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Top 5 Money Makers:
  1. Name: Jamie Gold
    Birthdate: 8-25-1969
    Birthplace: Paramus, New Jersey, United States
    Current Residence: Malibu, California
    Winnings: $12,041,228
    Winner of 2006 WSOP

  2. Name: Joseph Hachem
    Birthdate: 11-03-1966
    Birthplace: Lebanon
    Current Residence: Australia
    Winnings: $10,269,186
    Winner of 2005 WSOP

  3. Name: Peter Eastgate
    Birthdate: 12-14-1985
    Birthplace: Odense, Denmark
    Current Residence: Odense, Denmark
    Winnings: $9,220,145
    Winner of 2008 WSOP

  4. Name: Jerry Yang
    Birthdate: 11-06-1968
    Birthplace: Laos
    Current Residence: Temecula, Calif., United States
    Winnings: $8,250,000
    Winner of 2007 WSOP

  5. Allen Cunningham
    Birthdate: 4-28-1977
    Birthplace: Riverside, California, United States
    Winnings: 7,483,818
    2007 WSOPC, Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Top 5 Bracelet Winners:
  1. Name: Phil J. Hellmuth, Jr.
    Birthdate: 7-16-1964
    Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
    Current Residence: Palo Alto, Calif., United States
    Winnings: 3,787,327
    11 WSOP titles; 1st place in 2007 WSOP (Event 15);
    Youngest to win WSOP event (1989); Poker Hall of Fame.

  2. Name: Doyle Brunson
    Birthdate: 8-10-1933
    Birthplace: Longworth, Fisher County, Texas, United States
    Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev., United States
    Winnings: $5,100,282
    10 WSOP titles; Professional player for 50 years;
    1st player to win $1 million in poker tournaments.

  3. Name: Johnny Chan
    Birthdate: 1957
    Birthplace: Canton, China
    Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev., United States
    Winnings: $2,536,675
    10 WSOP titles; Poker Hall of Fame; Won 1988 WSOP title (final hand featured in movie "Rounders").

  4. Name: Johnny Moss
    Birthdate: 5-14-1907 - 12-16-1995
    Birthplace: Marshall, Texas, Ubited States
    Current Residence: Passed away in 1995
    Winnings: $1,157,495
    9 WSOP titles; Texas Hold'em starting hand "Ace-Ten" is
    named the Johnny Moss in his honor.

  5. 5. Name: Erik Seidel
    Birthdate: 11-06-1959
    Birthplace: New YorkCity, N.Y., United States
    Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev., United States
    Winnings: $2,312,780
    8 WSOP titles; Famous for 2nd place to Johnny Chan in 1988
    WSOP (final hand featured in movie "Rounders"); Only player to win 3
    Consecutive WSOP titles.

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