1992 World Series of Poker


The 1992 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 19 preliminary events at the 1992 World Series of Poker.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 22, 1992$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha135Billy Thomas $81,000Joe Lazar
2April 23, 1992$1,500 No Limit Hold'em254Lance Straughn $152,400Greg Angel
3April 24, 1992$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split175Rick Steiner $105,000Marsha Waggoner
4April 25, 1992$2,500 Limit Hold'em168Erik Seidel $168,000Phil Hellmuth
5April 26, 1992$2,500 Seven Card Stud106Ray Rumler $106,000Esther Rossi
6April 27, 1992$1,500 Seven Card Stud201Men Nguyen $120,600Tom McEvoy
7April 28, 1992$1,500 Limit Omaha132Tom McEvoy $79,200Berry Johnston
8April 29, 1992$5,000 Limit Hold'em88Phil Hellmuth $168,000Steve Kopp
9April 30, 1992$1,500 Razz134Lamar Hampton $80,400Men Nguyen
10May 1, 1992$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud155Shari Flanzer $38,000Kim Alford
11May 2, 1992$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em134Kenny Duggan $134,000Noli Francisco
12May 3, 1992$1,500 Ace to Five Draw150Dal Derovin $90,000Vince Burgio
13May 4, 1992$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha48Hoyt Corkins $96,000O'Neil Longson
14May 5, 1992$5,000 Seven Card Stud61Paul Clark $122,000Ray Rumler
15May 6, 1992$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em193Buddy Bonnecaze $115,800Jimmy Athanas
16May 7, 1992$2,500 No Limit Hold'em192Lyle Berman $192,000Humberto Brenes
17May 8, 1992$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split204Eli Balas $122,400Marlon De Los Santos
18May 9, 1992$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw53Mickey Appleman $119,250Huck Seed
19May 10, 1992$1,500 Limit Hold'em378Bob Abell $226,800Rocky Romano
20May 11, 1992$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event201Hamid Dastmalchi $1,000,000Tom Jacobs

Main Event

There were 201 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. Until the 2007 WSOP Main Event, this was the only Main Event that there were fewer participants than the prior year.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stHamid Dastmalchi$1,000,000
2ndTom Jacobs$353,500
3rdHans Lund$176,750
4thMike Alsaadi$101,000
5thDave Crunkleton$60,600
6thClyde Coleman$30,300

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
7thJohnny Chan$25,250
8thJack Keller$20,200
12thJohn Bonetti$10,100
13thTodd Brunson$10,100
15thBobby Baldwin$10,100
17thBerry Johnston$10,100
21stTelly Savalas$8,080
22ndBarry Greenstein$8,080
23rdMike Sexton$8,080
24thMel Judah$8,080
25thChris Björin$8,080
34thDewey Tomko$7,070