Tournament Information
Tournament:
27th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1996
Date:
Apr 22 - May 18, 1996
Venue:
Binions
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em World Championship (May 14 - 18, 1996)
Buy-in:
$10,000
Prize:
$2,950,000
Entries:
295
Other Events
| Apr 22, 1996 |
 Chinese Poker
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 23, 1996 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Apr 24, 1996 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 25, 1996 |
Omaha Limit
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 26, 1996 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 27, 1996 |
Seven-Card Razz
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 28, 1996 |
Omaha 8 or Better
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 29, 1996 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 30, 1996 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$1,500 |
| May 1, 1996 |
Hold'em Pot Limit
|
$1,500 |
| May 2, 1996 |
No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
|
$5,000 |
| May 2, 1996 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$2,500 |
| May 3, 1996 |
Omaha 8 or Better
|
$2,500 |
| May 5, 1996 |
Chinese Poker
|
$5,000 |
| May 4, 1996 |
Limit Ace to Five Draw
|
$1,500 |
| May 6, 1996 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$3,000 |
| May 7, 1996 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$2,500 |
| May 8, 1996 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$2,500 |
| May 9, 1996 |
Hold'em Pot Limit
|
$2,500 |
| May 10, 1996 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$5,000 |
| May 11, 1996 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,500 |
| May 12, 1996 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$5,000 |
| May 13, 1996 |
Women's 7-Card Stud
|
$1,000 |
| May 14 - 18, 1996 |
No Limit Hold'em World Championship
|
$10,000 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Huckleberry "Huck" Seed | $1,000,000 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Bruce Van Horn | $585,000 | — | — | |
| 3rd | John Bonetti | $341,250 | — | — | |
| 4th | Men "The Master" Nguyen | $195,000 | — | — | |
| 5th | An "The Boss" Tran | $128,700 | — | — | |
| 6th | Andre Boyer | $97,500 | — | — | |
| 7th | J.P. Schmalz | $78,000 | — | — | |
| 8th | Fernando Fisdel | $58,500 | — | — | |
| 9th | Steven Beam | $44,850 | — | — | |
| 10th | David "Carrion" Chiu | $31,200 | — | — | |
| 11th | Paul Ladanyi | $31,200 | — | — | |
| 12th | John Saer | $31,200 | — | — | |
| 13th | Chau Tu Giang | $27,300 | — | — | |
| 14th | John Franjesh | $27,300 | — | — | |
| 15th | Steve Melton | $27,300 | — | — | |
| 16th | Berry Johnston | $23,400 | — | — | |
| 17th | Dan Harrington | $23,400 | — | — | |
| 18th | Frank Henderson | $23,400 | — | — | |
| 19th | John Esposito | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 20th | Larry Gordon | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 21st | Peter "Pete the Greek" Vilandos | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Tommy Hufnagle | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Mike Laing | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 24th | Hal Kant | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 25th | Donnacha O'Dea | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 26th | Lucy Rokach | $19,500 | — | — | |
| 27th | Jeffrey Burdsall | $19,500 | — | — | |
