1996 World Series of Poker

The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1996 World Series featured the first woman to win an open event outright when Barbara Enright won the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event.

1996 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	April 22 – May 14
Champion
Huck Seed

Preliminary events

Event	Winner	Prize	Runner-up
$1,500 Chinese Poker	Gregory Grivas	$37,200	Charles Burris
$2,000 Limit Hold'em	David Chiu	$396,000	David 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 Hi-Lo Split	John Cernuto	$147,000	Lonnie Heimowitz
$1,500 Razz	Randy Holland	$87,000	Joe Aurelio
$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	Adeeb Harb	$155,815	Noli Francisco
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	John Morgan	$227,815	George Githens
$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys	Jim Huntley	$168,600	Phil Mazzella
$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	Al Krux	$156,375	Gerardo Crespi
$2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	Frank Thompson	$94,000	Ted Forrest
$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys	Freddy Deeb	$146,250	Mickey Appleman
$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	Men Nguyen	$110,000	Matthias Rohnacher
$1,500 Ace to Five Draw	Hans Lund	$71,400	John Henson
$5,000 Chinese Poker w/Rebuys	Jim Feldhouse	$50,000	Eli Balas
$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 w/Rebuys	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

There were 295 entrants to the main event. Each entrant paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money.

Final table

Name	Number of chips (percentage of total)	WSOP Bracelets*	WSOP Cashes*	WSOP Earnings*
John Bonetti	794,000 (26.9%)	3	16	$877,582
Huck Seed	632,000 (21.4%)	1	11	$392,508
An Tran	596,000 (20.2%)	1	22	$340,673
Bruce Van Horn	524,000 (17.8%)	0	2	$22,360
Men Nguyen	252,000 (8.5%)	4	20	$807,412
Andre Boyer	153,000 (5.2%)	0	1	$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

External links

• Tournament results at the World Series of Poker