rydel, 1

  • 1. T.J. Cloutier, 1

  • 1. Tom Hufnagle, 1

Most Final Tables in 1998

  • 9. 21 players tied, 2

  • 2. Andrew Blumen, 3

  • 2. Chau Giang, 3

  • 2. Doyle Brunson, 3

  • 2. Erik Seidel, 3

  • 2. John Cernuto, 3

  • 2. Scotty Nguyen, 3

  • 2. T.J. Cloutier, 3

  • 1. Roy Thung, 4

Note: the 21 players with 2 final tables are Alan Tessler, Andre Boyer, Bill Gempel, Brenda Jacobus, Dan Heimiller, David Brody, Don Barton, Donnacha O'Dea, Farzad Bonyadi, Jan Chen, Jan Lundberg, John Bonetti, Kevin McBride, Men Nguyen, Patrick Bruel, Paul Rowe, Robert Gingras, Soo Young Kim, Steve Rydel, Taz Kampf, and Tom Hufnagle.

Most Cashes in 1998

  • 2. Berry Johnston, 4

  • 2. Bill Gempel, 4

  • 2. Doyle Brunson, 4

  • 2. Erik Seidel, 4

  • 2. Robert Gingras, 4

  • 2. Roy Thung, 4

  • 2. Scotty Nguyen, 4

  • 2. Soo Young Kim, 4

  • 2. Surindar Sunar, 4

  • 1. Dan Heimiller, 5

Most Winnings in 1998

  • 10. Steve Rydel, $223,815

  • 9. Jan Chen, $230,800

  • 8. Patrick Bruel, $242,048

  • 7. Dewey Weum, $250,000

  • 6. Jeff Ross, $259,000

  • 5. Ken Buntjer, $268,620

  • 4. Farzad Bonyadi, $470,000

  • 3. T.J. Cloutier, $591,860

  • 2. Kevin McBride, $712,700

  • 1. Scotty Nguyen, $1,074,657
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Most Bracelets in 1999

  • 1. Charlie Brahmi, 1

  • 1. Christina Pie, 1

  • 1. David Grey, 1

  • 1. Eli Balas, 1

  • 1. Eric Holum, 1

  • 1. Hassan Kamoei, 1

  • 1. John Esposito, 1

  • 1. Josh Arieh, 1

  • 1. Layne Flack, 1

  • 1. Mike Matusow, 1

  • 1. Mike Wattel, 1

  • 1. Noel Furlong, 1

  • 1. Paul Clark, 1

  • 1. Ronald Long, 1

  • 1. Steve Badger, 1

  • 1. Tom Franklin, 1

Most Final Tables in 1999

  • 1. Chris Bjorin, 2

  • 1. Eli Balas, 2

  • 1. John Juanda, 2

  • 1. Kenny Goldstein, 2

  • 1. Layne Flack, 2

  • 1. Mike Matusow, 2

  • 1. Noel Furlong, 2

  • 1. Paul Rowe, 2

  • 1. Simon Zhang, 2

  • 1. T.J. Cloutier, 2

  • 1. Ted Forrest, 2

  • 1. Tom Franklin, 2

Most Cashes in 1999

  • 10. 50 players tied, 2

  • 1. Annie Duke, 3

  • 1. Chris Bjorin, 3

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 3

  • 1. Eli Balas, 3

  • 1. Eli Elezra, 3

  • 1. Kenny Goldstein, 3

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 3

  • 1. Paul Rowe, 3

  • 1. Ted Forrest, 3

Most Winnings in 1999

  • 10. John Esposito, $219,225

  • 9. Layne Flack, $242,670

  • 8. Mike Matusow, $281,880

  • 7. Erik Seidel, $285,000

  • 6. Eric Holum, $323,105

  • 5. Eli Balas, $325,075

  • 4. Charlie Brahmi, $338,000

  • 3. Padraig Parkinson, $489,125

  • 2. Alan Goehring, $768,625

  • 1. Noel Furlong, $1,017,935
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Most Bracelets in 2000

  • 2. Chris Bjorin, 1

  • 2. Chris Tsiprailidis, 1

  • 2. Dave Alizadeh, 1

  • 2. David Chiu, 1

  • 2. Diego Cordovez, 1

  • 2. Howard Lederer, 1

  • 2. Huck Seed, 1

  • 2. Ivo Donev, 1

  • 2. Jay Heimowitz, 1

  • 2. Jen Harman, 1

  • 2. Jerri Thomas, 1

  • 2. Jimmy Athanas, 1

  • 2. Joe Wynn, 1

  • 2. Johnny Chan, 1

  • 2. Michael Sohayegh, 1

  • 2. Mike Carson, 1

  • 2. Nani Dollison, 1

  • 2. Nat Koe, 1

  • 2. Phil Ivey, 1

  • 2. Randy Holland, 1

  • 2. Richard Dunberg, 1

  • 2. Tony Ma, 1

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 2

Most Final Tables in 2000

  • 4. 26 players tied, 2

  • 2. Hassan Kamoei, 3

  • 2. Robert Feduniak, 3

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 4

Note: the 26 players with 2 final tables are Chris Bjorin, Danny Dang, Dave Colclough, Dave Ulliott, David Chiu, David Pham, Eli Balas, Freddie Brown, Greg Hopkins, Hasan Habib, Howard Lederer, Jerri Thomas, Jimmy Athanas, John Spadavecchia, Mark Gregorich, Matt Lefkowitz, Mel Judah, Men Nguyen, Mike Matusow, Nat Koe, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Roman Abinsay, Steve Zolotow, T.J. Cloutier, and Tony Ma.

