Tournament Information
Tournament:
29th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1998
Date:
Apr 21 - May 14, 1998
Venue:
Binions
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (May 7, 1998)
Buy-in:
$3,000
Prize:
$726,000
Entries:
242
Other Events
| May 11 - 14, 1998 |
 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
|
$10,000 |
| Apr 21, 1998 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| May 9, 1998 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$5,000 |
| Apr 22, 1998 |
Seven-Card Razz
|
$1,500 |
| May 7, 1998 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$3,000 |
| May 8, 1998 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$5,000 |
| May 3, 1998 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$3,000 |
| May 1, 1998 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$2,500 |
| Apr 30, 1998 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$2,500 |
| May 10, 1998 |
Women's 7-Card Stud
|
$1,000 |
| May 2, 1998 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$2,500 |
| Apr 28, 1998 |
Omaha 8 or Better
|
$2,000 |
| Apr 26, 1998 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 24, 1998 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 29, 1998 |
Hold'em Pot Limit
|
$2,000 |
| Apr 25, 1998 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 27, 1998 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| May 4, 1998 |
Omaha 8 or Better
|
$3,000 |
| May 5, 1998 |
Hold'em Pot Limit
|
$3,000 |
| May 6, 1998 |
No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
|
$5,000 |
| Apr 23, 1998 |
Omaha Limit
|
$1,500 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Buntjer | $268,620 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Gorden Hall | $137,940 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Crews Johnston | $68,970 | — | — | |
| 4th | Erik Seidel | $43,560 | — | — | |
| 5th | Alan Tessler | $32,670 | — | — | |
| 6th | Roy Thung | $25,410 | — | — | |
| 7th | Nick Murphy | $18,150 | — | — | |
| 8th | Pascal "Triple P" Perrault | $14,520 | — | — | |
| 9th | Richard Chiovari | $11,616 | — | — | |
| 10th | Matt Lefkowitz | $8,712 | — | — | |
| 11th | Robert Bone | $8,712 | — | — | |
| 12th | Phil Mazzella | $8,712 | — | — | |
| 13th | Young Phan | $7,260 | — | — | |
| 14th | Ken "The Top Hat" Lennaard | $7,260 | — | — | |
| 15th | Liam "Gentleman" Flood | $7,260 | — | — | |
| 16th | Gary Haubelt | $5,808 | — | — | |
| 17th | Hilbert Shirey | $5,808 | — | — | |
| 18th | James Tarr | $5,808 | — | — | |
| 19th | John Heaney | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 20th | Chris "Jesus" Ferguson | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 21st | Berry Johnston | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Randy Holland | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Hassan Mohammed | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 24th | William "Bill" Baxter | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 25th | Scott Mayfield | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 26th | Alex "King" Kong | $4,356 | — | — | |
| 27th | Phyllis Meyers | $4,356 | — | — | |
