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World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a poker tournament held annually in Las Vegas. The first WSOP in 1970 was an invitational wherein Benny Binion invited six of the best known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino. At first, the WSOP grew slowly. It was twelve years before the WSOP drew 52...
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1970 World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker was first held in 1970. Unlike the WSOP events that followed it, which are decided using a freeze-out tournament, the 1970 champion was decided by voting. Jack Binion invited the best seven poker players in America to his...
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1971 World Series of Poker
The 1971 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. This was the second year that the World Series of Poker was held, however it was the first year that the World Series of Poker 'World Championship' title was awarded by outcome of...
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1972 World Series of Poker
The 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 8 entrants to the main event. Each paid $5,000 to enter the tournament, Benny Binion added $5,000 into the prize pool for every player who entered, to gain more...
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1973 World Series of Poker
The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. This year marked the first year a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event.
There were 13 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the...
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1974 World Series of Poker
The 1974 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held in May 1974 at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 16 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
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1975 World Series of Poker
The 1975 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held on May 1975 at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 21 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. First Main Event to award winner with a gold bracelet.
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- May 1975 —
1976 World Series of Poker
The 1976 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held on May 1976 at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 22 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
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1977 World Series of Poker
The 1977 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 34 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
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- 1977 —
1978 World Series of Poker
The 1978 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held in May 1978 at Binion's Horseshoe. and was the first WSOP that wasn't a winner-take-all prize. Instead the tournament had a progressive prize structure, as follows 50% for the Winner then 20% for...
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1980 World Series of Poker
The 1980 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 73 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. In a thrilling end to the match, the final two players both went all-in; Ungar with 4 5 and...
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1981 World Series of Poker
The 1981 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 75 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The final hand saw Green with 10 9 and Ungar with A Q, and the board was 7 8 4 4 Q.
NB: This...
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1982 World Series of Poker
The 1982 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 104 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Jack Straus (pair of 10's) beat Dewey Tomko (pair of 4's) to win.
NB: This list is...
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1983 World Series of Poker
The 1983 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held May 9th to May 12th, 1983 at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 108 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Doyle Brunson fell just short in his attempt to win the main event...
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1984 World Series of Poker
The 1984 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 140 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
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- 1984 —
1985 World Series of Poker
The 1985 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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1986 World Series of Poker
The 1986 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1986 —
1987 World Series of Poker
The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 152 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1987 —
1988 World Series of Poker
The 1988 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 167 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1988 —
1989 World Series of Poker
The 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1989 Main Event was won by 24 year old Phil Hellmuth, defeating defending champion Johnny Chan, and also breaking the record for the youngest player to win the WSOP Main Event...
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- 1989 —
1990 World Series of Poker
The 1990 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 194 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1990 —
1991 World Series of Poker
The 1991 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 215 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1991 —
1992 World Series of Poker
The 1992 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 201 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Until 2007, this was the only year that there were fewer participants in the main event than...
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1993 World Series of Poker
The 1993 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 220 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1993 —
1994 World Series of Poker
The 1994 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 268 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Since this was the 25th Anniversary of the event, the winner received $1,000,000, plus his...
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1995 World Series of Poker
The 1995 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 273 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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1996 World Series of Poker
The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 295 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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1997 World Series of Poker
The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. Most notably, it was the only WSOP where the main event took place outdoors, at the Fremont Street Experience, just outside of Binions. The 1997 WSOP is also famous for marking...
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1998 World Series of Poker
The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 350 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1998 —
1999 World Series of Poker
The 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 393 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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- 1999 —
2000 World Series of Poker
The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 512 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
Ferguson had a 10 to 1 chip lead when starting his heads-up vs Cloutier. After a see-saw...
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2001 World Series of Poker
The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 613 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time.
NB: This list is...
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2002 World Series of Poker
The 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 631 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament (by prize pool) ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time....
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2003 World Series of Poker
The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 839 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time. Many entrants,...
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2004 World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. Harrah's announced that future WSOP tournaments will be held in a moving circuit of...
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2005 World Series of Poker
The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or...
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2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. Forty more events in various...
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- Jun 25, 2006 —
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 (US) no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas,...
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- Jun 1, 2007 —
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events...
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