Most Cashes in 2000

  • 8. 14 players tied, 3

  • 3. Chris Bjorin, 4

  • 3. Chris Ferguson, 4

  • 3. Dave Ulliott, 4

  • 3. Robert Feduniak, 4

  • 3. Steve Zolotow, 4

  • 1. Allen Cunningham, 5

  • 1. Mel Judah, 5

Note: the 14 players with 3 cashes are Artie Cobb, Brent Carter, Chris Tsiprailidis, Danny Dang, David Chiu, Hasan Habib, Hassan Kamoei, Howard Lederer, Jerri Thomas, John Cernuto, Men Nguyen, Phil Ivey, T.J. Cloutier, and Yueqi Zhu.

Most Winnings in 2000

  • 10. Jim McManus, $247,760

  • 9. Jay Heimowitz, $286,145

  • 8. Diego Cordovez, $293,040

  • 7. Chris Bjorin, $349,500

  • 6. Roman Abinsay, $384,080

  • 5. Hasan Habib, $415,505

  • 4. Tony Ma, $424,040

  • 3. Steve Kaufman, $570,500

  • 2. T.J. Cloutier, $916,300

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, $1,672,200
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Most Bracelets in 2001

  • 3. 22 players tied, 1

  • 1. Nani Dollison, 2

  • 1. Scotty Nguyen, 2

The 22 players with 1 bracelet are Adam Roberts, Allen Cunningham, Barry Shulman, Berry Johnston, Burt Boutin, Carlos Mortensen, Chris Ferguson, Cliff Yamagawa, David Pham, Eddy Scharf, Erik Seidel, Galen Kester, Hemish Shah, Howard Lederer, Jay Heimowitz, Jim Lester, Paul Darden, Phil Hellmuth, Rich Korbin, Robert Slezak, Steve Zolotow, and Travis Jonas.

Most Final Tables in 2001

  • 9. 22 players tied, 2

  • 3. Adam Roberts, 3

  • 3. Allen Cunningham, 3

  • 3. Freddy Deeb, 3

  • 3. Jay Heimowitz, 3

  • 3. Stan Goldstein, 3

  • 3. Tom Franklin, 3

  • 2. Jim Lester, 4

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 5

Note: the 22 players with 2 final tables are Andy Bloch, Bob Walker, Chau Giang, Chris Ferguson, Chris Tsiprailidis, Dave Ulliott, Don Barton, Erik Seidel, Jan Sjavik, John Juanda, Lindsey Jones, Men Nguyen, Michael Davis, Mike Wattel, Nani Dollison, Paul Darden, Paul Ladanyi, Scotty Nguyen, Steve Zolotow, T.J. Cloutier, Tom McEvoy, and Wing Wong.

Most Cashes in 2001

  • 10. 18 players tied, 3

  • 4. Allen Cunningham, 4

  • 4. Bill Gazes, 4

  • 4. Chris Tsiprailidis, 4

  • 4. Jim Lester, 4

  • 4. Mike Sexton, 4

  • 4. Stan Goldstein, 4

  • 3. Harry Thomas, 5

  • 2. Chris Ferguson, 6

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 7

Note: the 18 players with 3 cashes are Adam Roberts, Berry Johnston, David Pham, Don Barton, Erik Seidel, Freddy Deeb, Jay Heimowitz, John Spadavecchia, Jonathan Brody, Lindsey Jones, Michael Davis, Paul Darden, Paul Ladanyi, Rich Korbin, Scotty Nguyen, Steve Zolotow, Tom Franklin, and Tom McEvoy.

Most Winnings in 2001

  • 10. Hemish Shah, $317,115

  • 9. Jim Lester, $357,205

  • 8. Scotty Nguyen, $390,005

  • 7. Phil Gordon, $399,610

  • 6. Erik Seidel, $455,770

  • 5. Nani Dollison, $482,570

  • 4. Stan Schrier, $699,315

  • 3. Phil Hellmuth, $755,040

  • 2. Dewey Tomko, $1,098,925

  • 1. Carlos Mortensen, $1,500,000
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Most Bracelets in 2002

  • 3. 30 players tied, 1

  • 2. Layne Flack, 2

  • 1. Phil Ivey, 3

Note: the 30 players with 1 bracelet are Allen Cunningham, Bill Swan, Billy Baxter, Catherine Brown, Dan Heimiller, Dan Torla, David Warga, Eddie Fishman, Fred Berger, Jack Duncan, Jan Sorensen, Jay Sipelstein, Jen Harman, Joel Chaseman, John Cernuto, John Hennigan, John Hom, John Juanda, John McIntosh, Johnny Chan, Meng La, Mike Majerus, Mike Matusow, Paul Clark, Perry Friedman, Qushqar Morad, Randal Heeb, Robert Varkonyi, Robert Williamson III, and Thor Hansen.

Most Final Tables in 2002

  • 5. Allen Cunningham, 3

  • 5. An Tran, 3

  • 5. Brent Carter, 3

  • 5. Diego Cordovez, 3

  • 5. Humberto Brenes, 3

  • 5. Ram Vaswani, 3

  • 5. Robert Williamson III, 3

  • 5. Thor Hansen, 3

  • 3. Brian Nadell, 4

  • 3. John Juanda, 4

  • 1. Johnny Chan, 5

  • 1. Phil Ivey, 5

Most Cashes in 2002

  • 6. 17 players tied, 4

  • 2. Allen Cunningham, 5

  • 2. John Juanda, 5

  • 2. Johnny Chan, 5

  • 2. Thor Hansen, 5

  • 1. Phil Ivey, 7

Note: the 17 players with 4 cashes are Bill Gazes, Brent Carter, Brian Nadell, Dan Heimiller, Danny Qutami, David Chiu, Diego Cordovez, Humberto Brenes, John Cernuto, Ken Flaton, Lonnie Heimowitz, Matt Lefkowitz, Perry Friedman, Randy Holland, Robert Williamson III, Tony Cousineau, and Vince Burgio.

