1993 World Series of Poker

The 1993 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

1993 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	April 20 – May 10
Champion
Jim Bechtel

Preliminary events

There were 20 preliminary events at the 1993 World Series of Poker. Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest both won three bracelets during the 1993 WSOP, tying a record for a single World Series originally set by Puggy Pearson in the 1973 WSOP. Hellmuth narrowly missed a fourth bracelet in the final event, losing to future Hall of Famer Billy Baxter.

Number	Event	Winner	Prize	Runner-up
1	$1,500 Seven Card Stud	Robert Turner (1/1)	$103,800	Dave Crunkleton
2	$2,500 Seven Card Stud	Marty Sigel (1/1)	$113,000	Lonnie Williams
3	$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	Erik Seidel (1/2)	$94,000	J. W. Smith
4	$1,500 Limit Hold'em	Hugo Mieth (1/1)	$220,800	Jack Keller (0/2)
5	$1,500 Limit Omaha	Jack Keller (1/3)	$61,800	Howard Lederer
6	$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud	Phyllis Kessler (1/1)	$32,800	Becki Vincent
7	$2,500 No Limit Hold'em	Phil Hellmuth (1/3)	$173,000	Noli Francisco
8	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	Phil Hellmuth (2/4)	$161,400	Chris Tsiprailidis
9	$5,000 Limit Hold'em	Phil Hellmuth (3/5)	$138,000	Don Williams (0/3)
10	$1,500 Ace to Five Draw	Chau Giang (1/1)	$82,800	Brian Nadell
11	$5,000 Seven Card Stud	Ted Forrest (1/1)	$114,000	John Heaney
12	$1,500 Razz	Ted Forrest (2/2)	$77,400	Charles Burris
13	$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	Ted Forrest (3/3)	$120,000	John Cernuto
14	$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	Gene Fisher (1/2)	$113,400	Mike Krescanko
15	$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	Hamid Dastmalchi (1/3)	$114,000	Mickey Appleman (0/2)
16	$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha	Humberto Brenes (1/1)	$128,000	Jay Heimowitz (0/3)
17	$2,500 Limit Hold'em	Humberto Brenes (2/2)	$149,000	Tom Cady
18	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha	Buddy Bonnecaze (1/2)	$83,400	Roy Dudley
19	$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	John Bonetti (1/2)	$122,400	Chau Giang (0/1)
20	$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw	Billy Baxter (1/6)	$130,500	Phil Hellmuth (0/5)

Main Event

There were 231 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. The first two female players to finish in the money in the main event were Marsha Waggoner, who finished in 19th place, and Wendeen H. Eolis, who finished in 20th place.

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Jim Bechtel	$1,000,000
2nd	Glenn Cozen	$420,000
3rd	John Bonetti	$210,000
4th	Mansour Matloubi	$120,000
5th	Thomas Chung	$72,000
6th	Mick Cowley	$36,000

In The Money Finishes

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

Place	Name	Prize
9th	Brad Daugherty	$24,000
12th	Henry Orenstein	$19,200
13th	Robert Turner	$16,880
15th	Mori Eskandani	$16,800
19th	Marsha Waggoner	$12,000
20th	Wendeen Eolis	$12,000
24th	Mike Sexton	$12,000
25th	Bobby Hoff	$12,000
26th	Chip Reese	$12,000

External links

• Tournament results at the World Series of Poker