The Champions Table: Jesus and Texas Dolly
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Doyle Brunson won back-to-back championships in 1976 and 1977. He won $560,000 combined for both victories.
In 2000, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson beat T.J. Cloutier heads up for his main event championship. Jesus had a much bigger pay day of $1.5 million .
Incidentally, in the years that both gentlemen won the main event championship, they also picked up an additional WSOP bracelet.
In 1976, Doyle Brunson won a bracelet after taking first place in $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw event.
In 1977, Brunson won another bracelet after a victory in the $1,000 Seven-Card Stud Split event.
In 2000, Jesus Ferguson won his very first bracelet after a first place finish in the $2,500 Seven-card Stud event.