Most Winnings in 2002

  • 10. Jen Harman, $228,540

  • 9. Scott Gray, $281,400

  • 8. Johnny Chan, $294,360

  • 7. Randal Heeb, $367,240

  • 6. Phil Ivey, $415,200

  • 5. Mike Majerus, $419,260

  • 4. Ralph Perry, $561,780

  • 3. Layne Flack, $573,460

  • 2. Julian Gardner, $1,100,000

  • 1. Robert Varkonyi, $2,000,000
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Most Bracelets in 2003

  • 7. 24 players tied, 1

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 2

  • 1. John Juanda, 2

  • 1. Johnny Chan, 2

  • 1. Layne Flack, 2

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 2

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 2

Note: the 24 players with 1 bracelet are Amir Vahedi, Barb Rugolo, Carlos Mortensen, Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, David Lukaszewski, Doyle Brunson, Eddy Scharf, Erik Seidel, Frankie O'Dell, Huck Seed, Jim Meehan, John Arrage, Keith Lehr, Michael Saltzburg, Mickey Appleman, Minh Nguyen, Mohamed Ibrahim, O'Neil Longson, Phi Nguyen, Prahlad Friedman, Ron Rose, Tom Jacobs, and Toto Leonidas.

Most Final Tables in 2003

  • 8. 13 players tied, 3

  • 4. Al Korson, 4

  • 4. John Juanda, 4

  • 4. Jonathan Brody, 4

  • 4. Phil Hellmuth, 4

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 5

  • 1. Huck Seed, 5

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 5

Note: the 13 players with 3 final tables are Amir Vahedi, Daniel Negreanu, David Singer, Dean Shulman, Erik Seidel, Jim Meehan, Jimmy Cha, Layne Flack, Mel Judah, Phil Ivey, T.J. Cloutier, Thor Hansen, and Toto Leonidas.

Most Cashes in 2003

  • 10. Lonnie Heimowitz, 5

  • 10. Nick Frangos, 5

  • 10. Thor Hansen, 5

  • 10. Tony Cousineau, 5

  • 2. Brent Carter, 6

  • 2. Don Barton, 6

  • 2. Huck Seed, 6

  • 2. John Juanda, 6

  • 2. Jonathan Brody, 6

  • 2. Men Nguyen, 6

  • 2. Phil Hellmuth, 6

  • 2. Toto Leonidas, 6

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 8

Most Winnings in 2003

  • 10. Chris Ferguson, $366,920

  • 9. John Juanda, $369,080

  • 8. Johnny Chan, $386,140

  • 7. Men Nguyen, $409,760

  • 6. Jason Lester, $450,640

  • 5. Amir Vahedi, $558,280

  • 4. Dan Harrington, $650,000

  • 3. Phil Hellmuth, $661,260

  • 2. Sammy Farha, $1,300,000

  • 1. Chris Moneymaker, $2,500,000
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Most Bracelets in 2004

  • 3. 29 players tied, 1

  • 1. Scott Fischman, 2

  • 1. Ted Forrest, 2

Note: the 29 players with 1 bracelet are Aaron Katz, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Greenstein, Brett Jungblut, Carl Nessel, Chau Giang, Crystal Doan, Curtis Bibb, Cyndy Violette, Daniel Negreanu, Eli Balas, Farzad Bonyadi, Gary Gibbs, Gavin Griffin, Gerry Drehobl, Greg Raymer, Hasan Habib, James Vogl, Joe Awada, John Hennigan, Kathy Liebert, Mike Sica, Minh Nguyen, Norm Ketchum, Phi Nguyen, T.J. Cloutier, Ted Lawson, and Thomas Keller.

Most Final Tables in 2004

  • 6. Blair Rodman, 3

  • 6. Chris Ferguson, 3

  • 6. David Chiu, 3

  • 6. Jeff Lisandro, 3

  • 6. Mike Wattel, 3

  • 6. Paul Phillips, 3

  • 6. Ram Vaswani, 3

  • 2. Howard Lederer, 4

  • 2. John Cernuto, 4

  • 2. John Juanda, 4

  • 2. Minh Nguyen, 4

  • 1. Daniel Negreanu, 5

Most Cashes in 2004

  • 7. 12 players tied, 5

  • 3. Blair Rodman, 6

  • 3. Daniel Negreanu, 6

  • 3. John Juanda, 6

  • 3. Scotty Nguyen, 6

  • 1. Howard Lederer, 7

  • 1. Minh Nguyen (CA1), 7

Note: the 12 players with 5 cashes are Al Korson, Barry Greenstein, Brett Jungblut, Dewey Tomko, Frank Sinopoli, Jeff Lisandro, John Cernuto, Phil Hellmuth, Ron Faltinsky, Todd Brunson, Tom Franklin, and Tony Cousineau.

