1998 World Series of Poker
Encyclopedia
Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000 Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Farzad Bonyadi Farzad Bonyadi Farzad "Freddy" Bonyadi is an Iranian professional poker player based in Aliso Viejo, California, who has won 3 World Series of Poker bracelets.... |
$429,940 | Paul Scarim |
| $1,500 Razz Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low . The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace usually plays low... |
Doyle Brunson Doyle Brunson Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to... |
$93,000 | Ray Dehkharghani |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha | Michael Shadkin | $109,800 | Jan Lundberg |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Kirk Morrison Kirk Morrison (poker player) Kirk Morrison is a professional poker player originally from Wichita, Kansas, United States, but who has lived in New Zealand for a part of his life between 1999 and 2006.... |
$148,185 | Max Stern Max Stern (poker player) Dr. Max Stern is a professional poker player, pediatrician and author.He is the co-author of Championship Stud, with Tom McEvoy and Linda Johnson. Stern contributed to the sections on Seven-card stud and Seven Card Stud tournament and ring game play.Stern is considered to be a Texas hold 'em,... |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Omaha w/Rebuys |
Donnacha O'Dea Donnacha O'Dea Donnacha "The Don" O'Dea is an Irish professional poker player. In his youth he was a swimmer, and represented Ireland in the 1968 Olympics. He was also the first Irish swimmer to swim 100m in less than one minute... |
$154,800 | Johnny Chan Johnny Chan (poker player) Johnny Chan rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese American professional poker player. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively.... |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split | Tommy Hufnagle | $139,305 | Don Holt Don Holt (poker player) Don Holt is an American poker player. He has won a World Series of Poker bracelet and has cashed in various events at the WSOP including the Main Event.... |
| $2,000 No Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Jeff Ross | $259,000 | Layne Flack Layne Flack Layne Flack is an American professional poker player, residing in Montana and Nevada.He met up with Johnny Chan who helped him improve his game and, following a big loss, encouraged Flack to ensure he had a lot of rest before a tournament... |
| $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Chau Giang Chau Giang Chau Tu Giang is an American professional poker player of Chinese descent, who is a three time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and a three time final tablist of the World Poker Tour with over $3 million in live tournament winnings alone.- Biography :Giang fled Vietnam in a small boat in the... |
$150,960 | Carl Bailey |
| $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big... |
$169,460 | Dominic Bourke |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud | Artie Cobb Artie Cobb Artie Cobb is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally from New York, Cobb began playing poker there and moved to Las Vegas in 1976.- Poker career :... |
$152,000 | Helmut Koch |
| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | T. J. Cloutier T. J. Cloutier Thomas James "T.J." Cloutier is a professional poker player from Richardson, Texas. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006.-Early years:... |
$136,000 | Doyle Brunson Doyle Brunson Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to... |
| $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | Bill Gempel | $120,000 | Hershey Entin |
| $3,000 Limit Hold'em | David Chiu David Chiu (poker player) David Chiu is a Chinese American professional poker player, based in Rowland Heights, California, who has won four World Series of Poker bracelets. He is also the winner of the 2008 World Poker Tour's WPT World Championship, and the first winner of the Tournament of Champions of Poker.Chiu was a... |
$205,200 | Mickey Seagle |
| $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Paul Rowe | $133,200 | James Van Alstyne James Van Alstyne James Gibson Van Alstyne is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada.Van Alstyne grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Ben Franklin High School... |
| $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Steve Rydel | $206,400 | Dave Ulliott Dave Ulliott David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker... |
| $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to... w/Rebuys |
Erik Seidel Erik Seidel Erik Seidel is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title.In 2010, he was inducted as a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early life:... |
$132,750 | Lamar Wilkinson |
| $3,000 No Limit Hold'em | Ken Buntjer | $268,620 | Gorden Hall |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Jan Chen | $208,000 | Don Barton |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Patrick Bruel Patrick Bruel Patrick Bruel is a French singer, actor, and professional poker player of Algerian Jewish descent.-Biography:... |
$224,000 | Robert Redman |
| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Mendy Commanda Mendy Commanda Mandy Commanda was a World Series of Poker champion in the 1998 $1,000 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud.As of 2008, her total WSOP tournament winnings exceed $40,000.-World Series of Poker bracelets:-References:... |
$40,000 | Jerri Thomas |
Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scotty Nguyen Scotty Nguyen Thuận B. "Scotty" Nguyễn is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship... |
$1,000,000 |
| 2nd | Kevin McBride | $687,500 |
| 3rd | T. J. Cloutier T. J. Cloutier Thomas James "T.J." Cloutier is a professional poker player from Richardson, Texas. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006.-Early years:... |
$437,500 |
| 4th | Dewey Weum | $250,000 |
| 5th | Lee Salem Lee Salem Lee Salem is an American poker player from Carlsbad, California. He has made several notable cashes in World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour tournaments and is also a cash game player.... |
$190,000 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 6th | Ben Roberts | $150,000 |
| 9th | Paul McKinney Paul McKinney Paul "Cigar" McKinney is an American poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the age of 80.- Poker Career :... |
$57,500 |
| 10th | Susie Isaacs Susie Isaacs Susan J. Isaacs is an American professional poker player, who has been based in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1986.... |
$40,000 |
| 12th | Bobby Hoff Bobby Hoff Bobby "The Wizard" Hoff is an American professional poker player, based in Long Beach, California. According to Hoff, his nickname "The Wizard" refers to his ability to make mountains of chips disappear.-Early years:... |
$40,000 |
| 17th | Kathy Liebert Kathy Liebert Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player.- Poker :Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado... |
$30,000 |
| 20th | Vince Burgio Vince Burgio Vincent Burgio is an American professional poker player based in West Hills, California.Burgio is a graduate of the University of Missouri... |
$25,000 |
| 21st | Thor Hansen Thor Hansen Thor Harald Hansen is a professional poker player. He was recruited by Larry Flynt to play poker for him after Hansen played against him in Las Vegas in the mid 1990s. He has two WSOP braclets, one from the 1988 WSOP in Seven-card stud, and then later in Deuce to Seven Lowball in the 2002 WSOP... |
$25,000 |
| 22nd | Jack Keller | $25,000 |
| 23rd | Rod Peate Rod Peate Rod Peate is a poker player from Downey, CaliforniaIn the 1983 World Series of Poker, Peate finished runner-up to Tom McEvoy in the Main Event. Since then, Peate has cashed in the Main Event four times: 1987, 1990, 1997, and 1998.... |
$25,000 |
| 25th | Paul Clark Paul Clark (poker player) Paul "Eskimo" Clark is an American professional poker player, living in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Life and career:Before turning to poker, Paul Clark was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he worked as a medic.... |
$25,000 |
| 27th | Farzad Bonyadi Farzad Bonyadi Farzad "Freddy" Bonyadi is an Iranian professional poker player based in Aliso Viejo, California, who has won 3 World Series of Poker bracelets.... |
$25,000 |