1994 World Series of Poker

{{Infobox sports competition event

| competition = 1994 World Series of Poker

| location = Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada

| dates = April 16 – May 6

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Russ Hamilton

| prev = 1993

| next = 1995

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=1994 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule |url=https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=203 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=World Series of Poker}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Event

!Entries

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Winner

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Prize

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Runner-up

!Results

|April 16, 1994

| $1,500 Limit Hold'em

|506

| Steven Sim (1/1)

| $289,200

| Charles Brock

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1994&grid=203 Results]

|April 17, 1994

|$5,000 Limit Hold'em

|105

|Erik Seidel (1/3)

|$210,000

|Michael Davis

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1995&grid=203 Results]

|April 18, 1994

| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys

|167

| Huck Seed (1/1)

| $167,000

| Lindy Chambers

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1996&grid=203 Results]

|April 19, 1994

| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

|330

| George Rodis (1/1)

| $135,000

| Phil Hellmuth (0/5)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1997&grid=203 Results]

|April 20, 1994

| $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

|103

| J. C. Pearson (1/1)

| $103,000

| Matthias Rohnacher

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1998&grid=203 Results]

|April 21, 1994

| $2,500 Seven Card Stud

|132

| Rodney H. Pardey (1/2)

| $132,000

| Alan Boston

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1999&grid=203 Results]

|April 22, 1994

| $5,000 Seven Card Stud

|72

| Roger Moore (1/1)

| $144,000

| Adam Roberts

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2000&grid=203 Results]

|April 23, 1994

| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha

|168

| O'Neil Longson (1/1)

| $100,800

| J. C. Pearson

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2001&grid=203 Results]

|April 24, 1994

| $2,500 Limit Hold'em

|212

| Mike Laing (1/1)

| $212,000

| Fred Lieberman

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2002&grid=203 Results]

|April 25, 1994

| $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em

|247

| Jay Heimowitz (1/4)

| $148,200

| Quinton Nixon

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2003&grid=203 Results]

|April 26, 1994

| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em

|220

| John Heaney (1/1)

| $220,000

| Hal Kant (0/1)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2004&grid=203 Results]

|April 27, 1994

| $1,500 Razz

|148

| Mike Hart (1/4)

| $88,800

| Tommy Hufnagle

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2005&grid=203 Results]

|April 28, 1994

|$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud

|96

|Barbara Enright (1/2)

|$38,400

|Natalie Ryke

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2006&grid=203 Results]

|April 29, 1994

| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

|225

| T. J. Cloutier (1/2)

| $135,000

| Chris Bjorin

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2007&grid=203 Results]

|April 30, 1994

| $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em

|163

| T. J. Cloutier (2/3)

| $163,000

| Travis Dang

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2008&grid=203 Results]

|May 1, 1994

| $1,500 Ace to Five Draw

|155

| J. J. Chun (1/1)

| $93,000

| Steve Flicker

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2009&grid=203 Results]

|May 2, 1994

| $1,500 Seven Card Stud

|226

| Johnny Chan (1/4)

| $135,600

| Mansour Matloubi (0/1)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2010&grid=203 Results]

|May 3, 1994

| $1,500 Limit Omaha

|139

| Brent Carter (1/2)

| $83,400

| Moxie Ungar

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2012&grid=203 Results]

|May 4, 1994

| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split

|212

| Vince Burgio (1/1)

| $127,200

| Gary Hutzler

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2013&grid=203 Results]

|May 5, 1994

| $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys

|57

| Lyle Berman (1/3)

| $128,250

| Huck Seed

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2014&grid=203 Results]

|May 6, 1994

|$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event

|268

|Russ Hamilton (1/1)

|$1,000,000

|Hugh Vincent

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2015&grid=203 Results]

Main Event

There were 268 entrants to the main event.{{Cite web |last=Rinkema |first=Remko |date=2018-07-05 |title=A Numbers Game: WSOP Main Event Winners & Stats |url=https://www.pgt.com/news/a-numbers-game-the-wsop-main-event |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=PokerGO Tour}} 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.{{cite web | last=Sexton | first=Tom | title=Sexton's Corner, Vol. 49: Russ Hamilton, Part 2 -- $1,000,000, a Bracelet and 43 Silver Bars | website=PokerNews | date=2008-06-16 | url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/06/sextons-corner-49-russ-hamilton-silver-bars-5191.htm | access-date=2024-11-11}}