Most Winnings in 2004

  • 10. Ted Lawson, $500,000

  • 9. Mike Sica, $508,360

  • 8. Mattias Andersson, $575,000

  • 7. Matt Dean, $675,000

  • 6. Al Krux, $800,000

  • 5. Glenn Hughes, $1,103,320

  • 4. Dan Harrington, $1,500,000

  • 3. Josh Arieh, $2,507,980

  • 2. David Williams, $3,500,000

  • 1. Greg Raymer, $5,000,000
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Most Bracelets in 2005

  • 2. 40 players tied, 1

  • 1. Mark Seif, 2

Note: the 40 players with 1 bracelet are Allen Cunningham, Andre Boyer, Andy Nguyen, Anthony Reategui, Barry Greenstein, Brian Wilson, Cliff Josephy, Dan Schmiech, David Chiu, David Grey, Denis Ethier, Doyle Brunson, Edward Moncada, Eric Froehlich, Erik Seidel, Farzad Bonyadi, Isaac Galazan, Jan Sorensen, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Hachem, John Pires, Johnny Chan, Jon Heneghan, Josh Arieh, Lawrence Gosney, Mike Gracz, O'Neil Longson, Pat Poels, Paul McKinney, Phil Ivey, Quinn Do, Rafi Amit, Reza Payvar, Ron Kirk, Steve Hohn, T.J. Cloutier, Thom Werthmann, Todd Brunson, Todd Witteles, and Willie Tann.

Most Final Tables in 2005

  • 6. 23 players tied, 2

  • 3. Cyndy Violette, 3

  • 3. Minh Nguyen, 3

  • 3. Todd Brunson, 3

  • 1. Allen Cunningham, 4

  • 1. Erik Seidel, 4

Note: the 23 players with 2 final tables are Abe Almalhi, Barry Greenstein, Chris Ferguson, Dave Ulliott, Dustin Woolf, Freddy Deeb, Harry Demetriou, Jeff Shulman, Joe Sebok, John Hennigan, Layne Flack, Mark Seif, Men Nguyen, Mike Wattel, Phil Gordon, Quinn Do, Rodeen Talebi, Russ Salzer, Todd Witteles, Tom McCormick, Tony Ma, Toto Leonidas, and Young Phan.

Most Cashes in 2005

  • 9. 20 players tied, 5

  • 4. Chris Ferguson, 6

  • 4. David Plastik, 6

  • 4. John Juanda, 6

  • 4. Max Pescatori, 6

  • 4. Steve Zolotow, 6

  • 1. Marco Traniello, 7

  • 1. Michael Mizrachi, 7

  • 1. Tony Cousineau, 7

Note: the 20 players with 5 cashes are Adam Naglich, Allen Cunningham, Andrew Kelsall, Barry Greenstein, Can Kim Hua, Cyndy Violette, Dave Ulliott, Erik Seidel, Humberto Brenes, Jen Harman, Jim Meehan, Jonathan Brody, Marcello Del Grosso, Mark Muchnik, Men Nguyen, Michael Gambony, Mike Wattel, Robert Williamson III, Ted Lawson, and Young Phan.

Most Winnings in 2005

  • 10. Allen Cunningham, $1,007,115

  • 9. Mike Matusow, $1,009,225

  • 8. Brad Kondracki, $1,150,000

  • 7. Daniel Bergsdorf, $1,300,000

  • 6. Scott Lazar, $1,500,000

  • 5. Andy Black, $1,783,700

  • 4. Aaron Kanter, $2,000,000

  • 3. Tex Barch, $2,500,000

  • 2. Steve Dannenmann, $4,250,000

  • 1. Joe Hachem, $7,525,850
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Most Bracelets in 2006

  • 3. 42 players tied, 1

  • 1. Bill Chen, 2

  • 1. Jeff Madsen, 2

Note: the 42 players with 1 bracelet are Allen Cunningham, Anders Henriksson, Benjamin Lin, Bob Chalmers, Brandon Cantu, Chip Reese, Chris Gros, Clare Miller, Daniel Alaei, David Pham, David Williams, Dutch Boyd, Eric Froehlich, Eric Kesselman, Ian Johns, Jack Zwerner, James Mitchell, James Richburg, Jamie Gold, Jason Lester, Jeff Cabanillas, Jimmy Gorham, John Gale, Jon Friedberg, Justin Scott, Kevin Cover, Kevin Nathan, Kianoush Abolfathi, Lee Watkinson, Mark Vos, Mary Jones Meyer, Mats Rahmn, Max Pescatori, Pat Poels, Paul Kobel, Phil Hellmuth, Praz Bansi, Rafe Furst, Ralph Perry, Sammy Farha, Scott Clements, and Victoriano Perches.

Most Final Tables in 2006

  • 9. 21 players tied, 2

  • 3. Allen Cunningham, 3

  • 3. Bill Chen, 3

  • 3. Carlos Mortensen, 3

  • 3. John Cernuto, 3

  • 3. Ralph Perry, 3

  • 3. Russ Salzer, 3

  • 1. Jeff Madsen, 4

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 4

Note: the 21 players with 2 final tables are Alex Jacob, Anders Henriksson, Andy Bloch, Bill Duarte, Bob Bright, Can Kim Hua, Daniel Negreanu, David Williams, Joe Hachem, John Hoang, Kevin O'Donnell, Kirill Gerasimov, Lee Markholt, Mark Dickstein, Mike Binger, Mike Guttman, Phil Ivey, Rafi Amit, Stuart Fox, Tom Franklin, and Zvi Stern.

