1993 World Series of Poker


The 1993 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Poker professionals Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest would both win three bracelets during the 1993 Series.

Preliminary events

NumberEventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
1$1,500 Seven Card StudRobert Turner$103,800Dave Crunkleton
2$2,500 Seven Card StudMarty Sigel$113,000Lonnie Williams
3$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo SplitErik Seidel$94,000J. W. Smith
4$1,500 Limit Hold'emHugo Mieth$220,800Jack Keller
5$1,500 Limit OmahaJack Keller$61,800Howard Lederer
6$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card StudPhyllis Kessler$32,800Becki Vincent
7$2,500 No Limit Hold'emPhil Hellmuth$173,000Noli Francisco
8$1,500 No Limit Hold'emPhil Hellmuth$161,400Chris Tsiprailidis
9$5,000 Limit Hold'emPhil Hellmuth$138,000Don Williams
10$1,500 Ace to Five DrawChau Giang$82,800Brian Nadell
11$5,000 Seven Card StudTed Forrest$114,000John Heaney
12$1,500 RazzTed Forrest$77,400Charles Burris
13$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo SplitTed Forrest$120,000John Cernuto
14$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo SplitGene Fisher$113,400Mike Krescanko
15$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'emHamid Dastmalchi$114,000Mickey Appleman
16$2,500 Pot Limit OmahaHumberto Brenes$128,000Jay Heimowitz
17$2,500 Limit Hold'emHumberto Brenes$149,000Tom Cady
18$1,500 Pot Limit OmahaBuddy Bonnecaze$83,400Roy Dudley
19$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'emJohn Bonetti$122,400Chau Giang
20$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven DrawBilly Baxter$130,500Phil Hellmuth

Main Event

There were 231 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. 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

PlaceNamePrize
1stJim Bechtel$1,000,000
2ndGlenn Cozen$420,000
3rdJohn Bonetti$210,000
4thMansour Matloubi$120,000
5thThomas Chung$72,000
6thMick Cowley$36,000

Other High Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
9thBrad Daugherty$24,000
12thHenry Orenstein$19,200
13thRobert Turner$16,880
15thMori Eskandani$16,800
19thMarsha Waggoner$12,000
20thWendeen H. Eolis$12,000
24thMike Sexton$12,000
25thBobby Hoff$12,000
26thChip Reese$12,000