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The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
[edit] Preliminary events
Event |
Winner |
Prize |
Runner-up |
$1,500 Chinese poker |
Gregory Grivas |
$37,200 |
Charles Burris |
$2,000 limit hold'em |
David Chiu |
$396,000 |
Jaan Shu |
$1,500 seven-card stud |
Gary Benson |
$148,200 |
Billy Cohen |
$1,500 Limit Omaha |
Dudy Roach |
$102,600 |
Men Nguyen |
$1,500 Seven Card Stud Split |
John Cernuto |
$147,000 |
Lonnie Heimowitz |
$1,500 Seven Card Razz |
Randy Holland |
$87,000 |
Joe Aurelio |
$1,500 Omaha 8 or better |
Adeeb Harb |
$155,815 |
Noli Francisco |
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em |
John Morgan |
$227,815 |
George Githens |
$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Jim Huntley |
$168,600 |
Phil Mazzella |
$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Al Krux |
$156,375 |
Gerardo Crespi |
$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw |
Kassem "Freddy" Deeb |
$146,250 |
Mickey Appleman |
$2,500 Seven Card Stud Split |
Frank Thompson |
$94,000 |
Ted Forrest |
$2,500 Omaha 8 or better |
Men Nguyen |
$110,000 |
Mattias Rochnacher |
$5,000 Chinese Poker |
Jim Feldhouse |
$50,000 |
Eli Balas |
$1,500 Ace to Five Draw |
Hans "Tuna" Lund |
$71,400 |
John Henson |
$3,000 Limit Hold'em |
Donny Kerr |
$200,400 |
Michael Halford |
$2,500 Seven Card Stud |
Marty Sigel |
$144,000 |
Annie Duke |
$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Sam Farha |
$145,000 |
Brent Carter |
$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Barbara Enright |
$180,000 |
Stan Goldstein |
$5,000 Seven Card Stud |
Henry Orenstein |
$130,000 |
Humberto Brenes |
$2,500 No Limit Hold'em |
Mel Weiner |
$250,315 |
John Spadavecchia |
$5,000 Limit Hold'em |
Tony Ma |
$236,000 |
John Bonetti |
$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud |
Susie Isaacs |
$42,000 |
Nikki Harris |
[edit] Main Event
There were 295 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
[edit] Final table
Place |
Name |
Prize |
1st |
Huck Seed |
$1,000,000 |
2nd |
Bruce Van Horn |
$585,000 |
3rd |
John Bonetti |
$341,250 |
4th |
Men Nguyen |
$195,000 |
5th |
An Tran |
$128,700 |
6th |
Andre Boyer |
$97,500 |
[edit] Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.