Winner by Year	Prize Money	Event
- 1 9 8 0 -
Stu Ungar	$385,000	Championship Event
Mickey Appleman	$30,800	Seven-Card Stud Split
Robert Bone	$69,000	No Limit Hold’em
Pat Callihan	$15,600	Draw High
Debby Callihan	$14,888	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Pete Christ	$90,000	Seven-Card Stud
Sarge Ferris	$150,000	Deuce to Seven Draw
Gene Fisher	$113,400	Limit Holdem
Jim Fugatti	$35,600	Ace to Five Draw
Lynn Harvey	$7,380	Mixed Doubles
Lakewood Louie	$33,600	Seven-Card Razz
A. J. Myers	$7,380	Mixed Doubles
Bobby Schwing	$52,800	Seven-Card Stud
- 1 9 8 1 -
Stu Ungar	$375,000	Championship Event
Ed Barmach	$18,000	Draw High
Frank Cardone	$7,800	Mixed Doubles
Fred David	$96,000	No Limit Hold’em
Sid “The Kid” Gammerman	$52,000	Seven-Card Stud
Ruth Godfrey	$17,600	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Bruce Hershenson	$34,500	Seven-Card Razz
Juanda Matthews	$7,800	Mixed Doubles
Johnny Moss	$33,500	Seven-Card Stud Split
A. J. Myers	$67,500	Seven-Card Stud
Mickey Perry	$46,250	Ace to Five Draw
Dody Roach	$81,000	No Limit Hold’em
Glen Rodgers	$44,000	Ace to Five Draw
Ed Schwettman	$90,000	No Limit Hold’em
Stu Ungar	$95,000	Deuce to Seven Draw
- 1 9 8 2 -
Jack Strauss	$520,000	Championship Event
Billy Baxter	$48,750	Ace to Five Draw
Billy Baxter	$95,000	Deuce to Seven Draw
Tom Cress	$44,000	Seven-Card Stud Split
Jim Doman	$96,000	No Limit Hold’em
June Field	$16,000	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Nick Helm	$40,000	Seven-Card Razz
Dani Kelly	$8,800	Mixed Doubles
Ralph Morton	$123,000	No Limit Hold’em
John Paquette	$101,000	No Limit Hold’em
Chip Reese	$92,500	Seven-Card Stud
Vera Richmond	$38,500	Ace to Five Draw
David Sklansky	$15,500	Draw High
David Sklansky	$8,800	Mixed Doubles
Don Williams	$56,000	Seven-Card Stud
- 1 9 8 3 -
Tom McEvoy	$580,000	Championship Event
David Angel	$46,250	Ace to Five Draw
David Baxter	$145,500	No Limit Hold’em
Artie Cobb	$52,000	Seven-Card Stud Split
Donna Doman	$10,000	Mixed Doubles
Jim Doman	$10,000	Mixed Doubles
Kenny Skyhawk Flaton	$62,000	Seven-Card Stud
Carolyn Gardner	$16,000	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Buster Jackson	$124,000	No Limit Hold’em
Berry Johnston	$40,000	Match Play
John Lukas	$43,000	Seven-Card Razz
Tom McEvoy	$117,000	Limit Hold’em
David Sklansky	$25,500	Omaha Limit
D. Todd	$49,500	Ace to Five Draw
Stu Ungar	$110,000	Seven-Card Stud
- 1 9 8 4 -
Jack Keller	$660,000	Championship Event
Dick Albano	$117,000	No Limit Hold’em
Todd Baur	$133,500	No Limit Hold’em
William Bennett	$84,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Norman Berliner	$50,000	Seven-Card Stud Split
Paul Fontaine	$54,500	Ace to Five Draw
Mike Hart	$40,000	Seven-Card Razz
Jack Keller	$137,500	Seven-Card Stud
John Lukas	$74,500	Seven-Card Stud Split
Bob Martinez	$135,000	Limit Hold’em
Mike Schnieberg	$65,000	Seven-Card Stud
Dewey Tomko	$105,000	Deuce to Seven Draw
Dewey Tomko	$135,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Karen Wolfson	$15,500	Women’s 7-Card Stud
- 1 9 8 5 -
Bill Smith	$700,000	Championship Event
Dick Carson	$50,000	Ace to Five Draw
Johnny Chan	$171,000	Limit Hold’em
Tom Fischer	$73,600	Seven-Card Stud Split
Tom Flecher	$95,000	Deuce to Seven
Rick Hamil	$152,000	No Limit Hold’em
Mark Mitchell	$63,500	Ace to Five Draw
Rose Pifer	$18,500	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Amarillo Slim Preston	$85,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Zoran Smiijanic	$105,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Tony Thang	$55,500	Omaha Limit
Harry Thomas	$122,500	Seven-Card Stud
Don Williams	$85,500	Seven-Card Stud
Ed Wyde	$83,500	Seven-Card Razz
- 1 9 8 6 -
Berry Johnston	$570,000	Championship Event
Jim Allen	$48,400	Omaha Limit
David Baxter	$127,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Hamid Dastmalchi	$165,000	No Limit Hold’em
Barbara Enright	$16,400	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Ron Graham	$142,000	Deuce to Seven Draw
Jay Heimowitz	$175,800	Limit Hold’em
Tom McEvoy	$52,400	Seven-Card Razz
J. B. Randall	$69,200	Ace to Five Draw
- 1 9 8 7 -
Johnny Chan	$625,000	Championship Event
Robert Addison	$96,400	Ace to Five Draw
Billy Baxter	$153,000	Deuce to Seven Draw
T. J. Cloutier	$72,000	Omaha Limit
Artie Cobb	$142,000	Seven-Card Stud
Jim Craig	$103,600	Seven-Card Stud
Hal Kant	$174,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Ralph Morton	$189,000	Limit Hold’em
Joe Petro	$93,200	Seven-Card Stud Split
Carl Rouss	$65,200	Seven-Card Razz
Linda Ryke-Drucker	$16,800	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Hilbert Shirey	$171,600	No Limit Hold’em
- 1 9 8 8 -
Johnny Chan	$700,000	Championship Event
Val Carpenter	$223,800	Limit Hold’em
Russ Gibe	$181,800	No Limit Hold’em
Gilbert Gross	$181,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Thor Hansen	$158,000	Seven-Card Stud
David Helms	$91,200	Omaha Limit
Lance Hilt	$123,600	Seven-Card Stud Split
Loretta Huber	$17,000	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Merrill Hunt	$130,200	Seven-Card Stud
Seymour Leibowitz	$157,500	Deuce to Seven Draw
Johnny Moss	$116,400	Ace to Five Draw
Don Williams	$76,800	Seven-Card Razz
- 1 9 8 9 -
Phil Hellmuth Jr.	$755,000	Championship Event
Lyle Berman	$108,600	Omaha Limit
Blacky Blackburn	$108,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Thomas Chung	$212,000	Limit Hold’em
Frank Henderson	$184,000	Omaha Pot Limit
Don Holt	$154,000	Seven-Card Stud
Mel Judah	$130,800	Seven-Card Stud
Norman Keyser	$244,000	No Limit Hold’em
John Laudon	$95,400	Seven-Card Razz
Harry Madoff	$119,400	Ace to Five Draw
Alma McClelland	$18,600	Women’s 7-Card Stud
Mike Sexton	$104,400	Seven-Card Stud Split
George Shaw	$179,600	Limit Hold’em
Bob Stupak	$139,500	Deuce to Seven Draw