1997 World Series of Poker

1997 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe and
Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 19 – May 10
Champion
United States Stu Ungar
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The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Most notably, it was the only WSOP where the Main Event final table took place outdoors, at the Fremont Street Experience, just outside Binions.

Preliminary events

There were 20 preliminary bracelet events at the 1997 World Series of Poker.[1]

Event Winner Prize Runner-up
1 $2,000 Limit Hold'em Kevin Song (1/1) $397,120 Yuan Lanvin [2]
2 $1,500 Razz Linda Johnson (1/1) $96,000 Peter Brownstein [3]
3 $1,500 Limit Omaha Claude Cohen (1/1) $110,400 Frankie Havard [4]
4 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Maria Stern (1/1) $140,708 Adam Roberts [5]
5 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Chris Bjorin (1/1) $169,200 Michael Davis [6]
6 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Doug Saab (1/1) $130,305 Bernie Rosenthal [7]
7 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em John Cernuto (1/2) $259,150 Thomas Sparks [8]
8 $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Scotty Nguyen (1/1) $156,950 Mike Matusow [9]
9 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Dave Ulliott (1/1) $180,310 Chris Truby [10]
10 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Vasilis Lazarou (1/2) $169,000 Caesar Como [11]
11 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Matthias Rohnacher (1/1) $183,000 Surinder Sunar [12]
12 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Max Stern (1/2) $117,000 Artie Cobb (0/3) [13]
13 $3,000 Limit Hold'em Louis Asmo (1/1) $231,600 Jim Meehan [14]
14 $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Dean Stonier (1/1) $145,200 John Hom [15]
15 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Phil Hellmuth (1/6) $204,000 Tom McEvoy (0/4) [16]
16 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys Johnny Chan (1/5) $164,250 Lyle Berman (0/3) [17]
17 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Max Stern (2/3) $237,615 Kathy Liebert [18]
18 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Mel Judah (1/2) $176,000 Vasilis Lazarou (0/2) [19]
19 $5,000 Limit Hold'em Bob Veltri (1/1) $224,000 Ed Stevens [20]
20 $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Susie Isaacs (1/2) $38,000 Karen Wolfson (0/1) [21]

Main Event

There were 312 entrants to the main event.[22] Each entrant paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. Stu Ungar won the Main Event for a record-tying third time.[23]

Final table

Name Number of chips
(percentage of total) 		WSOP
Bracelets* 		WSOP
Cashes* 		WSOP
Earnings*
United States Stu Ungar 1,066,000 (34.1%) 4 15 $1,081,478
United States Ron Stanley 694,000 (22.2%) 1 10 $321,886
United States Bob Walker 612,000 (19.6%) 0 0 0
Australia Mel Judah 301,000 (9.6%) 2 13 $544,026
United States John Strzemp 245,000 (7.8%) 0 1 $4,632
United States Peter Bao 204,000 (6.5%) 0 0 0

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1997 Main Event.

Final table results

Place Name Prize
1st Stu Ungar $1,000,000
2nd John Strzemp $583,000
3rd Mel Judah $371,000
4th Ron Stanley $212,000
5th Bob Walker $161,120
6th Peter Bao $127,200

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize
9th Chris Bjorin $48,760
12th Marsha Waggoner $33,920
13th Jay Heimowitz $29,680
14th Andrew Black $29,680
15th Rod Peate $29,680
16th Doyle Brunson $25,440
18th Ken Flaton $25,440
19th Paul Clark $21,200
21st Phil Hellmuth $21,200
22nd Billy Baxter $21,200

References

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  2. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $2,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  3. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $1,500 Limit Razz". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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  5. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  7. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #6: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  8. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #7: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  9. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #8: $2,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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  12. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #11: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy)". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  13. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #12: $2,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  14. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #13: $3,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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  16. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #15: $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  17. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #16: $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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  19. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #18: $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  20. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #19: $5,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  21. ^ "1997 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #20: $1,000 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  22. ^ Koch, Ed (2008-05-15). "The highs and lows of the World Series of Poker". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  23. ^ Dalla, Nolan (2022-05-17). "25 Years Ago: Stu Ungar's Final Triumph". Nolan Dalla. Retrieved 2024-11-11.