World Series of Poker 1996

De World Series of Poker 1996 werd gehouden in de Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas van 22 april tot en met 18 mei. Het was de 27e editie van de World Series of Poker, het grootste pokerevenement ter wereld.

Toernooien

Event Winnaar Prijs Tweede
$1.500 Chinees poker Gregory Grivas $37.200 Charles Burris
$2.000 Limit Hold'em David Chiu $396.000 Jaan Shu
$1.500 Seven Card Stud Gary Benson $148.200 Billy Cohen
$1.500 Limit Omaha Dody Roach $102.600 Men Nguyen
$1.500 Seven Card Stud Split John Cernuto $147.000 Lonnie Heimowitz
$1.500 Seven Card Razz Randy Holland $87.000 Joe Aurelio
$1.500 Omaha 8 or better Adeeb Harb $155.815 Noli Francisco
$1.500 No Limit Hold'em John Morgan $227.815 George Githens
$1.500 Pot Limit Omaha Jim Huntley $168.600 Phil Mazzella
$1.500 Pot Limit Hold'em Al Krux $156.375 Gerardo Crespi
$5.000 Deuce to Seven Draw Kassem "Freddy" Deeb $146.250 Mickey Appleman
$2.500 Seven Card Stud Split Frank Thompson $94.000 Ted Forrest
$2.500 Omaha 8 or better Men Nguyen $110.000 Mattias Rochnacher
$5.000 Chinese Poker Jim Feldhouse $50.000 Eli Balas
$1.500 Ace to Five Draw Hans "Tuna" Lund $71.400 John Henson
$3.000 Limit Hold'em Donny Kerr $200.400 Michael Halford
$2.500 Seven Card Stud Marty Sigel $144.000 Annie Duke
$2.500 Pot Limit Omaha Sam Farha $145.000 Brent Carter
$2.500 Pot Limit Hold'em Barbara Enright $180.000 Stan Goldstein
$5.000 Seven Card Stud Henry Orenstein $130.000 Humberto Brenes
$2.500 No Limit Hold'em Mel Weiner $250.315 John Spadavecchia
$5.000 Limit Hold'em Tony Ma $236.000 John Bonetti
$1.000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Susie Isaacs $42.000 Nikki Harris

Main Event

Het Main Event was het grootste toernooi van de World Series of Poker 1996. Het is een 10.000 dollar No-Limit Texas Hold'em toernooi. De winnaar van dit toernooi wordt gezien als de officieuze wereldkampioen poker. Er deden in totaal 295 spelers mee.

Finaletafel

Positie Naam Prijs
1 Huck Seed $1.000.000
2 Bruce Van Horn $585.000
3 John Bonetti $341.250
4 Men Nguyen $195.000
5 An Tran $128.700
6 André Boyer $97.500

Andere hoge posities

Positie Naam Prijs
10 David Chiu $31.200
13 Chau Giang $27.300
16 Berry Johnston $23.400
17 Dan Harrington $23.400
18 Frank Henderson $23.400
19 John Esposito $19.500
21 Peter Vilandos $19.500
26 Lucy Rokach $19.500