Tournament Information
Tournament:
28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997
Date:
Apr 19 - May 13, 1997
Venue:
Binions
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
Limit Hold'em (May 7, 1997)
Buy-in:
$5,000
Prize:
$560,000
Entries:
112
Other Events
| Apr 19, 1997 |
 Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Apr 20, 1997 |
Seven-Card Razz
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 21, 1997 |
Omaha Limit
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 24, 1997 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 23, 1997 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 22, 1997 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$1,500 |
| Apr 25, 1997 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Apr 26, 1997 |
Omaha 8 or Better
|
$2,000 |
| Apr 27, 1997 |
Hold'em Pot Limit
|
$2,000 |
| Apr 28, 1997 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$2,500 |
| Apr 29, 1997 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$2,500 |
| Apr 30, 1997 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$2,500 |
| May 3, 1997 |
Hold'em Pot Limit
|
$3,000 |
| May 2, 1997 |
Omaha 8 or Better
|
$3,000 |
| May 1, 1997 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$3,000 |
| May 4, 1997 |
No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
|
$5,000 |
| May 5, 1997 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$3,000 |
| May 6, 1997 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$5,000 |
| May 7, 1997 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$5,000 |
| May 8, 1997 |
Women's 7-Card Stud
|
$1,000 |
| May 10 - 13, 1997 |
No Limit Hold'em World Championship
|
$10,000 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Veltri | $224,000 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Ed Stevens | $112,000 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Erik Seidel | $56,000 | — | — | |
| 4th | John Spadavecchia | $36,400 | — | — | |
| 5th | Luis Santoni | $28,000 | — | — | |
| 6th | Noli Francisco | $19,600 | — | — | |
| 7th | Brad Daugherty | $14,000 | — | — | |
| 8th | Jeff Pierce | $11,200 | — | — | |
| 9th | Andre Boyer | $8,400 | — | — | |
| 10th | Dorothy Purgason | $6,720 | — | — | |
| 11th | Steve Pestal | $6,720 | — | — | |
| 12th | Danny Dang | $6,720 | — | — | |
| 13th | Hieu Ngoc "Tony" Ma | $5,600 | — | — | |
| 14th | Don Barton | $5,600 | — | — | |
| 15th | Joanne "JJ" Liu | $5,600 | — | — | |
| 16th | Mel Weiner | $4,480 | — | — | |
| 17th | Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott | $4,480 | — | — | |
| 18th | Daniel "Dan" Heimiller | $4,480 | — | — | |
