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1996 World Series of Poker
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The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
le class="wikitable"> | | Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
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| $1,500 Chinese poker | Gregory Grivas | $37,200 | Charles Burris | | $2,000 Limit Hold'em | David Chiu | $396,000 | Jaan Shu | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Gary Benson | $148,200 | Billy Cohen | | $1,500 Limit Omaha | Dudy Roach | $102,600 | Men Nguyen | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split | John Cernuto | $147,000 | Lonnie Heimowitz | | $1,500 Seven Card Razz | Randy Holland | $87,000 | Joe Aurelio | | $1,500 Omaha 8 or better | Adeeb Harb | $155,815 | Noli Francisco | | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | John Morgan | $227,815 | George Githens | | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Jim Huntley | $168,600 | Phil Mazzella | | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | Al Krux | $156,375 | Gerardo Crespi | | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | Kassem "Freddy" Deeb | $146,250 | Mickey Appleman | | $2,500 Seven Card Stud Split | Frank Thompson | $94,000 | Ted Forrest | | $2,500 Omaha 8 or better | Men Nguyen | $110,000 | Mattias Rochnacher | | $5,000 Chinese Poker | Jim Feldhouse | $50,000 | Eli Balas | | $1,500 Ace to Five Draw | Hans "Tuna" Lund | $71,400 | John Henson | | $3,000 Limit Hold'em | Donny Kerr | $200,400 | Michael Halford | | $2,500 Seven Card Stud | Marty Sigel | $144,000 | Annie Duke | | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Sam Farha | $145,000 | Brent Carter | | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | Barbara Enright | $180,000 | Stan Goldstein | | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Henry Orenstein | $130,000 | Humberto Brenes | | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | Mel Weiner | $250,315 | John Spadavecchia | | $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Tony Ma | $236,000 | John Bonetti | | $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Susie Isaacs | $42,000 | Nikki Harris |
e were 295 entrants to the main event.
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The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
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| $1,500 Chinese poker | Gregory Grivas | $37,200 | Charles Burris | | $2,000 Limit Hold'em | David Chiu | $396,000 | Jaan Shu | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Gary Benson | $148,200 | Billy Cohen | | $1,500 Limit Omaha | Dudy Roach | $102,600 | Men Nguyen | | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split | John Cernuto | $147,000 | Lonnie Heimowitz | | $1,500 Seven Card Razz | Randy Holland | $87,000 | Joe Aurelio | | $1,500 Omaha 8 or better | Adeeb Harb | $155,815 | Noli Francisco | | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | John Morgan | $227,815 | George Githens | | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Jim Huntley | $168,600 | Phil Mazzella | | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | Al Krux | $156,375 | Gerardo Crespi | | $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | Kassem "Freddy" Deeb | $146,250 | Mickey Appleman | | $2,500 Seven Card Stud Split | Frank Thompson | $94,000 | Ted Forrest | | $2,500 Omaha 8 or better | Men Nguyen | $110,000 | Mattias Rochnacher | | $5,000 Chinese Poker | Jim Feldhouse | $50,000 | Eli Balas | | $1,500 Ace to Five Draw | Hans "Tuna" Lund | $71,400 | John Henson | | $3,000 Limit Hold'em | Donny Kerr | $200,400 | Michael Halford | | $2,500 Seven Card Stud | Marty Sigel | $144,000 | Annie Duke | | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Sam Farha | $145,000 | Brent Carter | | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | Barbara Enright | $180,000 | Stan Goldstein | | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Henry Orenstein | $130,000 | Humberto Brenes | | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | Mel Weiner | $250,315 | John Spadavecchia | | $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Tony Ma | $236,000 | John Bonetti | | $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Susie Isaacs | $42,000 | Nikki Harris |
Main Event
There were 295 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
Final table
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
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