1996 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1996 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada April 22 – May 14 USA Huck Seed 1995 1997 The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Events There were 23 preliminary bracelet events at the 1996 World Series of Poker.1996 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=201 November 26, 2024 Barbara Enright was the first woman to win an open event at the World Series of Poker.Klöhn Arved 7 WSOP Bracelet Wins that Changed Poker History WSOP PokerListings June 12, 2013 https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/seven-wsop-bracelet-wins-that-changed-poker-history March 7, 2025 #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1April 22, 1996 $1,500 Chinese Poker62 Gregory Grivas (1/1) $37,200 Charles Burris Results2April 23, 1996 $2,000 Limit Hold'em528 David Chiu (1/1) $396,000 David Shu Results3April 24, 1996 $1,500 Seven Card Stud247 Gary Benson (1/1) $148,200 Billy Cohen Results4April 25, 1996 $1,500 Limit Omaha171 Dody Roach (1/2) $102,600 Men Nguyen (0/3) Results5April 26, 1996 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split245 John Cernuto (1/1) $147,000 Lonnie Heimowitz Results6April 27, 1996 $1,500 Razz145 Randy Holland (1/1) $87,000 Joe Aurelio Results7April 28, 1996 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split277 Adeeb Harb (1/1) $155,815 Noli Francisco Results8April 29, 1996 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em405 John Morgan (1/1) $227,815 George Githens Results9April 30, 1996 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys133 Jim Huntley (1/1) $168,600 Phil Mazzella Results10May 1, 1996 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em278 Al Krux (1/1) $156,375 Gerardo Crespi Results11May 2, 1996 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split94 Frank Thompson (1/1) $94,000 Ted Forrest (0/3) Results12May 2, 1996 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys24 Freddy Deeb (1/1) $146,250 Mickey Appleman (0/3) Results13May 3, 1996 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split110 Men Nguyen (1/4) $110,000 Matthias Rohnacher Results14May 4, 1996 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw119 Hans Lund (1/2) $71,400 John Henson Results15May 5, 1996 $5,000 Chinese Poker w/Rebuys10 Jim Feldhouse (1/1) $50,000 Eli Balas (0/1) Results16May 6, 1996 $3,000 Limit Hold'em167 Donny Kerr (1/1) $200,400 Michael Halford Results17May 7, 1996 $2,500 Seven Card Stud144 Marty Sigel (1/2) $144,000 Annie Duke Results18May 8, 1996 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys78 Sam Farha (1/1) $145,000 Brent Carter (0/2) Results19May 9, 1996 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em180 Barbara Enright (1/3) $180,000 Stan Goldstein Results20May 10, 1996 $5,000 Seven Card Stud65 Henry Orenstein (1/1) $130,000 Humberto Brenes (0/2) Results21May 11, 1996 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em267 Mel Wiener (1/1) $250,315 John Spadavecchia (0/1) Results22May 12, 1996 $5,000 Limit Hold'em118 Tony Ma (1/1) $236,000 John Bonetti (0/3) Results23May 13, 1996 $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud105 Susie Isaacs (1/1) $42,000 Nikki Harris Results24May 14, 1996$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main event295Huck Seed (1/2)$1,000,000Bruce Van Horn Results Main Event There were 295 entrants to the main event.Holloway Chad History in Spades: Revisiting the 1996 World Series of Poker Final Table PokerNews October 28, 2010 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/10/history-in-spade-revisiting-the-1996-world-series-of-poker-f-9228.htm November 11, 2024 Each entrant paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. Final table NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBracelets*WSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings*USA John Bonetti794,000 (26.9%)316$877,582USA Huck Seed632,000 (21.4%)111$392,508USA An Tran596,000 (20.2%)122$340,673USA Bruce Van Horn524,000 (17.8%)02$22,360USA Men Nguyen252,000 (8.5%)420$807,412CAN Andre Boyer153,000 (5.2%)01$8,010 *Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1996 Main Event. Final table results 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 In The Money Finishes NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize 10th David Chiu $31,200 13th Chau Giang $27,300 16th Berry Johnston $23,400 17th Dan Harrington $23,400 18th Frank Henderson $23,400 19th John Esposito $19,500 21st Peter Vilandos $19,500 24th Hal Kant $19,500 25th Donnacha O'Dea $19,500 26th Lucy Rokach $19,500 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1996 in Nevada