1997 World Series of Poker

{{Infobox sports competition event

| competition = 1997 World Series of Poker

| location = Binion's Horseshoe and
Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada

| dates = April 19 – May 10

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Stu Ungar

| prev = 1996

| next = 1998

}}

The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Most notably, it was the only WSOP where the Main Event final table took place outdoors, at the Fremont Street Experience, just outside Binions.

Events

There were 20 preliminary bracelet events at the 1997 World Series of Poker.{{cite web | title=1997 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule | website=World Series of Poker | url=https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=200| access-date=2024-11-26}}

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!Date

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Event

!Entries

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Winner

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Prize

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Runner-up

!Results

|April 19, 1997

| $2,000 Limit Hold'em

|544

| Kevin Song (1/1)

| $397,120

| Yuan Lanvin

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1921&grid=200 Results]

|April 20, 1997

| $1,500 Razz

|160

| Linda Johnson (1/1)

| $96,000

| Peter Brownstein

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1922&grid=200 Results]

|April 21, 1997

| $1,500 Limit Omaha

|184

| Claude Cohen (1/1)

| $110,400

| Frankie Havard

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1923&grid=200 Results]

|April 22, 1997

| $1,500 Seven Card Stud

|257

| Maria Stern (1/1)

| $140,708

| Adam Roberts

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1924&grid=200 Results]

|April 23, 1997

| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys

|140

| Chris Bjorin (1/1)

| $169,200

| Michael Davis

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1925&grid=200 Results]

|April 24, 1997

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

|238

| Doug Saab (1/1)

| $130,305

| Bernie Rosenthal

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1926&grid=200 Results]

|April 25, 1997

| $2,000 No Limit Hold'em

|355

| John Cernuto (1/2)

| $259,150

| Thomas Sparks

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1927&grid=200 Results]

|April 26, 1997

| $2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

|215

| Scotty Nguyen (1/1)

| $156,950

| Mike Matusow

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1928&grid=200 Results]

|April 27, 1997

| $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em

|247

| Dave Ulliott (1/1)

| $180,310

| Chris Truby

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1929&grid=200 Results]

|April 28, 1997

| $2,500 Seven Card Stud

|169

| Vasilis Lazarou (1/2)

| $169,000

| Caesar Como

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1930&grid=200 Results]

|April 29, 1997

| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys

|87

| Matthias Rohnacher (1/1)

| $183,000

| Surinder Sunar

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1931&grid=200 Results]

|April 30, 1997

| $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split

|117

| Max Stern (1/2)

| $117,000

| Artie Cobb (0/3)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1932&grid=200 Results]

|May 1, 1997

| $3,000 Limit Hold'em

|193

| Louis Asmo (1/1)

| $231,600

| Jim Meehan

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1933&grid=200 Results]

|May 2, 1997

| $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

|121

| Dean Stonier (1/1)

| $145,200

| John Hom

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1935&grid=200 Results]

|May 3, 1997

| $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em

|170

| Phil Hellmuth (1/6)

| $204,000

| Tom McEvoy (0/4)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1936&grid=200 Results]

|May 4, 1997

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

|32

| Johnny Chan (1/5)

| $164,250

| Lyle Berman (0/3)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1937&grid=200 Results]

|May 5, 1997

| $3,000 No Limit Hold'em

|217

| Max Stern (2/3)

| $237,615

| Kathy Liebert

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1938&grid=200 Results]

|May 6, 1997

| $5,000 Seven Card Stud

|88

| Mel Judah (1/2)

| $176,000

| Vasilis Lazarou (0/2)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1939&grid=200 Results]

|May 7, 1997

| $5,000 Limit Hold'em

|112

| Bob Veltri (1/1)

| $224,000

| Ed Stevens

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1940&grid=200 Results]

|May 8, 1997

| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud

|95

| Susie Isaacs (1/2)

| $38,000

| Karen Wolfson (0/1)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1941&grid=200 Results]

|May 10, 1997

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

|312

|Stu Ungar (1/5)

|$1,000,000

|John Strzemp

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1943&grid=200 Results]

Main Event

There were 312 entrants to the main event.{{cite web | last=Koch | first=Ed | title=The highs and lows of the World Series of Poker | website=Las Vegas Sun | date=2008-05-15 | url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/may/15/ups-downs-world-series-poker/ | access-date=2024-11-11}} Each entrant paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. Stu Ungar won the Main Event for a record-tying third time.{{cite web | last=Dalla | first=Nolan | title=25 Years Ago: Stu Ungar's Final Triumph | website=Nolan Dalla | date=2022-05-17 | url=https://www.nolandalla.com/25-years-ago-stu-ungars-final-triumph/ | access-date=2024-11-11}}

=Final table=

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Name !Number of chips (percentage of total) !WSOP Bracelets* !WSOP Cashes* !WSOP Earnings*
{{flagicon\|USA}} Stu Ungar \|1,066,000 (34.1%) \|4 \|15 \|$1,081,478
{{flagicon\|USA}} Ron Stanley \|694,000 (22.2%) \|1 \|10 \|$321,886
{{flagicon\|USA}} Bob Walker \|612,000 (19.6%) \|0 \|0 \|0
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Mel Judah \|301,000 (9.6%) \|2 \|13 \|$544,026
{{flagicon\|USA}} John Strzemp \|245,000 (7.8%) \|0 \|1 \|$4,632
{{flagicon\|USA}} Peter Bao \|204,000 (6.5%) \|0 \|0 \|0

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Name

!Number of chips
(percentage of total)

!WSOP
Bracelets*

!WSOP
Cashes*

!WSOP
Earnings*

{{flagicon|USA}} Stu Ungar

|1,066,000 (34.1%)

|15

|$1,081,478

{{flagicon|USA}} Ron Stanley

|694,000 (22.2%)