1986 World Series of Poker
The 1986 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
| Event |
Winner |
Prize |
Runner-up |
|---|
| $1,000 Limit Omaha |
Jim Allen |
$48,400 |
Jack Keller |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys |
David Baxter |
$127,000 |
Eddie Schwettman |
| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em |
Hamid Dastmalchi |
$165,000 |
Hans Lund |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud |
Barbara Enright |
$16,400 |
Betty Carey |
| $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with Rebuys |
Ron Graham |
$142,000 |
Aubrey Day |
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em |
Jay Heimowitz |
$175,800 |
Frank Henderson |
| $1,000 Seven Card Razz |
Tom McEvoy |
$52,400 |
Alma McClelland |
| $1,000 Ace to Five Draw |
J. B. Randall |
$69,200 |
Clifford Roof |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Split |
Tommy Fischer |
$73,600 |
Carl Lao |
| $5,000 No Limit Ace to 5 Draw with Joker & Rebuys |
Mike Cox |
$118,000 |
Jack Keller |
| $1,500 Seven Card stud |
Sam Mastrogiannis |
$80,000 |
Rick Greider |
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Main Event
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
Final table
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Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
|---|
| 8th |
Jim Doman |
$22,800 |
| 10th |
Dewey Tomko |
$12,500 |
| 11th |
Don Williams |
$12,500 |
| 13th |
Jim Bechtel |
$12,500 |
| 14th |
Lyle Berman |
$12,500 |
| 15th |
David Baxter |
$12,500 |
| 16th |
Bobby Baldwin |
$12,500 |
| 21st |
Gabe Kaplan |
$10,000 |
| 25th |
Wendeen Eolis |
$10,000 |
| 26th |
Johnny Moss |
$10,000 |
| 28th |
Ken Flaton |
$7,500 |
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Notes
- 1 2 3 Butt, Robert. "17th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1986". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- 1 2 3 "17th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1986". CardPlayer.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-06.