Most Cashes in 2006

  • 8. Allen Cunningham, 6

  • 8. Barry Greenstein, 6

  • 8. Bill Chen, 6

  • 8. Gioi Luong, 6

  • 8. J.C. Tran, 6

  • 8. Jim Bechtel, 6

  • 8. John Cernuto, 6

  • 8. Kevin O'Donnell, 6

  • 4. Cyndy Violette, 7

  • 4. Kirill Gerasimov, 7

  • 4. Randy Holland, 7

  • 4. Tom Franklin, 7

  • 1. Humberto Brenes, 8

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 8

  • 1. Richard Tatalovich, 8

Most Winnings in 2006

  • 10. Dan Nassif, $1,566,858

  • 9. Chip Reese, $1,784,640

  • 8. Erik Friberg, $1,979,189

  • 7. Doug Kim, $2,391,520

  • 6. Richard Lee, $2,803,851

  • 5. Rhett Butler, $3,216,182

  • 4. Mike Binger, $4,224,880

  • 3. Allen Cunningham, $4,324,969

  • 2. Paul Wasicka, $6,166,936

  • 1. Jamie Gold, $12,000,000
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Most Bracelets in 2007

  • 8. 56 players tied, 1

  • 1. Tom Schneider, 2

Most Final Tables in 2007

  • 8. 42 players tied, 2

  • 2. Chris Bjorin, 3

  • 2. Humberto Brenes, 3

  • 2. Marco Traniello, 3

  • 2. Robert Mizrachi, 3

  • 2. Thor Hansen, 3

  • 2. Tom Schneider, 3

  • 1. Alex Kravchenko, 4

Most Cashes in 2007

  • 4. 14 players tied, 6

  • 3. Alex Kravchenko, 7

  • 1. Chad Brown, 8

  • 1. Mike Binger, 8

Note: the 14 players with 6 cashes are Amnon Filippi, Andreas Krause, Arnold Spee, Chris Ferguson, Eugene Todd, Jeff Lisandro, John Juanda, Kirk Morrison, Phil Hellmuth, Robert Mizrachi, Roland de Wolfe, Scotty Nguyen, Thor Hansen, and Todd Brunson.

Most Winnings in 2007

  • 10. John Tabatabai, $1,148,130

  • 9. Bill Edler, $1,238,162

  • 8. Jon Kalmar, $1,255,069

  • 7. Bruno Fitoussi, $1,308,603

  • 6. Annette Obrestad, $2,013,733

  • 5. Alex Kravchenko, $2,156,576

  • 4. Freddy Deeb, $2,355,756

  • 3. Raymond Rahme, $3,048,025

  • 2. Tuan Lam, $4,840,981

  • 1. Jerry Yang, $8,250,000
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Most Bracelets in 2008

  • 3. 55 players tied, 1

  • 1. Jesper Hougaard, 2

  • 1. John Phan, 2

Most Final Tables in 2008

  • 1. Alex Bolotin, 3

  • 1. Barry Greenstein, 3

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 3

  • 1. Daniel Negreanu, 3

  • 1. David Benyamine, 3

  • 1. Erick Lindgren, 3

  • 1. Howard Lederer, 3

  • 1. J.C. Tran, 3

  • 1. Jacobo Fernandez, 3

  • 1. John Juanda, 3

  • 1. Spencer Lawrence, 3

Most Cashes in 2008

  • 7. Andy Bloch, 7

  • 7. Chris Bjorin, 7

  • 7. J.C. Tran, 7

  • 7. Jacobo Fernandez, 7

  • 7. Roland Israelashvili, 7

  • 7. Rolf Slotboom, 7

  • 3. Alex Jacob, 8

  • 3. Chau Giang, 8

  • 3. Cliff Pappas, 8

  • 3. Daniel Negreanu, 8

  • 2. Neil Channing, 9

  • 1. Nikolay Evdakov, 10

Most Winnings in 2008

  • 10. Mike DeMichele, $1,383,072

  • 9. John Juanda, $1,777,288

  • 8. Chino Rheem, $1,866,274

  • 7. Scotty Nguyen, $2,039,628

  • 6. Darus Suharto, $2,418,562

  • 5. Scott Montgomery, $3,170,468

  • 4. Ylon Schwartz, $3,785,020

  • 3. Dennis Phillips, $4,517,773

  • 2. Ivan Demidov, $6,458,444

  • 1. Peter Eastgate, $9,152,416
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Most Bracelets in 2009

  • 6. 50 players tied, 1

  • 2. Brock Parker, 2

  • 2. Greg Mueller, 2

  • 2. J.P. Kelly, 2

  • 2. Phil Ivey, 2

  • 1. Jeff Lisandro, 3

Most Final Tables in 2009

  • 6. Daniel Negreanu, 3

  • 6. Greg Mueller, 3

  • 6. James Van Alstyne, 3

  • 6. Jason Mercier, 3

  • 6. Justin Smith, 3

  • 6. Vitaly Lunkin, 3

  • 1. Jeff Lisandro, 4

  • 1. John Juanda, 4

  • 1. Matt Hawrilenko, 4

  • 1. Phil Ivey, 4

  • 1. Ville Wahlbeck, 4

Most Cashes in 2009

  • 7. 14 players tied, 6

  • 3. Barry Greenstein, 7

  • 3. Darryll Fish, 7

  • 3. Dave Fox (NY), 7

  • 3. Fabrice Soulier, 7

  • 2. Tony Cousineau, 8

  • 1. Daniel Negreanu, 9

Note: the 14 players with 6 cashes are Alex Kravchenko, Brock Parker, Chris Bjorin, David Chiu, Eugene Katchalov, Jeff Lisandro, John Monnette, Justin Bonomo, Matt Hawrilenko, Nikolay Evdakov, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Ville Wahlbeck, and Vitaly Lunkin.

