1998 World Series of Poker


The 1998 World Series of Poker was an amount of poker championships held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

Main Event

There were 350 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The 1998 Main Event was notable for having only five players reach the official final table for the first time in WSOP Main Event history.

Final table

Other High Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
6thBen Roberts$150,000
9thPaul McKinney$57,500
10thSusie Isaacs$40,000
12thBobby Hoff$40,000
17thKathy Liebert$30,000
20thVince Burgio$25,000
21stThor Hansen$25,000
22ndJack Keller$25,000
23rdRod Peate$25,000
25thPaul Clark$25,000
27thFarzad Bonyadi$25,000