Who Has the Most WSOP Bracelets?

When it comes to deciding who the most successful poker player of all time is, one question that keeps coming up is “Who has the most WSOP bracelets?”

The answer to that question comes in many forms. For sheer quantity, it’s Phil Hellmuth. With 17 WSOP bracelets, The Poker Brat is six bracelets clear of Phil Ivey and seven ahead of Erik Seidel, Johnny Chan, and Doyle Brunson.

Hellmuth is ‘the man’ in terms of WSOP bracelets, but in the past decade, he has only won three: the 2018 $5,000 NLHE event, the 2021 $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw event, and the 2023 $10,000 Super Turbo NLHE Bounty event.

Amassing over $1.35 million in those events alone, is Hellmuth still the man to beat? Absolutely. Could ‘Big Phil’ slow down slightly as he enters his seventh decade? This is to be expected. Hellmuth’s long-held dream of retiring with 24 WSOP bracelets is still alive, but he might need to start winning more soon and can’t afford many blank years.

Current list of the Top 10 WSOP Bracelet Holders

Place	Player	Country	Bracelets
1^st	Phil Hellmuth	United States	17
2^nd	Phil Ivey	United States	11
=3^rd	Doyle Brunson	United States	10
=3^rd	Johnny Chan	United States	10
=3^rd	Erik Seidel	United States	10
6^th	Johnny Moss	United States	9
=7^th	Billy Baxter	United States	7
=7^th	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	7
=7^th	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	7
=7^th	John Hennigan	United States	7

Top 10 WSOP Bracelet Winners of All Time

In this section, we’ll break down some of the main contenders for the most WSOP bracelets, how many they’ve won, and a little about their chances of overtaking Hellmuth at the top of the leaderboard.

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Phil Hellmuth

The top dog, The Poker Brat, has 17 bracelets, six more than anyone else, including a WSOP Main Event in both Las Vegas and Europe, the only player in history to have achieved this feat.

Year	Tournament	Prize
1989	$10,000 NLHE World Championship	$755,000
1992	$5,000 Limit Hold'em	$168,000
1993	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	$161,400
1993	$2,500 No Limit Hold'em	$173,000
1993	$5,000 Limit Hold'em	$138,000
1997	$3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	$204,000
2001	$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	$316,550
2003	$2,500 Limit Hold'em	$171,400
2003	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em	$410,860
2006	$1,000 No Limit Hold'em with rebuys	$631,863
2007	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	$637,254
2012	$2,500 Seven-Card Razz	$182,793
2012E	€10,450 No Limit Hold'em Main Event	€1,022,376*
2015	$10,000 Seven-Card Razz	$271,105
2018	$5,000 No Limit Hold'em	$485,082
2021	$1,500 No Limit 2–7 Lowball Draw	$84,851
2023	$10,000 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty	$803,818

* Amount in Euros

Here’s The Poker Brat in action winning the 1989 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas.

Phil Ivey

The enigmatic Phil Ivey has 11 WSOP bracelets and used to be known as ‘No Home Jerome’ for the sheer number of hours he spent playing poker in his local casino. Today, he is perhaps the most respected poker player in the world.

Year	Tournament	Prize
2000	$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha	$195,000
2002	$2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	$118,440
2002	$2,000 S.H.O.E.	$107,540
2002	$1,500 7 Card Stud	$132,000
2005	$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	$635,603
2009	$2,500 No-Limit 2–7 Draw Lowball	$96,367
2009	$2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo / 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	$220,538
2010	$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	$329,840
2013A	A$2,200 Mixed Event	A$51,840*
2014	$1,500 Eight Game Mix	$166,986
2024	$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Champs	$347,440

*Australian Dollars

Phil Ivey’s most recent bracelet win came in 2024 when he captured the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship title at the Horseshoe Las Vegas casino on the Sin City strip.

Doyle Brunson

Now no longer with us, the Godfather of Poker has 10 WSOP bracelets, including being the first player in poker history to win back-to-back WSOP Main Events in 1976 and 1977, with ten-deuce in the final hand!

Year	Tournament	Prize
1976	$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	$80,250
1976	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Champs	$230,000
1977	$1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split	$62,500
1977	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Champs	$340,000
1978	$5,000 Seven-Card Stud	$68,000
1979	$600 Mixed Doubles Seven Card Stud	$4,500
1991	$2,500 No Limit Hold'em	$208,000
1998	$1,500 Seven-Card Razz	$93,000
2003	$2,000 H.O.R.S.E.	$84,080
2005	$5,000 NLHE 6-Max	$367,800

In 2022, Doyle Brunson appeared at the World Series of Poker for what many knew would be the last time.

Johnny Chan

Johnny Chan is one of poker’s most famous and favorite sons, known as The Orient Express. The Taiwan-American player won the 1987 and 1988 WSOP Main Events, then fell one place short in 1989 to Phil Hellmuth, still the all-time best World Championship streak.

Year	Tournament	Top Prize
1985	$1,000 Limit Hold'em	$171,000
1987	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Champs	$625,000
1988	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Champs	$700,000
1994	$1,500 Seven Card Stud	$135,600
1997	$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	$164,250
2000	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	$178,800
2002	$2,500 No Limit Hold'em Match Play	$34,000
2003	$5,000 No Limit Hold'em	$224,400
2003	$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	$158,100
2005	$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	$303,025

Johnny Chan’s appearance in the 1998 movie Rounders shocked Hollywood and the poker world.