Most Winnings in 2009

  • 10. James Akenhead, $1,373,289

  • 9. Jordan Smith, $1,487,136

  • 8. Steven Begleiter, $1,587,160

  • 7. Phil Ivey, $1,761,008

  • 6. Jeff Shulman, $1,953,452

  • 5. Eric Buchman, $2,537,637

  • 4. Vitaly Lunkin, $2,735,547

  • 3. Antoine Saout, $3,667,988

  • 2. Darvin Moon, $5,182,928

  • 1. Joe Cada, $8,575,256
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Most Bracelets in 2003

  • 7. 24 players tied, 1 including Doyle

  • 1. Chris Ferguson, 2

  • 1. John Juanda, 2

  • 1. Johnny Chan, 2

  • 1. Layne Flack, 2

  • 1. Men Nguyen, 2

  • 1. Phil Hellmuth, 2

I think when you combine those particular six double winners with the ME’s trifecta, 2003 was the GOAT WSOP.

It was the dawn of a new era while retaining the best of the old imo. Maybe the best variety of preliminary events, with no contrived (imo, I understand they’re popular & profitable for the house) MMers & HRers. Solid turnouts too relatively. Lots of new faces but still all the old ones.

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by BullyEyelash

I think when you combine those particular six double winners with the ME’s trifecta, 2003 was the GOAT WSOP.It was the dawn of a new era while retaining the best of the old imo. Maybe the best variety of preliminary events, with no contrived (imo, I understand they’re popular & profitable for the house) MMers & HRers. Solid turnouts too relatively. Lots of new faces but still a

Yep, all buyins between $1,500 and $10,000 (except the $500 Employees event), and the number of players winning their nth bracelets (Brunson also won his 9th, Seidel his 6th, and Appleman his 4th) speaks to the good blind schedules.

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rjen47
2yr ago

Lightning does strike twice (or more).

  • 10. Father-Son: In 1983, Donnacha O'Dea reaches the Main Event final table and finishes sixth. In 2011, his son Eoghan O'Dea reaches the Main Event final table and finishes sixth. They are still the only father and son to both make the WSOP Main Event final table.

  • 9. Biggest Women's Cash: On May 5, 1989, Thomas Chung wins the $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em for his first bracelet as Robin Brown finishes third for a WSOP women's-record $53,000. Two years later, on May 10, 1991, Chung wins the $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for his only other bracelet as Mim Penney finishes second for a WSOP women's-record $88,750, breaking Brown's record.

  • 8. Party Crashers: In 1996, Huck Seed is the last of the 295 entrants to register for the Main Event as he has to beg to be allowed to play as he's technically too late. He wins the championship. The very next year, Stu Ungar is the last of the 312 entrants to register for the Main Event as he has to beg Bill Baxter for a buyin. He wins the championship.

  • 7. Employee Omens: In 2002, Mike Majerus finishes third in the Employee event then goes on to win the $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em the next day for his first bracelet. The next year John Arrage finishes third in the Employee event then goes on to win the $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em two weeks later for his first bracelet.

  • 6. Back-to-Back: Only four players have won the Main Event at least twice. If you include Johnny Moss's 1970 win by vote, all four of them won it back-to-back -- Johnny Moss: 1970-71 (and 1974), Doyle Brunson 1976-77, Stu Ungar 1980-81 (and 1997), and Johnny Chan 1987-88.

  • 5. First Foreigner, Part 1: In 1982, twelve years and more than 100 tournaments after the World Series of Poker's debut, Dennis Zervos finally becomes the first non-American to make the money as the Greek finishes third in the $1,000 Limit Hold 'Em for $20,200. Less than a week later in the next two events, England's Barry Clayton, South Africa's Hugh Todd, and the Philippines's Noli Francisco become the second, third, and fourth.

  • 4. First Foreigner, Part 2: In the first 18 years of the World Series of Poker, every bracelet was won by an American. After the first four events of the 1988 WSOP, nearly 200 bracelets had been awarded, none to a foreigner. On May 7, 1988, Norway's Thor Hansen finally breaks through, winning the $5,000 Seven-Card Stud, defeating a field of 79 for $158,000. It had taken 6,594 days between the time Johnny Moss was voted the winner of the first World Series of Poker to the first foreign winner. It took just four days for the second non-American to collect a bracelet, as France's Gilbert Gross wins the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha over a field of 111 (70 rebuys) for $181,000.

  • 3. Still Short: In 2000, T.J. Cloutier reaches heads up in the Main Event for a second time, a record fifteen years after he lost to Bill Smith. He falls short again, this time to Chris Ferguson for second place. The next year, Dewey Tomko reaches heads up in the Main Event for a second time, a record nineteen years after he lost to Jack Straus. He falls short again, this time to Carlos Mortensen for second place.

  • 2. Turning Lead Into Gold: In 1976, Doyle Brunson wins the final hand of the Main Event with Ten-Deuce, going runner-runner on the turn and river to make a full house. The next year, Brunson wins the final hand of the Main Event again with Ten-Deuce, going runner-runner on the turn and river to make a full house.

  • 1. Rematch Regulars: In 2002, Allen Cunningham beats O'Neil Longson heads up for the $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw title and his second bracelet. The next year in the same event, Longson again beats Cunningham heads up for the title and his second bracelet.
    Since then, only three heads-up rematches have occurred at the WSOP, and Shaun Deeb has been in all of them. He beat Paul Volpe in 2015 and 2018, split with Ben Yu in 2017 and 2018, and split with Adam Friedman in 2016 and 2019.
    The previous two decades had only three heads-up rematches, and Johnny Chan was in all of them. He beat Lyle Berman in 1985 and 1997, split with Erik Seidel in 1985 and 1997, and split with Phil Hellmuth in 1989 and 2002.
    In the known history of the WSOP, hundreds of thousands of players have competed and only ten heads up rematches have occurred; Chan and Deeb have been involved in six of them.

