1993 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,500 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 |
Hugo Mieth | $220,800 | Jack Keller |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Robert Turner | $103,800 | Dave Crunkleton |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha | Jack Keller | $61,800 | Howard Lederer Howard Lederer Howard Henry Lederer is an American professional poker player and brother of poker professional Annie Duke, and author and poet Katy Lederer. On September 20, 2011, the U.S... |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | Gene Fisher Gene Fisher Gene Fisher is an American poker player from El Paso, Texas.Fisher won two World Series of Poker bracelets in 1980 and 1993, winning the same amount in both events. He has also cashed in various other poker tournaments.... |
$113,400 | Mike Krescanko |
| $1,500 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... |
Ted Forrest Ted Forrest Ted Forrest is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Tournament Wins:... |
$77,400 | Charles Burris |
| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Ted Forrest Ted Forrest Ted Forrest is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Tournament Wins:... |
$120,000 | John Cernuto John Cernuto "Miami" John Cernuto is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specialising in Omaha hi-lo events.-Early years:... |
| $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 |
Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
$161,400 | Chris Tsiprailidis Chris Tsiprailidis "Syracuse" Christos Tsiprailidis is a professional poker player, based in Syracuse, New York.Before turning to poker as his career, Tsiprailidis worked as a chef and as a soccer player.... |
| $1,500 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 |
Buddy Bonnecaze Buddy Bonnecaze Buddy Bonnecaze is an American poker player, winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets.Bonnecaze began cashing in poker tournaments in the mid-1980s and made his first cash in the World Series of Poker in 1986, finishing in 35th place in the Main Event, winning $7,500.He won his first WSOP... |
$83,400 | Roy Dudley |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | John Bonetti John Bonetti John Joseph Bonetti was an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bonetti began playing at the age of 54, and won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker .... |
$122,400 | Chau Giang Chau Giang Chau Tu Giang is an American professional poker player of Chinese descent, who is a three time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and a three time final tablist of the World Poker Tour with over $3 million in live tournament winnings alone.- Biography :Giang fled Vietnam in a small boat in the... |
| $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Erik Seidel Erik Seidel Erik Seidel is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title.In 2010, he was inducted as a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
$94,000 | J. W. Smith |
| $5,000 No Limit 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... |
Billy Baxter Billy Baxter (poker player) William E. Baxter, Jr. is an American professional poker player and sports bettor. He has won numerous tournament titles in his career as a professional poker player, including seven World Series of Poker bracelets.... |
$130,500 | Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
| $1,500 Ace to Five Draw | Chau Giang Chau Giang Chau Tu Giang is an American professional poker player of Chinese descent, who is a three time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and a three time final tablist of the World Poker Tour with over $3 million in live tournament winnings alone.- Biography :Giang fled Vietnam in a small boat in the... |
$82,800 | Brian Nadell |
| $2,500 Pot Limit 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... |
$114,000 | Mickey Appleman Mickey Appleman Mickey L. Appleman is an American professional poker player, sports bettor, and sports handicapper now living in Fort Lee, New Jersey... |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud | Marty Sigel | $113,000 | Lonnie Williams |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Humberto Brenes Humberto Brenes Humberto Brenes is a professional poker player. Brenes currently resides in Miami Lakes, Florida with his wife and three children .... |
$128,000 | 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.... |
| $2,500 Limit Hold'em | Humberto Brenes Humberto Brenes Humberto Brenes is a professional poker player. Brenes currently resides in Miami Lakes, Florida with his wife and three children .... |
$149,000 | Tom Cady |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Ted Forrest Ted Forrest Ted Forrest is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.- Tournament Wins:... |
$114,000 | John Heaney |
| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
$173,000 | Noli Francisco Noli Francisco Noli Francisco is a Filipino American poker player. He has worked as an importer, architect, and real estate entrepreneur... |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality... |
$138,000 | 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.... |
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Phyllis Kessler Phyllis Kessler Phyllis Kessler was a World Series of Poker champion in the 1993 $1,000 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud.As of 2008, her total WSOP tournament winnings exceed $90,515.-World Series of Poker bracelets:-References:... |
$32,800 | Becki Vincent |
Main Event
There were 220 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 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 :... |
$1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Glenn Cozen Glenn Cozen Glenn Cozen is an American professional poker player from Pasadena, California, who is best known for his second-place finish in the $10,000 buy-in Main Event at the 1993 World Series of Poker.... |
$420,000 |
| 3rd | John Bonetti John Bonetti John Joseph Bonetti was an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bonetti began playing at the age of 54, and won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker .... |
$210,000 |
| 4th | Mansour Matloubi Mansour Matloubi Mansour Matloubi is an Iranian-British professional poker player.Matloubi won the 1990 Main Event, making him the first non-American to do so. He also made the final table of the 1993 Main Event, finishing in fourth place. He was eliminated by the event winner, Jim Bechtel.As of 2011, his total... |
$120,000 |
| 5th | Thomas Chung Thomas Chung Thomas Chung is an American poker player from Federal Way, California, who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.Chung won his first bracelet in 1989 in the $2,000 Limit Hold'em event, winning a $212,000 cash prize in addition to the title. This was in his first cash in a WSOP... |
$72,000 |
| 6th | Mick Cowley | $36,000 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 9th | Brad Daugherty Brad Daugherty (poker player) Brad Daugherty is a professional poker player.Daugherty began playing poker in 1969 on a high school trip. Following high school he worked in the construction industry, but after hearing of large prize money for tournament winnings, in 1978 he moved to Reno, Nevada... |
$24,000 |
| 12th | Henry Orenstein Henry Orenstein Henry Orenstein is a poker player and entrepreneur who resides in Verona, New Jersey, United States.... |
$19,200 |
| 13th | Robert Turner | $16,880 |
| 19th | Marsha Waggoner Marsha Waggoner Marsha Waggoner is an American professional poker player who lives in Los Angeles, California.Waggoner has finished in the money at 20 World Series of Poker events as of 2010... |
$12,000 |
| 20th | Wendeen H. Eolis Wendeen H. Eolis Wendeen H. Eolis is the CEO of Wendeen Eolis Enterprises, Inc. which includes Eolis International Group, a legal/government affairs consultancy, and Eolis Institute for Leadership, a specialized learning center and executive leadership consultancy, and is an instructor on UStream for New York's... |
$12,000 |
| 24th | Mike Sexton Mike Sexton Michael Richard Sexton is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early years:... |
$12,000 |
| 25th | Bobby Hoff Bobby Hoff Bobby "The Wizard" Hoff is an American professional poker player, based in Long Beach, California. According to Hoff, his nickname "The Wizard" refers to his ability to make mountains of chips disappear.-Early years:... |
$12,000 |
| 26th | Chip Reese Chip Reese David Edward Reese , more commonly known as Chip Reese, was an American professional poker player and gambler from Centerville, Ohio... |
$12,000 |