1991 World Series of Poker


The 1991 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from April 26 to May 13, 1991. The 1991 World Series featured a then-record 18 bracelet events.

Events

The 1991 WSOP featured 17 preliminary events. Jay Heimowitz became the second player in WSOP history to win bracelets in three different decades.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 26, 1991$1,500 Razz154Charles Wight $231,000Steve Kopp
2April 27, 1991$5,000 Limit Hold'em105Byron Wolford $210,000Erik Seidel
3April 28, 1991$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud141Donna Ward $28,200Toni Brown
4April 29, 1991$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha128An Tran $87,600Chris Björin
5April 30, 1991$2,500 Limit Hold'em202Ron Stanley $203,000Stavros Karabinas
6May 1, 1991$5,000 No Limit 2–7 Draw Lowball26John Spadavecchia $58,500Dewey Tomko
7May 2, 1991$2,500 Seven Card Stud133Rodney H. Pardey $133,000Don Williams
8May 3, 1991$1,500 Limit Hold'em427Max Linder $256,000Eddie Schwettman
9May 4, 1991$1,500 Limit Omaha154Paul Heinrich $92,000Chris Hatzakos
10May 5, 1991$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha63Jay Heimowitz $126,000John Bonetti
11May 6, 1991$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split177Mike Hart $106,200James Richburg
12May 7, 1991$1,500 Ace to Five Draw178Pat Flanagan $106,800David Allred
13May 8, 1991$1,500 Seven Card Stud245Artie Cobb $146,400John Sears
14May 9, 1991$5,000 Seven Card Stud71Thomas Chung $142,000Mim Penney
15May 10, 1991$1,500 No Limit Hold'em271Brent Carter $166,800O'Neil Longson
16May 11, 1991$2,500 No Limit Hold'em208Doyle Brunson $208,000Dan Stashkiw
17May 12, 1991$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split198Joe Becker $119,400Mel Judah
18May 13, 1991$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event215Brad Daugherty $1,000,000Don Holt

Main Event

There were 215 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. This was the first Main Event to offer a top prize of $1,000,000.

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
7thHilbert Shirey$28,750
9thDonnacha O'Dea$17,250
10thRobert Turner$11,500
11thJay Heimowitz$11,500
12thO'Neil Longson$11,500
13thGabe Kaplan$11,500
15thBrent Carter$11,500
18thDavid Baxter$11,500
19thHans Lund$9,200
21stJason Lester$9,200
22ndMike Hart$9,200
24thMike Sexton$9,200
29thBobby Baldwin$8,050
34thHamid Dastmalchi$8,050