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The 1992 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.
[edit] Preliminary events
| Event |
Winner |
Prize |
Runner-up |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud |
Men Nguyen |
$120,600 |
Tom McEvoy |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Buddy Bonnecaze |
$115,800 |
Jimmy Athanas |
| $1,500 Seven Card Razz |
Lamar Hampton |
$80,400 |
Men Nguyen |
| $1,500 Omaha 8 or better |
Eli Balas |
$122,400 |
Marlon De Los Santos |
| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em |
Lance Straughn |
$152,400 |
Greg Angel |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split |
Rick Steiner |
$105,000 |
Marsha Waggoner |
| Limit]] Hold'em |
Bob Abell |
$226,800 |
Rocky Ramano |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha |
Tom McEvoy |
$79,200 |
Berry Johnston |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Billy Thomas |
$81,000 |
Joe Lazar |
| $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw |
Mickey Appleman |
$119,250 |
Huck Seed |
| $1,500 Ace to Five Draw |
Dal Derovin |
$90,000 |
Vince Burgio |
| $2,500 Limit Hold'em |
Erik Seidel |
$168,000 |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud |
Ray Rumler |
$106,000 |
Ester Rossi |
| $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha |
Hoyt Corkins |
$96,000 |
O'Neil Longson |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Kenny Duggan |
$134,000 |
Noli Francisco |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud |
Paul "Eskimo" Clark |
$122,000 |
Ray Rumler |
| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em |
Lyle Berman |
$192,000 |
Humberto Brenes |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em |
Phil Hellmuth Jr |
$168,000 |
Steve Kopp |
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud |
Shari Flanzer |
$38,000 |
Kim Alford |
[edit] Main Event
There were 201 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. As of 2006, this is the only year that there were fewer participants in the main event than the prior year.
[edit] Final table
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 1st |
Hamid Dastmalchi |
$1,000,000 |
| 2nd |
Tom Jacobs |
$353,500 |
| 3rd |
Hans "Tuna" Lund |
$176,750 |
| 4th |
Mike Alsaadi |
$101,000 |
| 5th |
Dave Crunkleton |
$60,600 |
| 6th |
Clyde Coleman |
$30,300 |
[edit] Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
| Place |
Name |
Prize |
| 7th |
Johnny Chan |
$25,250 |
| 8th |
Jack Keller |
$20,200 |
| 12th |
John Bonetti |
$10,100 |
| 13th |
Todd Brunson |
$10,100 |
| 15th |
Bobby Baldwin |
$10,100 |
| 17th |
Berry Johnston |
$10,100 |
| 20th |
Surinder Sunar |
$8,080 |
| 21st |
Telly Savalas |
$8,080 |
| 22nd |
Barry Greenstein |
$8,080 |
| 23rd |
Mike Sexton |
$8,080 |
| 24th |
Mel Judah |
$8,080 |
| 25th |
Chris Bjorin |
$8,080 |