Honorable Mention:

  • Born on December 14, 1939, Bobby Hoff finishes second in the 1979 Main Event. Born on December 14, 1931, Frank Henderson finishes second in the 1987 Main Event; he was born eight years before but finishes second eight years after Hoff. {This factoid and the next might sound like they belong on the list, but the birthday paradox assures us that there's a better than 50% chance of having a pair of shared birthdays among a group of 23 people, so having two pairs in 50+ years isn't unexpected.}

  • Born on Christmas Day in 1937, Noel Furlong reaches the 9-player final table of the 1999 WSOP Main Event fourth in chips and goes on to win his first and only bracelet. Born on Christmas Day in 1984, John Cynn reaches the 9-player final table of the 2018 WSOP Main Event fourth in chips and goes on to win his first and only bracelet.

  • On May 11, 1981 Dave Hampton reaches the final table of the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven and finishes fourth for $19,000. A year later on May 14, 1982 Hampton reaches the final table of the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven and finishes fourth for $19,000. They are his only two career cashes, and Bobby Baldwin joins him at both final tables.

  • In 1995, Dan Harrington wins the final hand of the Main Event with the Nine and Eight of diamonds. The next year, Huck Seed wins the final hand of the Main Event with the Nine and Eight of diamonds. Both champs are behind preflop and win with Two Pairs against a Pair. {This would have made the list if not for Brunson's more amazing pair of hands.}
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rjen47
2yr ago

Welcome to the World Series of Poker Top Ten Tuesday thread. Having spent the last ten+ years researching and analyzing the WSOP, I'd like to share some of my favorite findings each week, with a primary focus on the bracelet events.

Some of these lists are very subjective, so have fun arguing about what's been underrated, overrated, or completely missed.

Other lists are fairly objective but will include unknown factoids and more than a few error corrections (I'll cite my original sources when possible).

Enjoy!...

rjen47
2yr ago

Best WSOP Myths, Busted

  • 10. 1989 Main Event Last Woman Standing

    MYTH: Carmen Valenti was the Last Woman Standing in the 1989 Main Event, finishing 13th for $12,500. This was reported in the annual WSOP pre-Main Event press release in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

    REALITY: No women cashed in the 1989 Main Event. Carmen Valenti was a male pro poker player from New York. {I reported this error to the WSOP on March 9, 2016, but they never fixed it (2018 was their final annual media guide but oddly the only one that's no longer online).}


  • 9. 1971 Main Event Runner-Up

    MYTH: Puggy Pearson was the runner-up in the 1971 Main Event, losing to Johnny Moss heads up. This is reported by credible sources such as PokerNews and the Hendon Mob.

    REALITY: Jack Straus was the runner-up. The December 15, 1971 Amarillo Globe Times says on page 2, "Straus has come in second in the World Series of poker {the Ace-to-Five Draw and the Main Event}, held in Las Vegas, losing both times to Johnny Moss of Lubbock, Tex., and Las Vegas. Straus, who thinks of himself as a money player, commented: 'Moss won the trophy (a plaque), but I won most of the money." Amarillo Slim Preston's "Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People" confirms this on page 158: "Well that day apparently the Lord didn't want me to hold on to mine [money], because that giant [Straus] busted me, and there were no prizes for third place. Too bad for Treetop that there weren't any for second either, because Johnny busted him to become the 1971 World Series of Poker champion and took home all $30,000." Another point in favor of Straus over Pearson is that when Puggy won the 1974 Main Event, nobody said anything about what would have been a remarkable 2nd-2nd-1st streak.


  • 8. 1970 Second Vote

    MYTH: Johnny Moss won the 1970 WSOP championship on the second vote, after everyone had voted for themselves the first time.

    REALITY: Moss dominated the cash games and was the obvious choice for "World's Champion Poker Player". The vote may not have been unanimous, but several of the players were single-game specialists while more than a few others finished the games in the red, so this story is undoubtedly apocryphal.


  • 7. First Married Couple With WSOP Bracelets

    MYTH 1: Sandy and Bob Stupak were the first married couple to both win bracelets. Bob Stupak's Wikipedia page and his own web site both make this claim.

    REALITY 1: Although Bob did win a legitimate bracelet in the 1989 Deuce-to-Seven Draw, Sandy's victory in the 1984 Special Casino Operators tournament wasn't considered a bracelet at the time, as she won $14,000 and a trophy. Of the major results sites, only WSOP.com's tournament page deems this a bracelet. They wouldn't have been the first couple anyway (see below).

    MYTH 2: Max and Maria Stern became the first married couple with bracelets when Maria won the 1997 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud. Her husband Max had already won the 1995 $1,500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better. E.g., Shulmans are Third Married Couple to Win... and Day 4 Highlights.

    REALITY 2: The Sterns were the first to both win open bracelets, but Donna and Jim Doman won the 1983 $800 Mixed Doubles tournament together to become the first couple with bracelets.


  • 6. Only Two 1972 Bracelet Winners are Known

    MYTH: Hendon, the Global Poker Index, and CardPlayer.com only acknowledge two WSOP tournaments in 1972 (Five-Card Stud and the Main Event), while WSOP.com says that the Five-Card Stud was Event #2 and the Main Event was Event #5 but has no information on the other three events.

    REALITY: By historical chance, less is known about the 1972 WSOP than the 1971 WSOP, but the same five games were probably played, with Ace-to-Five Draw, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz completing the set. Unfortunately, two of these three winners are still unknown, but Puggy Pearson won in Seven-Card Stud. In an article titled "Amarillo Slim Paid $31,000", page 3 of the November 30, 1972 Big Spring Herald says, "Slim won the so-called world series of poker here earlier this year. His partners apparently were no slouches in that contest. Pearson won top honors as the best seven-card stud player, and Boyd took top honors in five-card stud." {See followup post.}


  • 5. Three Consecutive Bracelets for Hellmuth and Forrest

    MYTH: Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest each won three consecutive events during the 1993 WSOP. Hellmuth won events 7, 8, and 9, then Forrest matched him in events 11, 12, and 13.

