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===Records===
Since its inception, [[Stu Ungar]] and [[Johnny Moss]] are the only players to have won the Main Event three times. However, Moss's first victory came in a different format, as he was elected winner by vote of his fellow players at the conclusion of what was then a timed event. Moss, Ungar, [[Doyle Brunson]], and [[Johnny Chan]] are the only people who have won the Main Event in consecutive years. Chan's second victory in 1988 was featured in the 1998 film ''[[Rounders (film)|Rounders]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-23 |title=10 great events in WSOP history: Johnny Chan traps a second world championship |url=https://paulphuapoker.com/johnny-chan-traps-wsop/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Paul Phua Poker |language=en}}</ref>

[[Phil Hellmuth]] holds multiple WSOP records including most bracelets, most WSOP cashes, and most WSOP final tables. He is also the only player to have won the Main Events of both the WSOP and WSOP Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Wise |date=2008-10-06 |title=Wise: Hellmuth's Legacy? |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=wise_gary&id=3629313 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Phil Hellmuth |url=http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=271 |access-date=October 21, 2012 |publisher=World Series of Poker}}</ref>

In recent years, the prize pool for the WSOP Main Event has become so large that the winner instantly becomes one of the top money winners of WSOP and even in tournament poker history. Before July 2012, the top seven players on the all-time WSOP Earnings list were Main Event champions from 2005 to 2011, among whom [[Jamie Gold]] topped those seven, he won the 2006 Main Event, which had then the biggest first prize for a single tournament, and still is the largest poker tournament [[List of largest poker tournaments in history (by prize pool)|by prize pool]] in history. However, the all-time leader is currently poker professional [[Daniel Negreanu]], who has not won a Main Event, although he won the inaugural WSOP Asia Pacific Main Event in 2013. He is followed by professionals [[Antonio Esfandiari]] and [[Daniel Colman]], both also yet to win a Main Event in Las Vegas.

The list below includes the [[World Series of Poker Europe|WSOP Europe]] and [[World Series of Poker Asia Pacific|WSOP Asia-Pacific]], but excludes [[WSOP Circuit events]] and other non-bracelet events. The results are updated through the 2014 WSOP APAC.

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"| Overall<ref name="2011NOVEMBERNINE" />
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|Most bracelets
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hellmuth]]
|17<ref>{{Cite web |title=WSOP Bracelet Winners |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=World Series of Poker}}</ref>
|-
|Most final tables
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hellmuth]]
|71<ref>{{cite web|url=https://w50p.com/po/WSOP%20Final%20Tables,%20Most.html|title=Most WSOP Final Tables|publisher=w50p|accessdate=September 30, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|Most money finishes
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Negreanu]]
|244
|-
|Highest career earnings
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Antonio Esfandiari]]
|$21,917,460<ref>{{Cite web |title=WSOP All Time Money List: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/125/ |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref><!-- excluding Circuit events as noted above -->
|-
|Highest earnings from a single event
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Antonio Esfandiari]]
|$18,346,673<br />(2012 Big One for One Drop)
|-
|Youngest bracelet winner
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Annette Obrestad]]
|{{age in years and days|1988|9|18|2007|9|17}}<br />(2007 WSOPE Main Event)
|-
|Oldest bracelet winner
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Moss]]
|{{age in years and days|1907|5|14|1988|5|14}}<br />(1988 $1,500 Limit Ace to Five Draw)
|-
|Most bracelets in one year
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Puggy Pearson]] (1973)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hellmuth]] (1993)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Forrest]] (1993)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Ivey]] (2002)<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jeff Lisandro]] (2009)<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[George Danzer]] (2014)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Seiver]] (2024)<ref name="o522">{{cite web | last1=Sofen | first1=Jon | last2=Visser | first2=Frank | title=Determined Scott Seiver Captures 3rd 2024 Bracelet by Winning $10k No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | website=PokerNews | date=2024-07-01 | url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2024/06/scott-seiver-wins-wsop-10k-lowball-draw-championship-46411.htm | access-date=2024-08-07}}</ref>
|3
|-
|Most years between bracelets
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Bechtel]] (1993, 2019)
|26
|-
|Most final tables in one year
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hellmuth]] (2021)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeremy Ausmus]] (2024)
|7
|-
|Most money finishes in one year
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Ferguson]] (2017)
|23<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-11 |title=Best Poker Players From Los Angeles |url=https://www.canyon-news.com/best-poker-players-from-los-angeles/151164 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Canyon News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Most consecutive years with at least one bracelet
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Boyd (poker player)|Bill Boyd]] (1971–1974)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doyle Brunson]] (1976–1979)<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Klein]] (2016–2019)
|4<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kores |first=Jan |date=June 20, 2019 |title=Loren Klein Wins 4th Bracelet in 4 Years; Claims $127,808 in Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/06/loren-klein-wins-4th-wsop-bracelet-in-4-years-34548.htm |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Pokernews |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Most consecutive years with at least one money finish
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Sexton]] (1988–2019)
|32
|-
|Most Player of the Year awards (since 2004)
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Negreanu]] (2004, 2013)
|2
|-
|Oldest WSOP event participant
|{{flagicon|USA}} Eugene Calden (2023)
|100 years<ref name="l596">{{cite web | last=Schoen | first=David | title=Terminally ill man fulfills dream of playing in WSOP Main Event | website=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=2023-07-07 | url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/terminally-ill-man-fulfills-dream-of-playing-in-wsop-main-event-2804851/ | access-date=2024-11-15}}</ref>
|}