1994 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments

1994 World Series of Poker

Location| Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates| April 16 – May 6
Champion
Russ Hamilton

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The 1994 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

## Events

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

#  | Date  | Event  | Entries  | Winner  | Prize  | Runner-up  | Results

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1  | April 16, 1994  | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 506  | Steven Sim (1/1) | $289,200  | Charles Brock  | Results
2  | April 17, 1994  | $5,000 Limit Hold'em  | 105  | Erik Seidel (1/3) | $210,000  | Michael Davis  | Results
3  | April 18, 1994  | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys  | 167  | Huck Seed (1/1) | $167,000  | Lindy Chambers  | Results
4  | April 19, 1994  | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em  | 330  | George Rodis (1/1) | $135,000  | Phil Hellmuth (0/5) | Results
5  | April 20, 1994  | $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split  | 103  | J. C. Pearson (1/1) | $103,000  | Matthias Rohnacher  | Results
6  | April 21, 1994  | $2,500 Seven Card Stud  | 132  | Rodney H. Pardey (1/2) | $132,000  | Alan Boston | Results
7  | April 22, 1994  | $5,000 Seven Card Stud  | 72  | Roger Moore (1/1) | $144,000  | Adam Roberts  | Results
8  | April 23, 1994  | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha  | 168  | O'Neil Longson (1/1) | $100,800  | J. C. Pearson | Results
9  | April 24, 1994  | $2,500 Limit Hold'em  | 212  | Mike Laing (1/1) | $212,000  | Fred Lieberman  | Results
10  | April 25, 1994  | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em  | 247  | Jay Heimowitz (1/4) | $148,200  | Quinton Nixon  | Results
11  | April 26, 1994  | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em  | 220  | John Heaney (1/1) | $220,000  | Hal Kant (0/1) | Results
12  | April 27, 1994  | $1,500 Razz | 148  | Mike Hart (1/4) | $88,800  | Tommy Hufnagle  | Results
13  | April 28, 1994  | $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud  | 96  | Barbara Enright (1/2) | $38,400  | Natalie Ryke  | Results
14  | April 29, 1994  | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split  | 225  | T. J. Cloutier (1/2) | $135,000  | Chris Bjorin | Results
15  | April 30, 1994  | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em  | 163  | T. J. Cloutier (2/3) | $163,000  | Travis Dang  | Results
16  | May 1, 1994  | $1,500 Ace to Five Draw  | 155  | J. J. Chun (1/1) | $93,000  | Steve Flicker  | Results
17  | May 2, 1994  | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 226  | Johnny Chan (1/4) | $135,600  | Mansour Matloubi (0/1) | Results
18  | May 3, 1994  | $1,500 Limit Omaha | 139  | Brent Carter (1/2) | $83,400  | Moxie Ungar  | Results
19  | May 4, 1994  | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split  | 212  | Vince Burgio (1/1) | $127,200  | Gary Hutzler  | Results
20  | May 5, 1994  | $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys  | 57  | Lyle Berman (1/3) | $128,250  | Huck Seed | Results
21  | May 6, 1994  | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event  | 268  | Russ Hamilton (1/1) | $1,000,000  | Hugh Vincent  | Results

## Main Event

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There were 268 entrants to the main event.[2] 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.[3]

### Final table

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Place  | Name  | Prize

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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

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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. ^ Rinkema, Remko (2018-07-05). "A Numbers Game: WSOP Main Event Winners & Stats". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
3. ^ 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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