1993 World Series of Poker


The 1993 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 20 preliminary events at the 1993 World Series of Poker. Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest both won three bracelets during the 1993 WSOP, tying a record for a single World Series originally set by Puggy Pearson in the 1973 WSOP. Hellmuth narrowly missed a fourth bracelet in the final event, losing to future Hall of Famer Billy Baxter.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 20, 1993$1,500 Seven Card Stud173Robert Turner $103,800Dave Crunkleton
2April 21, 1993$2,500 Seven Card Stud113Marty Sigel $113,000Lonnie Williams
3April 22, 1993$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split94Erik Seidel $94,000J. W. Smith
4April 23, 1993$1,500 Limit Hold'em383Hugo Mieth $220,800Jack Keller
5April 24, 1993$1,500 Limit Omaha103Jack Keller $61,800Howard Lederer
6April 25, 1993$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud82Phyllis Kessler $32,800Becki Vincent
7April 26, 1993$2,500 No Limit Hold'em173Phil Hellmuth $173,000Noli Francisco
8April 27, 1993$1,500 No Limit Hold'em284Phil Hellmuth $161,400Chris Tsiprailidis
9April 28, 1993$5,000 Limit Hold'em63Phil Hellmuth $138,000Don Williams
10April 29, 1993$1,500 Ace to Five Draw138Chau Giang $82,800Brian Nadell
11April 30, 1993$5,000 Seven Card Stud57Ted Forrest $114,000John Heaney
12May 1, 1993$1,500 Razz129Ted Forrest $77,400Charles Burris
13May 2, 1993$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split200Ted Forrest $120,000John Cernuto
14May 3, 1993$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split189Gene Fisher $113,400Mike Krescanko
15May 4, 1993$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em114Hamid Dastmalchi $114,000Mickey Appleman
16May 5, 1993$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha128Humberto Brenes $128,000Jay Heimowitz
17May 6, 1993$2,500 Limit Hold'em149Humberto Brenes $149,000Tom Cady
18May 7, 1993$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha139Buddy Bonnecaze $83,400Roy Dudley
19May 8, 1993$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em204John Bonetti $122,400Chau Giang
20May 9, 1993$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw58Billy Baxter $130,500Phil Hellmuth
21May 10, 1993$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event231Jim Bechtel$1,000,000Glenn Cozen

Main Event

There were 231 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. The first two female players to finish in the money in the main event were Marsha Waggoner, who finished in 19th place, and Wendeen H. Eolis, who finished in 20th place. 1990 Main Event winner Mansour Matloubi entered the final table in pursuit of a second Main Event title, but finished in fourth place.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stJim Bechtel$1,000,000
2ndGlenn Cozen$420,000
3rdJohn Bonetti$210,000
4thMansour Matloubi$120,000
5thThomas Chung$72,000
6thMick Cowley$36,000

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
9thBrad Daugherty$24,000
12thHenry Orenstein$19,200
13thRobert Turner$16,880
15thMori Eskandani$16,800
19thMarsha Waggoner$12,000
20thWendeen Eolis$12,000
24thMike Sexton$12,000
25thBobby Hoff$12,000
26thChip Reese$12,000