1997 World Series of Poker

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.

1997 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe and Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	April 19 – May 10
Champion
Stu Ungar

Preliminary events

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

Main Event

There were 312 entrants to the main event. 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.

Final table

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

External links

• 1997 World Series of Poker at Conjelco.com