1986 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Omaha |
Jim Allen | $48,400 | Jack Keller |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Omaha with Rebuys |
David Baxter David Baxter (poker player) David Baxter was an American poker player from Corpus Christi, Texas, who won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.-Poker:Baxter first cashed in the WSOP in 1980 in a no limit hold'em event. He won his first bracelet in 1983 in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event, winning $145,500... |
$127,000 | Eddie Schwettman |
| $1,500 No Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Hamid Dastmalchi Hamid Dastmalchi Hamid Reza Dastmalchi is an Iranian-American professional poker player.Dastmalchi won the 1992 World Series of Poker main event, which is his largest tournament win at $1 million... |
$165,000 | Hans Lund Hans Lund Hans J. "Tuna" Lund was an American professional poker player, based in Sparks, Nevada, who won two World Series of Poker bracelets, and was the runner-up at the 1990 WSOP Main Event.-Poker Career:... |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Barbara Enright Barbara Enright Barbara Enright is an American professional poker player, motivational speaker, and Editor-in-Chief of Woman Poker Player magazine. She has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker and has made it to the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event final table.Enright was the first woman to win an... |
$16,400 | Betty Carey |
| $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to... with Rebuys |
Ron Graham | $142,000 | Aubrey Day |
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em | Jay Heimowitz Jay Heimowitz Jay B. Heimowitz is an American poker player from Bethel, New York. Heimowitz was one of the original players to help establish the Mayfair Club as a premier poker house.... |
$175,800 | Frank Henderson Frank Henderson Frank Henderson is an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas.Henderson was the runner-up to Johnny Chan in the 1987 World Series of Poker $10,000 no limit hold'em main event. He also finished in the money of the same event in 1996.... |
| $1,000 Seven Card Razz Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low . The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace usually plays low... |
Tom McEvoy Tom McEvoy Thomas K. McEvoy is a professional poker player and author. He is best known for his win in the 1983 World Series of Poker main event.-Early life:... |
$52,400 | Alma McClelland Alma McClelland Alma McClelland was a World Series of Poker champion in the 1989 $500 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud.As of 2008, her total WSOP tournament winnings exceed $63,960 .... |
| $1,000 Ace to Five Draw | J. B. Randall | $69,200 | Clifford Roof |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Split | Tommy Fischer | $73,600 | Carl Lao |
| $5,000 No Limit Ace to 5 Draw with Joker & Rebuys | Mike Cox | $118,000 | Jack Keller |
| $1,500 Seven Card stud | Sam Mastrogiannis Sam Mastrogiannis Stamatis A. "Sam" Mastrogiannis is an Greek American professional poker player who won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.-Poker:Mastrogiannis cashed three times at the World Series of Poker and won two bracelets... |
$80,000 | Rick Greider |
Main Event
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Berry Johnston Berry Johnston Berry Enfield Johnston is an American professional poker player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.- Poker career :Johnston won the 1986... |
$570,000 |
| 2nd | Mike Harthcock | $228,000 |
| 3rd | Gary Berland Gary Berland Gary "Bones" Berland was an American professional poker player who won five World Series of Poker bracelets.-Early Life:... |
$114,000 |
| 4th | Jesse Alto Jesse Alto Jesse Michael Alto , was an American poker player, best known for his numerous main event final table appearances at the World Series of Poker.Alto was a fixture at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s and 1980s... |
$62,700 |
| 5th | Bill Smith | $51,300 |
| 6th | Roger Moore Roger Moore (poker player) Roger Moore was a professional poker player.Moore grew up the son of sharecroppers. He quit school in the eighth grade and soon afterwards entered into military service. After the military he worked as a civil servant and for fun he would play poker... |
$39,900 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 8th | Jim Doman Jim Doman Jim Doman was an American professional poker player who won two World Series of Poker bracelets.His total live tournament winnings exceeded $800,000.- WSOP Bracelets :-Notes:... |
$22,800 |
| 10th | Dewey Tomko Dewey Tomko Duane "Dewey" Tomko is an American former kindergarten teacher turned professional poker player, based in Winter Haven, Florida.... |
$12,500 |
| 11th | Don Williams Don Williams (poker player) Don Williams is an American poker player.Williams has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker , and has cashed in many other WSOP events including the Main Event.... |
$12,500 |
| 13th | Jim Bechtel Jim Bechtel James Gary "Jim" Bechtel is an American cotton farmer and poker player, based in Gilbert, Arizona. He is best known for winning the 1993 Main Event at the World Series of Poker .- Poker career :... |
$12,500 |
| 14th | Lyle Berman Lyle Berman Lyle Arnold Berman is a professional poker player and business executive.-Business:Berman grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota where he graduated in 1964 with a degree in business administration. He then went to work for his father's leather business, Berman Buckskin. ... |
$12,500 |
| 15th | David Baxter David Baxter (poker player) David Baxter was an American poker player from Corpus Christi, Texas, who won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.-Poker:Baxter first cashed in the WSOP in 1980 in a no limit hold'em event. He won his first bracelet in 1983 in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event, winning $145,500... |
$12,500 |
| 16th | Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin is a professional poker player, off-road racer and casino executive. As a poker player, Baldwin is best known as the 1978 world champion, becoming the youngest main event champion at that time.... |
$12,500 |
| 21st | Gabe Kaplan Gabe Kaplan Gabriel W. "Gabe" Kaplan is an American comedian, actor, poker commentator, and professional poker player.He was born in Brooklyn, New York... |
$10,000 |
| 25th | Wendeen Eolis | $10,000 |
| 26th | Johnny Moss Johnny Moss Johnny Moss was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970, He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in... |
$10,000 |
| 28th | Ken Flaton Ken Flaton Ken Flaton was an American professional poker player who was born in New York City, New York and settled in Henderson, Nevada after serving in the US Army.... |
$7,500 |