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World Series of Poker: The 20 Greatest Poker Players (Most Bracelets)
Phil Helmuth Won His Record 12th Bracelet in 2012
The November Nine (now the October Nine) is set for 2012. The last surviving nine players in the World Series of Poker‘s Main Event ($10,000 No Limit Hold ‘em) will face off at the Final Table starting on October 28th this year, vying for a first prize of over $8.5 million – and of course, in some ways just as important, a prestigious Main Event bracelet.
The World Series of Poker offers bracelets to the winners of several poker events every year. In 2012, 61 bracelets are up for grabs in everything from No-Limit Hold ‘em to Omaha High/Low to HORSE.
Today’s list features those card sharks who have won the most WSOP bracelets, led by “The Poker Brat,” Phil Hellmuth with 12.
The face of Texas Hold ‘em, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan have 10 bracelets apiece, including back-to-back Main Event titles for each. They and Johnny Moss and Stu Ungar, both also on the list below, are the only poker players to win the Main Event two years in a row.
Main Event wins are highlighted in green.
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| 1. | Phil Hellmuth | The Poker Brat | 12 | 1989 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event |
| 1992 | $5,000 Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1993 | $1,500 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1993 | $2,500 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1993 | $5,000 Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1997 | $3,000 Pot Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2001 | $2,000 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2003 | $2,500 Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2003 | $3,000 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2006 | $1,000 No Limit Hold’em with rebuys | ||||
| 2007 | $1,500 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2012 | $2,500 Seven-Card Razz | ||||
| 2. | Doyle Brunson | Texas Dolly | 10 | 1976 | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw |
| 1976 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1977 | $1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split | ||||
| 1977 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1978 | $5,000 Seven-Card Stud | ||||
| 1979 | $600 Mixed Doubles (with Starla Brodie)[8] | ||||
| 1991 | $2,500 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1998 | $1,500 Seven-Card Razz | ||||
| 2003 | $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. | ||||
| 2005 | $5,000 No Limit Shorthanded Texas Hold’em (6 players per table) | ||||
| 2. | Johnny Chan | Orient Express | 10 | 1985 | $1,000 Limit Hold’em |
| 1987 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1988 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1994 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 1997 | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 2000 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | ||||
| 2002 | $2,500 No Limit Hold’em Gold Bracelet Match Play | ||||
| 2003 | $5,000 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2003 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | ||||
| 2005 | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 4. | Johnny Moss | The Grand Old Man of Poker | 9 | 1970 | World Series of Poker Main Event |
| 1971 | Limit Ace to 5 Draw | ||||
| 1971 | $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1974 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1975 | $1,000 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 1976 | $500 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 1979 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 1981 | $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | ||||
| 1988 | $1,500 Ace to Five Draw | ||||
| 5. | Phil Ivey | No Home Jerome | 8 | 2000 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha |
| 2002 | $2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | ||||
| 2002 | $2,000 S.H.O.E. | ||||
| 2002 | $1,500 7 Card Stud | ||||
| 2005 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | ||||
| 2009 | $2,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | ||||
| 2009 | $2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo / 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo | ||||
| 2010 | $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | ||||
| 5. | Erik Seidel | Sly | 8 | 1992 | $2,500 Limit Hold’em |
| 1993 | $2,500 Omaha 8 or better | ||||
| 1994 | $5,000 Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1998 | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 2001 | $3,000 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2003 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | ||||
| 2005 | $2,000 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2007 | $5,000 World Championship No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball w/rebuys | ||||
| 7. | Billy Baxter | — | 7 | 1975 | $1,000 Deuce to Seven Draw |
| 1978 | $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 1982 | $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 1982 | $2,500 Ace to Five Draw | ||||
| 1987 | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 1993 | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 2002 | $1,500 Razz | ||||
| 7. | Men Nguyen | The Master | 7 | 1992 | $1,500 Seven-card stud |
| 1995 | $2,500 Seven-card stud hi-lo | ||||
| 1995 | $2,500 Limit Texas hold ‘em | ||||
| 1996 | $2,500 Omaha hi-lo | ||||
| 2003 | $5,000 Seven-card stud | ||||
| 2003 | $1,500 Ace to Five Triple Draw Lowball | ||||
| 2010 | $10,000 Seven-card stud | ||||
| 9. | T.J. Cloutier | T.J. | 6 | 1987 | $1,000 Limit Omaha Hi |
| 1994 | $1,500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better | ||||
| 1994 | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1998 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi | ||||
| 2004 | $1,500 Seven Card Razz | ||||
| 2005 | $5,000 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 9. | Layne Flack | Back to Back | 6 | 1999 | $3,000 Pot Limit Hold-Em |
| 2002 | $2,000 No Limit Hold-Em | ||||
| 2002 | $1,500 No Limit Hold-Em | ||||
| 2003 | $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | ||||
| 2003 | $1,500 Limit Hold-Em Shootout | ||||
| 2008 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | ||||
| 9. | Jay Heimowitz | — | 6 | 1975 | $5,000 No Limit Hold’em |
| 1986 | $1,500 Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1991 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | ||||
| 1994 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2000 | $5,000 Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 2001 | $1,000 The Seniors’ Championship | ||||
| 12. | Gary Berland | Bones | 5 | 1977 | $500 Seven-Card Razz |
| 1978 | $1,000 Seven-Card Razz | ||||
| 1978 | $500 Seven-Card Stud | ||||
| 1979 | $500 Seven-Card Stud | ||||
| 1979 | $1,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo | ||||
| 12. | Allen Cunningham | Clever Piggy | 5 | 2001 | $5,000 Seven-card stud |
| 2002 | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 2005 | $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘em | ||||
| 2006 | $1,000 No Limit Hold’em/w Rebuys | ||||
| 2007 | $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 12. | Chris Ferguson | Jesus | 5 | 2000 | $2,500 Seven Card Stud |
| 2000 | $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold ‘em Main Event | ||||
| 2001 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better | ||||
| 2003 | $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better | ||||
| 2003 | $2,000 1/2 Limit Hold’em – 1/2 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 12. | Ted Forrest | Professor Backwards | 5 | 1993 | $1,500 Seven Card Razz |
| 1993 | $1,500 Omaha 8 or better | ||||
| 1993 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 2004 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 2004 | $1,500 No Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 12. | Berry Johnston | Numbers | 5 | 1983 | $2,500 Match Play |
| 1986 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1990 | $2,500 Limit Hold’em | ||||
| 1995 | $1,500 Limit Omaha | ||||
| 2001 | $1,500 Razz | ||||
| 12. | John Juanda | Luckbox | 5 | 2002 | $1,500 Triple Draw Lowball Ace to Five |
| 2003 | $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | ||||
| 2003 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | ||||
| 2008E | £10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 2011 | $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship | ||||
| 12. | Jeff Lisandro | Iceman | 5 | 2007 | $2,000 Seven-Card Stud |
| 2009 | $1,500 Seven-Card Stud | ||||
| 2009 | $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud H/L-8 | ||||
| 2009 | $2,500 Razz | ||||
| 2010E | £5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha | ||||
| 12. | Scotty Nguyen | The Prince of Poker | 5 | 1997 | $2,000 Omaha 8 or Better |
| 1998 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 2001 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | ||||
| 2001 | $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better | ||||
| 2008 | $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship | ||||
| 12. | Stu Ungar | The Kid | 5 | 1980 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event |
| 1981 | $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | ||||
| 1981 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event | ||||
| 1983 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | ||||
| 1997 | $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event |
Photo: wsop.com
