1997 World Series of Poker


The 1997 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Most notably, it was the only WSOP where the Main Event final table took place outdoors, at the Fremont Street Experience, just outside Binions.

Events

There were 20 preliminary bracelet events at the 1997 World Series of Poker.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 19, 1997$2,000 Limit Hold'em544Kevin Song $397,120Yuan Lanvin
2April 20, 1997$1,500 Razz160Linda Johnson $96,000Peter Brownstein
3April 21, 1997$1,500 Limit Omaha184Claude Cohen $110,400Frankie Havard
4April 22, 1997$1,500 Seven Card Stud257Maria Stern $140,708Adam Roberts
5April 23, 1997$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys140Chris Bjorin $169,200Michael Davis
6April 24, 1997$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split238Doug Saab $130,305Bernie Rosenthal
7April 25, 1997$2,000 No Limit Hold'em355John Cernuto $259,150Thomas Sparks
8April 26, 1997$2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split215Scotty Nguyen $156,950Mike Matusow
9April 27, 1997$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em247Dave Ulliott $180,310Chris Truby
10April 28, 1997$2,500 Seven Card Stud169Vasilis Lazarou $169,000Caesar Como
11April 29, 1997$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys87Matthias Rohnacher $183,000Surinder Sunar
12April 30, 1997$2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split117Max Stern $117,000Artie Cobb
13May 1, 1997$3,000 Limit Hold'em193Louis Asmo $231,600Jim Meehan
14May 2, 1997$3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split121Dean Stonier $145,200John Hom
15May 3, 1997$3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em170Phil Hellmuth $204,000Tom McEvoy
16May 4, 1997$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys32Johnny Chan $164,250Lyle Berman
17May 5, 1997$3,000 No Limit Hold'em217Max Stern $237,615Kathy Liebert
18May 6, 1997$5,000 Seven Card Stud88Mel Judah $176,000Vasilis Lazarou
19May 7, 1997$5,000 Limit Hold'em112Bob Veltri $224,000Ed Stevens
20May 8, 1997$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud95Susie Isaacs $38,000Karen Wolfson
21May 10, 1997$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event312Stu Ungar $1,000,000John Strzemp

Main Event

There were 312 entrants to the main event. Each entrant paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. Stu Ungar won the Main Event for a record-tying third time.

Final table

Final table results

PlaceNamePrize
1stStu Ungar$1,000,000
2ndJohn Strzemp$583,000
3rdMel Judah$371,000
4thRon Stanley$212,000
5thBob Walker$161,120
6thPeter Bao$127,200

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
9thChris Björin$48,760
12thMarsha Waggoner$33,920
13thJay Heimowitz$29,680
14thAndrew Black$29,680
15thRod Peate$29,680
16thDoyle Brunson$25,440
18thKen Flaton$25,440
19thPaul Clark$21,200
21stPhil Hellmuth$21,200
22ndBilly Baxter$21,200