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Series of poker tournaments
The 1986 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe .
Preliminary events [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. 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.[3]
Final table [ edit ]
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Other High Finishes [ edit ]
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
Place
Name
Prize
7th
Steve Lott
$34,200
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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References [ edit ]