1986 World Series of Poker
Series of poker tournaments
The 1986 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe .
Preliminary events
There were 12 preliminary events at the 1986 World Series of Poker.
#
Event
Winner
Prize
Runner-up
1
$1,000 Limit Omaha
Jim Allen (1/1)
$48,400
Jack Keller (0/2)
[ 1]
2
$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha (Rebuy)
David Baxter (1/2)
$127,000
Eddie Schwettman
[ 2]
3
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Hamid Dastmalchi (1/1)
$165,000
Hans Lund (0/1)
[ 3]
4
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud
Barbara Enright (1/1)
$16,400
Betty Carey
[ 4]
5
$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with Rebuys
Ron Graham (1/1)
$142,000
Aubrey Day (0/2)
[ 5]
6
$1,500 Limit Hold'em
Jay Heimowitz (1/2)
$175,800
Frank Henderson
[ 6]
7
$1,000 Seven Card Razz
Tom McEvoy (1/3)
$52,400
Alma McClelland
[ 7]
8
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw
J. B. Randall (1/1)
$69,200
Clifford Roof
[ 8]
9
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Split
Tommy Fischer (1/2)
$73,600
Carl Lao
[ 9]
10
$5,000 Seven Card Stud
Sam Mastrogiannis (1/2)
$80,000
Rick Greider
[ 10]
11
$5,000 No Limit Ace to 5 Draw with Joker (Rebuy)
Mike Cox (1/1)
$118,000
Jack Keller (0/2)
[ 11]
12
$1,000 Seven Card stud
Sam Mastrogiannis (2/3)
$78,400
David Chew
[ 12]
Main Event
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. 1985 World Champion Bill Smith made back-to-back Main Event final tables. Johnston, the eventual winner, was at the final table in 1985 when Smith won. Wendeen Eolis became the first female player to finish the main event in the money when she finished in 25th place.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Final table
In The Money Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
Place
Name
Prize
8th
Jim Doman (0/2)
$22,800
10th
Dewey Tomko (0/3)
$12,500
11th
Don Williams (0/2)
$12,500
13th
Jim Bechtel
$12,500
14th
Lyle Berman
$12,500
15th
David Baxter (0/2)
$12,500
16th
Bobby Baldwin (0/4)
$12,500
21st
Gabe Kaplan
$10,000
23rd
Buster Jackson (0/1)
$10,000
25th
Wendeen Eolis
$10,000
26th
Johnny Moss (0/8)
$10,000
28th
Ken Flaton (0/1)
$7,500
34th
Artie Cobb (0/1)
$7,500
References
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $1,000 Limit Omaha" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy)" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #3: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (Rebuy)" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #6: $1,500 Limit Hold'em" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #7: $1,000 Limit Razz" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #8: $1,000 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #9: $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #10: $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #11: $5,000 No-Limit A-5 Draw w/ Joker (Rebuy)" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "1986 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #12: $1,000 Seven Card Stud" . World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ Harris, Martin (2017-07-04). "History of the World Series of Poker Main Event: 1980-1989" . PokerNews . Retrieved 2024-11-11 .
^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-11-24). "WSOP 1986: Year of Berry Johnston" . PokerListings . Retrieved 2024-11-26 .
^ "17th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1986, No Limit Hold'em World Championship" . The Hendon Mob . Retrieved 2024-11-26 .
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