Erik Seidel

One of the most intelligent and perceptive players in poker, Erik Seidel is a legend of the game. Winning his 10^th and most recent title in the WSOP Super High Roller event in The Bahamas in 2023, Seidel sealed his position along with fellow legends Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan. He may yet exceed their total in his lifetime.

Year	Tournament	Top Prize
1992	$2,500 Limit Hold'em	$168,000
1993	$2,500 Omaha 8 or Better	$94,000
1994	$5,000 Limit Hold'em	$210,000
1998	$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	$132,700
2001	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em	$411,300
2003	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	$146,100
2005	$2,000 No Limit Hold'em	$611,795
2007	$5,000 World Championship No-Limit	$538,835
2021 O	$10,000 Super Million$ High Roller	$977,842
2023 P	$50,000 Super High Roller	$1,704,400

Erik Seidel is still as well known for his runner-up finish in 1988 as any other WSOP hand.

Johnny Moss

Widely regarded as one of the founding figures of modern poker, Johnny Moss was a formidable force in the game’s early days. A three-time WSOP Main Event champion and the winner of the very first bracelet ever awarded, Moss helped shape the World Series of Poker into what it is today.

Year	Tournament	Top Prize
1970	World Series of Poker World Championship*	n/a
1971	Limit Ace to 5 Draw	$10,000
1971	$5,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship	$30,000
1974	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Champs	$160,000
1975	$1,000 Seven Card Stud	$44,000
1976	$500 Seven Card Stud	$13,000
1979	$5,000 Seven Card Stud	$48,000
1981	$1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo	$33,500
1988	$1,500 Ace to Five Draw**	$116,400

Here’s how winning at poker looked back in the days of Johnny Moss, The Grand Old Man of Poker.

Billy Baxter

With seven WSOP titles, Billy Baxter’s greatest year was 1982 when he won in both NL 2-7 Draw and NL A-5 Draw. In fact six of Baxter’s titles came in draw events, with his other many years later in 2002, in Razz.

Year	Tournament	Top Prize
1975	$1,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	$35,000
1978	$10,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	$90,000
1982	$10,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	$95,000
1982	$2,500 No Limit Ace to Five Draw	$48,750
1987	$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	$153,000
1993	$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	$130,500
2002	$1,500 Razz	$64,860

Here’s Billy discussing the game variant of poker he loves the most.

Benny Glaser

Winning two bracelets in 2025, Benny Glaser joined an elite club, and all seven of them have been won in mixed games. All seven of Benny’s wins have come in the past decade.

Year	Tournament	Top Prize
2015	$1,500 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)	$136,215
2016	$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better	$244,103
2016	$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Champs	$407,194
2021	$10,000 Razz Championship	$274,693
2023	$10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Champs	$311,428
2025	$1,500 Dealer's Choice	$150,246
2025	$1,500 Mixed Omaha	$258,193

Here’s Benny talking about his first five bracelets and his success on and off the felt, live and online, with 888poker Ride presenter David Tuchman:

Daniel Negreanu

The only Canadian in the top 10, Kid Poker first won gold way back in 1998 in Pot Limit Hold’em. Between ’98 and 2013, Negreanu totalled six bracelets, but it took him another 11 years to win his seventh, the $50k Poker Players Championship, which earned him $1.1 million.

Year	Tournament	Top Prize
1998	$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	$169,460
2003	$2,000 S.H.O.E.	$100,440
2004	$2,000 Limit Hold'em	$169,100
2008	$2,000 Limit Hold'em	$204,874
2013A	A$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event	A$1,038,825*
2013E	€25,600 High Roller No Limit Hold'em	€725,000
2024	$50,000 Poker Players Championship	$1,178,703

* Australian Dollars

Here’s how Daniel Negreanu celebrated his latest bracelet win in Las Vegas, his first in Sin City for over a decade.

John Hennigan

Also a mixed games expert, ‘Johnny World’ has won gold in 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2024. Amazingly, Hennigan’s seven WSOP titles have all come in different poker disciplines, which is an incredible feat.

Year	Tournament	Top Prize
2002	$2,000 Stud Hi/Lo Eight or Better	$117,320
2004	$5,000 Limit Hold ‘em	$325,360
2014	$50,000 The Poker Players Championship	$1,517,767
2016	$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Champs	$320,103
2018	$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship	$414,692
2019	$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship	$245,451
2024	$1,500 Dealer's Choice	$138,296

Here’s John winning his seventh WSOP bracelet in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Are WSOP Bracelets Still the Ultimate Poker Goal?

While the WSOP is often a benchmark for poker success, is the number of WSOP bracelets any player wins an accurate barometer of success?

Like the Poker Hall of Fame stipulations for induction, modern poker prestige dictates that mastery in multiple formats, including cash games, is important. Some players, such as Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius, have prioritized cash games over tournaments in general for many years, but may have won even more than the players on our list.

The truth is that while bracelets matter, they’re not the whole story, merely the most glittering chapter of many poker players’ careers. WSOP events reflect a player’s skill at the time of that event, and perhaps multiple wins demonstrate longevity to their game.

While these lead to plaudits that boost each poker legend’s legacy, the evolution of the WSOP, from a handful of bracelet events to over 100 in the present day, has diluted the attraction.

WSOP bracelet wins still captivate fans on the rail and players at the felt, especially when real money poker prizes and six-figure payouts are on the line. But they are no longer the only major events that make poker peers sit up and take notice.

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