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1991 World Series of Poker

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1991 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 26 – May 13
Champion
United States Brad Daugherty
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The 1991 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from April 26 to May 13, 1991. The 1991 World Series featured a then-record 18 bracelet events.

Preliminary events

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The 1991 WSOP featured 17 preliminary events.[1][2] Jay Heimowitz became the second player in WSOP history to win bracelets in three different decades.

# Event Winner Prize Runner-up
1 $1,500 Razz Charles Wight (1/1) $231,000 Steve Kopp [3]
2 $5,000 Limit Hold'em Byron Wolford (1/1) $210,000 Erik Seidel [4]
3 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Donna Ward (1/1) $28,200 Toni Brown [5]
4 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha An Tran (1/1) $87,600 Chris Björin [6]
5 $2,500 Limit Hold'em Ron Stanley (1/1) $203,000 Stavros Karabinas [7]
6 $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw John Spadavecchia (1/1) $58,500 Dewey Tomko (0/3) [8]
7 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Rodney H. Pardey (1/1) $133,000 Don Williams (0/3) [9]
8 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Max Linder (1/1) $256,000 Eddie Schwettman [10]
9 $1,500 Limit Omaha Paul Heinrich (1/1) $92,000 Chris Hatzakos [11]
10 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Jay Heimowitz (1/3) $126,000 John Bonetti (0/1) [12]
11 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Mike Hart (1/3) $106,200 James Richburg [13]
12 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw Pat Flanagan (1/1) $106,800 David Allred [14]
13 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Artie Cobb (1/3) $146,400 John Sears [15]
14 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Thomas Chung (1/2) $142,000 Mim Penney [16]
15 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Brent Carter (1/1) $166,800 O'Neil Longson [17]
16 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Doyle Brunson (1/7) $208,000 Dan Stashkiw [18]
17 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Joe Becker (1/1) $119,400 Mel Judah (0/1) [19]

Main Event

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There were 215 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money.[20] This was the first Main Event to offer a top prize of $1,000,000.[21]

Final table

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Place Name Prize
1st Brad Daugherty $1,000,000
2nd Don Holt $402,500
3rd Bob Veltri $201,250
4th Don Williams $115,000
5th Perry Green $69,000
6th Ali Farsai $34,500

In The Money Finishes

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NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize
7th Hilbert Shirey $28,750
9th Donnacha O'Dea $17,250
10th Robert Turner $11,500
11th Jay Heimowitz $11,500
12th O'Neil Longson $11,500
13th Gabe Kaplan $11,500
15th Brent Carter $11,500
18th David Baxter $11,500
19th Hans Lund $9,200
21st Jason Lester $9,200
22nd Mike Hart $9,200
24th Mike Sexton $9,200
29th Bobby Baldwin $8,050
34th Hamid Dastmalchi $8,050

References

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  1. ^ "World Series of Poker 1991: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ "1991 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  3. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $1,500 Limit Razz". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  4. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $5,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  5. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #3: $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  6. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  7. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $2,500 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  8. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #6: $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  9. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #7: $2,500 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  10. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #8: $1,500 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  11. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #9: $1,500 Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  12. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #10: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  13. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #11: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  14. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #12: $1,500 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  15. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #13: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  16. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #14: $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  17. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #15: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  18. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #16: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  19. ^ "1991 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #17: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  20. ^ "22nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1991, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  21. ^ Lucchesi, Ryan (June 28, 2008). "Brad Daugherty is the First Millionaire World Champion". CardPlayer. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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