The 5 Players with the Most World Series of Poker Main-Event Wins

• Year Won: 2008
• Total WSOP Bracelets: 4
• Final Tables: 9

Joe Cada is the youngest player to ever win the World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event, having won the tournament in 2008 at the ripe age of 21. Cada began playing poker after he saw Chris 'Moneymaker' win the WSOP after transitioning from an online player to a in-person tournament player. Cada dedicated himself to playing online and preparing for the Main Event.

He took down 6,494 other entrants in the 2008 Main Event to secure himself the $8.5 million prize. Cada has not won the Main Event again, but it will be hard to see his record broken. You only get one shot to win the WSOP Main Event at 21 years of age and Joe Cada took full advantage of that.

• Years Won: 1989, 2012 (WSOP Europe)
• Total WSOP Bracelets: 16
• Final Tables: 64

When Phil Hellmuth won his first main event title in 1989 at the age of 24, he became the youngest player to ever do it. Hellmuth went up against defending back-to-back champion Johnny Chan at the final table. Chan moved all-in with Ace-7 of spades and Hellmuth called with pocket 9's. Chan had a chance to make an Ace-high straight on the river, but ultimately missed. Hellmuth would go on to win the 2012 WSOP Main Event in Europe, which has been an on-going tournament since 2007. He currently holds the all-time record for bracelets with 16 and has won over $16 million in prize money.

• Years Won: 1987, 1988
• Total WSOP Bracelets: 10
• Final Tables: 27

In the late '90's the poker world saw a massive rise in popularity, in large part due to the poker drama Rounders starring Matt Damon. One of the most memorable parts of the movie is seeing Damon's character watch as Chan wins his second World Series of Poker title.

That 1988 final table was shown on ESPN, bringing the sport to a wider and newer audience. Chan was runner-up in the 1989 World Series, and that win would've made him the first player to ever three-peat. He has estimated career earnings of over $8 million.

• Years Won: 1970, 1971, 1974
• Total WSOP Bracelets: 9
• Final Tables: 25

The Grand Old Man of the World Series of Poker is undoubtedly cards legend Johnny Moss. He won the first ever championship, which only took place amongst 7 entrants and a winner was determined with a vote.

He was the first back-to-back champ, winning the first two tournaments ever and winning his final main event title in 1974. Moss earned over $1 million during the WSOP, but his career earnings are unknown due to the fact it wasn't tracked as meticulously as it is now.

• Years Won: 1980, 1981, 1997
• Total WSOP Bracelets: 5
• Final Tables: 16

In the annals of poker lore there is one name that stands above all the rest. A man who was so good, so dangerous, and so smug, he was too smart for his own good. Ungar grew up in New Jersey, where by the age of 10 he was winning Gin Rummy tournaments. He was known for having a photographic memory, and would even offer double or nothing to opponents if he could guess their cards.

Ungar won the 1980 and 1981 main events, but a troubling drug addiction led him to lose all of his money. After a friend posted his buy-in for the 1997 main event, he told him he was strung-out from dugs, he wasn't sure if he could finish the tournament. Ungar not only finished, but he won, earning him the nickname 'the comeback kid'.

Ungar would later pass away of a heart attack due to years of drug abuse just a year later. He won an estimated $30 million, and died with just $800 in his pocket. There will likely never be a card player as good as Stu Ungar.