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1994 World Series of Poker

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1994 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 16 – May 6
Champion
United States Russ Hamilton
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The 1994 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

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There were 20 preliminary events at the 1994 World Series of Poker.[1]

# Event Winner Prize Runner-up
1 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Steven Sim (1/1) $289,200 Charles Brock [2]
2 $5,000 Limit Hold'em Erik Seidel (1/3) $210,000 Michael Davis [3]
3 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Huck Seed (1/1) $167,000 Lindy Chambers [4]
4 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em George Rodis (1/1) $135,000 Phil Hellmuth (0/5) [5]
5 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split J. C. Pearson (1/1) $103,000 Matthias Rohnacher [6]
6 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Rodney H. Pardey (1/2) $132,000 Alan Boston [7]
7 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Roger Moore (1/1) $144,000 Adam Roberts [8]
8 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha O'Neil Longson (1/1) $100,800 J. C. Pearson [9]
9 $2,500 Limit Hold'em Mike Laing (1/1) $212,000 Fred Lieberman [10]
10 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em Jay Heimowitz (1/4) $148,200 Quinton Nixon [11]
11 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em John Heaney (1/1) $220,000 Hal Kant (0/1) [12]
12 $1,500 Razz Mike Hart (1/4) $88,800 Tommy Hufnagle [13]
13 $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Barbara Enright (1/2) $38,400 Natalie Ryke [14]
14 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split T. J. Cloutier (1/2) $135,000 Chris Bjorin [15]
15 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em T. J. Cloutier (2/3) $163,000 Travis Dang [16]
16 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw J. J. Chun (1/1) $93,000 Steve Flicker [17]
17 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Johnny Chan (1/4) $135,600 Mansour Matloubi (0/1) [18]
18 $1,500 Limit Omaha Brent Carter (1/2) $83,400 Moxie Ungar [19]
19 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Vince Burgio (1/1) $127,200 Gary Hutzler [20]
20 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys Lyle Berman (1/3) $128,250 Huck Seed [21]
Press Invitational No Limit Hold'em Bill Sykes (1/1) $1,000 Joe Saumarez Smith

Main Event

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There were 268 entrants to the main event.[22] Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. Since this was the 25th anniversary of the Main Event, the winner received $1,000,000, plus his/her weight in silver, in celebration of the WSOP's silver anniversary.[23]

Final table

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Place Name Prize
1st Russ Hamilton $1,000,000*
2nd Hugh Vincent $588,000
3rd John Spadavecchia $294,000
4th Vince Burgio $168,000
5th Al Krux $100,800
6th Robert Turner $50,400

* Hamilton also won his weight in silver

In The Money Finishes

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

Place Name Prize
16th Mansour Matloubi $20,160
19th J. C. Pearson $16,800
22nd Howard Goldfarb $16,800
24th Bobby Baldwin $16,800
25th Yoshio Nakano $16,800
26th Annie Duke $16,800
27th Donnacha O'Dea $16,800

References

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  1. ^ "1994 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $1,500 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $5,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  4. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #3: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  5. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  6. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $2,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  7. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #6: $2,500 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  8. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #7: $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  9. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #8: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  10. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #9: $2,500 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  11. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #10: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  12. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #11: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  13. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #12: $1,500 Limit Razz". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  14. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #13: $1,000 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  15. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  16. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #15: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  17. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #16: $1,500 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  18. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #17: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  19. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #18: $1,500 Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  20. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #19: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  21. ^ "1994 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #20: $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  22. ^ Rinkema, Remko (2018-07-05). "A Numbers Game: WSOP Main Event Winners & Stats". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  23. ^ Sexton, Tom (2008-06-16). "Sexton's Corner, Vol. 49: Russ Hamilton, Part 2 -- $1,000,000, a Bracelet and 43 Silver Bars". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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