World Series of Poker (WSOP) Champions 1989 to 1980
| Winners - By Year | Event Won | Prize Money |
| 1989 | ||
| Phil Hellmuth Jr. Lyle Berman Blacky Blackburn Thomas Chung Frank Henderson Don Holt Mel Judah Norman Keyser John Laudon Harry Madoff Alma McClelland Mike Sexton George Shaw Bob Stupak |
Championship Event Omaha Limit Omaha Pot Limit Limit Hold’em Omaha Pot Limit Seven-Card Stud Seven-Card Stud No Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Razz Ace to Five Draw Women’s 7-Card Stud Seven-Card Stud Split Limit Hold’em Deuce to Seven Draw |
$755,000 $108,600 $108,000 $212,000 $184,000 $154,000 $130,800 $244,000 $95,400 $119,400 $18,600 $104,400 $179,600 $139,500 |
| 1988 | ||
| Johnny Chan Val Carpenter Russ Gibe Gilbert Gross Thor Hansen David Helms Lance Hilt Loretta Huber Merrill Hunt Seymour Leibowitz Johnny Moss Don Williams |
Championship Event Limit Hold’em No Limit Hold’em Omaha Pot Limit Seven-Card Stud Omaha Limit Seven-Card Stud Split Women’s 7-Card Stud Seven-Card Stud Deuce to Seven Draw Ace to Five Draw Seven-Card Razz |
$700,000 $223,800 $181,800 $181,000 $158,000 $91,200 $123,600 $17,000 $130,200 $157,500 $116,400 $76,800 |
| 1987 | ||
| Johnny Chan Robert Addison Billy Baxter T. J. Cloutier Artie Cobb Jim Craig Hal Kant Ralph Morton Joe Petro Carl Rouss Linda Ryke-Drucker Hilbert Shirey |
Championship Event Ace to Five Draw Deuce to Seven Draw Omaha Limit Seven-Card Stud Seven-Card Stud Omaha Pot Limit Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Stud Split Seven-Card Razz Women’s 7-Card Stud No Limit Hold’em |
$625,000 $96,400 $153,000 $72,000 $142,000 $103,600 $174,000 $189,000 $93,200 $65,200 $16,800 $171,600 |
| 1986 | ||
| Berry Johnston Jim Allen David Baxter Hamid Dastmalchi Barbara Enright Ron Graham Jay Heimowitz Tom McEvoy J. B. Randall |
Championship Event Omaha Limit Omaha Pot Limit No Limit Hold’em Women’s 7-Card Stud Deuce to Seven Draw Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Razz Ace to Five Draw |
$570,000 $48,400 $127,000 $165,000 $16,400 $142,000 $175,800 $52,400 $69,200 |
| 1985 | ||
| Bill Smith Dick Carson Johnny Chan Tom Fischer Tom Flecher Rick Hamil Mark Mitchell Rose Pifer Amarillo Slim Preston Zoran Smiijanic Tony Thang Harry Thomas Don Williams Ed Wyde |
Championship Event Ace to Five Draw Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Stud Split Deuce to Seven No Limit Hold’em Ace to Five Draw Women’s 7-Card Stud Omaha Pot Limit Omaha Pot Limit Omaha Limit Seven-Card Stud Seven-Card Stud Seven-Card Razz |
$700,000 $50,000 $171,000 $73,600 $95,000 $152,000 $63,500 $18,500 $85,000 $105,000 $55,500 $122,500 $85,500 $83,500 |
| 1984 | ||
| Jack Keller Dick Albano Todd Baur William Bennett Norman Berliner Paul Fontaine Mike Hart Jack Keller John Lukas Bob Martinez Mike Schnieberg Dewey Tomko Dewey Tomko Karen Wolfson |
Championship Event No Limit Hold’em No Limit Hold’em Omaha Pot Limit Seven-Card Stud Split Ace to Five Draw Seven-Card Razz Seven-Card Stud Seven-Card Stud Split Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Stud Deuce to Seven Draw Omaha Pot Limit Women’s 7-Card Stud |
$660,000 $117,000 $133,500 $84,000 $50,000 $54,500 $40,000 $137,500 $74,500 $135,000 $65,000 $105,000 $135,000 $15,500 |
| 1983 | ||
| Tom McEvoy David Angel David Baxter Artie Cobb Donna Doman Jim Doman Kenny "Skyhawk" Flaton Carolyn Gardner Buster Jackson Berry Johnston John Lukas Tom McEvoy David Sklansky D. Todd Stu Ungar |
Championship Event Ace to Five Draw No Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Stud Split Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Seven-Card Stud Women’s 7-Card Stud No Limit Hold’em Match Play Seven-Card Razz Limit Hold’em Omaha Limit Ace to Five Draw Seven-Card Stud |
$580,000 $46,250 $145,500 $52,000 $10,000 $10,000 $62,000 $16,000 $124,000 $40,000 $43,000 $117,000 $25,500 $49,500 $110,000 |
| 1982 | ||
| Jack Strauss Billy Baxter Billy Baxter Tom Cress Jim Doman June Field Nick Helm Dani Kelly Ralph Morton John Paquette Chip Reese Vera Richmond David Sklansky David Sklansky Don Williams |
Championship Event Ace to Five Draw Deuce to Seven Draw Seven-Card Stud Split No Limit Hold’em Women’s 7-Card Stud Nick Helm Seven-Card Razz Mixed Doubles No Limit Hold’em No Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Stud Ace to Five Draw Draw High Mixed Doubles Seven-Card Stud |
$520,000 $48,750 $95,000 $44,000 $96,000 $16,000 $40,000 $8,800 $123,000 $101,000 $92,500 $38,500 $15,500 $8,800 $56,000 |
| 1981 | ||
| Stu Ungar Ed Barmach Frank Cardone Fred David Sid "The Kid" Gammerman Ruth Godfrey Bruce Hershenson Juanda Matthews Johnny Moss A. J. Myers Mickey Perry Dody Roach Glen Rodgers Ed Schwettman Stu Ungar |
Championship Event Draw High Mixed Doubles No Limit Hold’em Seven-Card Stud Women’s 7-Card Stud Seven-Card Razz Mixed Doubles Seven-Card Stud Split Seven-Card Stud Ace to Five Draw No Limit Hold’em Ace to Five Draw No Limit Hold’em Deuce to Seven Draw |
$375,000 $18,000 $7,800 $96,000 $52,000 $17,600 $34,500 $7,800 $33,500 $67,500 $46,250 $81,000 $44,000 $90,000 $95,000 |
| 1980 | ||
| Stu Ungar Mickey Appleman Robert Bone Pat Callihan Debby Callihan Pete Christ Sarge Ferris Gene Fisher Jim Fugatti Lynn Harvey Lakewood Louie A. J. Myers Bobby Schwing |
Championship Event Seven-Card Stud Split No Limit Hold’em Draw High Women’s 7-Card Stud Seven-Card Stud Deuce to Seven Draw Limit Holdem Ace to Five Draw Mixed Doubles Seven-Card Razz Mixed Doubles Seven-Card Stud |
$385,000 $30,800 $69,000 $15,600 $14,888 $90,000 $150,000 $113,400 $35,600 $7,380 $33,600 $7,380 $52,800 |
