# 1994 World Series of Poker

The 1994 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

## Events

There were 20 preliminary events at the 1994 World Series of Poker.
| # | Date | Event | Entries | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results |
| 1 | April 16, 1994 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 506 | Steven Sim (1/1) | $289,200 | Charles Brock | Results |
| 2 | April 17, 1994 | $5,000 Limit Hold'em | 105 | Erik Seidel (1/3) | $210,000 | Michael Davis | Results |
| 3 | April 18, 1994 | $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 167 | Huck Seed (1/1) | $167,000 | Lindy Chambers | Results |
| 4 | April 19, 1994 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 330 | George Rodis (1/1) | $135,000 | Phil Hellmuth (0/5) | Results |
| 5 | April 20, 1994 | $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | 103 | J. C. Pearson (1/1) | $103,000 | Matthias Rohnacher | Results |
| 6 | April 21, 1994 | $2,500 Seven Card Stud | 132 | Rodney H. Pardey (1/2) | $132,000 | Alan Boston | Results |
| 7 | April 22, 1994 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | 72 | Roger Moore (1/1) | $144,000 | Adam Roberts | Results |
| 8 | April 23, 1994 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 168 | O'Neil Longson (1/1) | $100,800 | J. C. Pearson | Results |
| 9 | April 24, 1994 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em | 212 | Mike Laing (1/1) | $212,000 | Fred Lieberman | Results |
| 10 | April 25, 1994 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | 247 | Jay Heimowitz (1/4) | $148,200 | Quinton Nixon | Results |
| 11 | April 26, 1994 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | 220 | John Heaney (1/1) | $220,000 | Hal Kant (0/1) | Results |
| 12 | April 27, 1994 | $1,500 Razz | 148 | Mike Hart (1/4) | $88,800 | Tommy Hufnagle | Results |
| 13 | April 28, 1994 | $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | 96 | Barbara Enright (1/2) | $38,400 | Natalie Ryke | Results |
| 14 | April 29, 1994 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | 225 | T. J. Cloutier (1/2) | $135,000 | Chris Bjorin | Results |
| 15 | April 30, 1994 | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | 163 | T. J. Cloutier (2/3) | $163,000 | Travis Dang | Results |
| 16 | May 1, 1994 | $1,500 Ace to Five Draw | 155 | J. J. Chun (1/1) | $93,000 | Steve Flicker | Results |
| 17 | May 2, 1994 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 226 | Johnny Chan (1/4) | $135,600 | Mansour Matloubi (0/1) | Results |
| 18 | May 3, 1994 | $1,500 Limit Omaha | 139 | Brent Carter (1/2) | $83,400 | Moxie Ungar | Results |
| 19 | May 4, 1994 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | 212 | Vince Burgio (1/1) | $127,200 | Gary Hutzler | Results |
| 20 | May 5, 1994 | $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys | 57 | Lyle Berman (1/3) | $128,250 | Huck Seed | Results |
| 21 | May 6, 1994 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 268 | Russ Hamilton (1/1) | $1,000,000 | Hugh Vincent | Results |

## Main Event

There were 268 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. Since this was the 25th anniversary of the Main Event, the winner received $1,000,000, plus his/her weight in silver, in celebration of the WSOP's silver anniversary.

### Final table

| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Russ Hamilton | $1,000,000* |
| 2nd | Hugh Vincent | $588,000 |
| 3rd | John Spadavecchia | $294,000 |
| 4th | Vince Burgio | $168,000 |
| 5th | Al Krux | $100,800 |
| 6th | Robert Turner | $50,400 |
* Hamilton also won his weight in silver

### In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 16th | Mansour Matloubi | $20,160 |
| 19th | J. C. Pearson | $16,800 |
| 22nd | Howard Goldfarb | $16,800 |
| 24th | Bobby Baldwin | $16,800 |
| 25th | Yoshio Nakano | $16,800 |
| 26th | Annie Duke | $16,800 |
| 27th | Donnacha O'Dea | $16,800 |