    REALITY: Forrest actually won his third bracelet of the year first, but his victories were in events 5, 6, and 17, while Hellmuth's were in events 7, 18, and 19. Hellmuth discusses his feat with the correct dates in his book "Poker Brat" on pages 169-170. (See next list item.)


  • 4. WSOP Tournament Chronology, 1976 to 1993

    MYTH: WSOP.com, the Hendon Mob, the Global Poker Index, and CardPlayer.com all agree on the order of the WSOP tournaments from 1976 to 1993, so they must be right.

    REALITY: There was a site called PokerPages.com that posted historical WSOP tournament results in April 2000. I don't know where they got their data from, so it might not be their fault, BUT they listed most of the early years' results alphabetically by the winner's last name. WSOP, Hendon, et al., all copied this incorrect order! Even more bizarrely, 1991 to 1993 are in reverse alphabetical order. 1990 is actually correct somehow, while 1986 is about half correct. 1975 was the one year when alphabetical order would have been correct, but they moved Johnny Moss's win from #4 to #1! The dates of the tournaments are then incorrectly guestimated by working backward from the Main Event, which is correctly listed last at least.


  • 3. Chris Moneymaker's Satellite Buyin

    MYTH: In 2003, Chris Moneymaker qualified for the WSOP Main Event via a $39 online satellite. Even his 2005 autobiography, "Moneymaker", touts a rounded version of this in its front cover subtitle, "How an amateur poker player turned $40 into $2.5 million at the World Series of Poker".

    REALITY: A few years later PokerStars unearthed the correction that the satellite had an $86 entry fee. And that only won him entry into a second satellite, which got him his Main Event ticket.


  • 2. Dandolos-Moss Match

    MYTH: Benny Binion was inspired to create the World Series of Poker by a marathon multi-month Nick Dandolos-Johnny Moss cash session in front of his casino two decades earlier. This story was first told in depth in Jon Bradshaw's 1975 book, "Fast Company", starting on page 148 (in the chapter on Johnny Moss), including Dandolos's famous quote after losing a million dollars or so over five months, "Well, I guess I got to let you go, Mr. Moss." Al Alvarez further popularized the story in his 1983 book, "The Biggest Game in Town".

    REALITY: Most of the details of this match have been exaggerated beyond recognition. It either occurred in 1949, as Alvarez claims, or in 1951, as Bradshaw states (both authors place the game at the Horseshoe, which opened in 1951). The event merited no press coverage in either year. In actuality, the World Series of Poker was inherited from Tom Moore and his 1969 Texas Gambler's Reunion in Reno, which featured a similar setup (and a similar result according to Johnny Moss, who claims to have been declared the champion). When Mary Ellen Glass asked Binion, "How did you start that [the World Series of Poker]?", he gave full credit to the Texas Gambler's Reunion in his 1973 University of Nevada Oral History i....


  • 1. Jack Straus's Chip and a Chair

    MYTH: Jack Straus came back to win the 1982 Main Event after being down to "a chip and a chair".

    REALITY: Jack Straus made a great comeback to win the Main Event, but at his lowest point he had at least two chips (and possibly six or more). The May 25, 1982 Las Vegas Sun says on page 6, "At one time in this championship go-round, he was down to his last $525." This got rounded down to 500 just one day later in the WSOP's handwritten player notes, which said, "at one point he was down to one hidden chip." The May 26, 1982 UPI article (e.g., Brownsville Herald, page 9) echoed this: "Strauss [sic], down to a single $500 chip on the first night of the four-day no limit Hold 'em event, beat out 103 of the world's best poker players." The December 1982 issue of "Hustler" magazine, page 38, then made up the part about the chip being "stuck between the rail and the table" when his opponent carefully bet an amount equal to the visible chips (FWIW, Straus then called the bet, so he wasn't bluffing), while more recent retellings say the rogue chip was under a napkin under his drink or "between a napkin and the bumper" as Jonathan Grotenstein and Storms Reback's claim on pages 100-101 of "All In".


Etymology of "A Chip and a Chair"

Poker tournaments basically didn't exist before the 1971 WSOP, but the phrase, "a chip and a chair" was already popular enough by early 1965 that Aviation Week, Volume 83, page 99 used it. The difference is that the full phrase back then was "all you need is a chip and a chair to enter the game" (i.e., to play not to win).

The first reference I've seen in poker literature occurs much later and has the same meaning despite coming almost two years after Jack Straus's comeback. In the January 9, 1984 Poker Player newspaper, page 9, the article, "Brunson Picks Reese as Top Pro", includes in its list of top poker players, "4. Johnny Chan. A young player who took a chip and a chair and has shown his versatility regularly."

The first documented usage in the comeback sense was a full three years after Straus but already considers it a well-worn phrase. On page 5 of the July 22, 1985 Poker Player newspaper, an article titled "It’s Time to Live It Up at the Union Plaza" says, "Over at the Stardust, a visitor from Indianapolis, Indiana, once again demonstrated the significance of what tournament coordinator Bob Thompson insisted is the old adage: 'If you have a chip and a chair, you still have a prayer.'" Tex Sheahan then mentions Straus: "With one exception, I have never seen a player win a tournament with only one chip left. That one exception was Jack Straus when he won the World Series of Poker a few years ago."

Certainly, earlier references for both senses of the phrase must exist. Anyone?...