1996 World Series of Poker


The 1996 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1996 World Series featured the first woman to win an open event outright when Barbara Enright won the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event.

Preliminary events

Main Event

There were 295 entrants to the main event. Each entrant 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.
PlaceNamePrize
10thDavid Chiu$31,200
13thChau Giang$27,300
16thBerry Johnston$23,400
17thDan Harrington$23,400
18thFrank Henderson$23,400
19thJohn Esposito$19,500
21stPeter Vilandos$19,500
24thHal Kant$19,500
25thDonnacha O'Dea$19,500
26thLucy Rokach$19,500