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1986 World Series of Poker

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1986 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 10 – May 23
Champion
United States Berry Johnston
← 1985
1987 →

The 1986 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

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There were 12 preliminary events at the 1986 World Series of Poker.

# Date Event Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 May 10, 1986 $1,000 Limit Omaha Jim Allen (1/1) $48,400 Jack Keller (0/2) Results
2 May 11, 1986 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha (Rebuy) David Baxter (1/2) $127,000 Eddie Schwettman Results
3 May 12, 1986 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Hamid Dastmalchi (1/1) $165,000 Hans Lund (0/1) Results
4 May 13, 1986 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Barbara Enright (1/1) $16,400 Betty Carey Results
5 May 14, 1986 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with Rebuys Ron Graham (1/1) $142,000 Aubrey Day (0/2) Results
6 May 15, 1986 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Jay Heimowitz (1/2) $175,800 Frank Henderson Results
7 May 16, 1986 $1,000 Seven Card Razz Tom McEvoy (1/3) $52,400 Alma McClelland Results
8 May 17, 1986 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw J. B. Randall (1/1) $69,200 Clifford Roof Results
9 May 18, 1986 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Split Tommy Fischer (1/2) $73,600 Carl Lao Results
10 May 19, 1986 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Sam Mastrogiannis (1/2) $80,000 Rick Greider Results
11 May 20, 1986 $5,000 No Limit Ace to 5 Draw with Joker (Rebuy) Mike Cox (1/1) $118,000 Jack Keller (0/2) Results
12 May 20, 1986 $1,000 Seven Card stud Sam Mastrogiannis (2/3) $78,400 David Chew Results
13 May 21, 1986 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Berry Johnston (1/2) $570,000 Mike Harthcock (0/1) Results


Main Event

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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, finished third 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.[1][2][3]

Final table

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Place Name Prize
1st Berry Johnston $570,000
2nd Mike Harthcock $228,000
3rd Gary Berland $114,000
4th Jesse Alto $62,700
5th Bill Smith $51,300
6th Roger Moore $39,900

In The Money Finishes

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NB: This list is restricted to In The Money 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
23rd Buster Jackson $10,000
25th Wendeen Eolis $10,000
26th Johnny Moss $10,000
28th Ken Flaton $7,500
34th Artie Cobb $7,500

References

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  1. ^ Harris, Martin (2017-07-04). "History of the World Series of Poker Main Event: 1980-1989". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-11-24). "WSOP 1986: Year of Berry Johnston". PokerListings. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  3. ^ "17th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1986, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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