The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a sport just like any other. So, it has a long list of records that are made and broken on a consistent basis. While avid observers may enjoy discussing and debating records that may be broken in current events, very few have educated themselves on the past records or major benchmarks set by players and events. Here are some of the major records that players have set in the past in the arena of World Series of Poker bracelets.
The first and most important record is who has the most bracelets. There are two types of WSOP bracelets for players, event winning bracelets and main event winner bracelets. Phil Hellmuth is famed as having won 11 different bracelets for events over the years, but he is trailed closely by Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson, both of whom have ten. Johnny Chan has more bragging rights in the bracelet category, however, having walked away with two main event bracelets. Johnny Moss and Stu Ungar both have him beat in that category, having won three of these prizes.
While the sheer number of bracelets is certainly the most important record that a player can set, there are other important bracelet benchmarks that players have set that are worth considering. The famed “Kid Poker” (Daniel Negreanu) earned his title years ago by becoming the youngest bracelet winner in history. He won in 1998, when he was 24 years old. His record has since been broken multiple times. Joe Cada, winner of the 2009 Main Event, walked away with the record of the youngest main event winner. Surprisingly, this didn’t grant him the title of youngest bracelet winner. This title belongs to Annette Obrestad, who won a major event in England the day before her nineteenth birthday, beating the previous record by more than two full years.











