1999 World Series of Poker

{{Infobox sports competition event

| competition = 1999 World Series of Poker

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

| dates = April 26 – May 15

| champion = {{flagicon|IRE}} Noel Furlong

| prev = 1998

| next = 2000

}}

The 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 15 preliminary bracelet events at the 1999 World Series of Poker.{{cite web | title=1999 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule | website=World Series of Poker | url=https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=205| access-date=2024-11-26}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!Date

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Event

!Entries

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Winner

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Prize

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Runner-up

!Results

|April 26, 1999

| $1,500 Limit Hold'em

|609

| Charles Brahmi (1/1)

| $338,000

| John Bonetti (0/3)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1882&grid=205 Results]

|April 27, 1999

| $1,500 Razz

|141

| Paul Clark (1/2)

| $84,610

| Simon Zhang

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1883&grid=205 Results]

|April 28, 1999

| $2,500 Limit Hold'em

|237

| John Esposito (1/1)

| $219,225

| Mimi Tran

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1884&grid=205 Results]

|April 29, 1999

| $2,500 Seven Card Stud

|199

| David Grey (1/1)

| $199,000

| Eli Balas (0/1)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1885&grid=205 Results]

|April 30, 1999

| $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys

|111

| Hassan Kamoei (1/1)

| $173,000

| Norbert Hoelting

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1886&grid=205 Results]

|May 1, 1999

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

|170

| Ron Long (1/1)

| $170,000

| Brian Nadell

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1887&grid=205 Results]

|May 2, 1999

| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em

|307

| Eric Holum (1/1)

| $283,975

| Ted Forrest (0/3)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1888&grid=205 Results]

|May 3, 1999

| $2,500 Limit Omaha

|104

| Tom Franklin (1/1)

| $104,000

| Erik Alps

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1889&grid=205 Results]

|May 4, 1999

| $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

|186

| Steve Badger (1/1)

| $186,000

| Larry Anderson

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1890&grid=205 Results]

|May 5, 1999

| $3,000 Limit Hold'em

|169

| Josh Arieh (1/1)

| $202,800

| Humberto Brenes (0/2)

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1891&grid=205 Results]

|May 6, 1999

| $3,500 No Limit Hold'em

|205

| Mike Matusow (1/1)

| $265,475

| Alex Brenes

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1892&grid=205 Results]

|May 7, 1999

| $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em

|187

| Layne Flack (1/1)

| $224,400

| Matt Lefkowitz

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1893&grid=205 Results]

|May 8, 1999

| $5,000 Limit Hold'em

|110

| Eli Balas (1/2)

| $220,000

| Annie Duke

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1894&grid=205 Results]

|May 9, 1999

| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split

|243

| Mike Wattel (1/1)

| $134,865

| Ed Smith

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1896&grid=205 Results]

|May 9, 1999

| $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud

|85

| Christina Pie (1/1)

| $34,000

| LaVonne Joyce

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1897&grid=205 Results]

|May 10, 1999

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

|393

|Noel Furlong (1/1)

|$1,000,000

|Alan Goehring

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=1898&grid=205 Results]

Main Event

There were 393 entrants to the main event.{{cite web | last=Holloway | first=Chad | title=1999 WSOP Main Event Champ Noel Furlong Passes Away at Age 83 | website=PokerNews | date=2021-06-29 | url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2021/06/1999-wsop-main-event-champ-noel-furlong-passes-away-39404.htm | access-date=2024-11-11}} Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money.{{cite web | last=Plant | first=Darrel | title=Slicing the Pie: Examining the WSOP Main Event Payouts and $10M First-Place Guarantee | website=PokerNews | date=2015-01-22 | url=https://www.pokernews.com/strategy/slicing-the-pie-examining-the-wsop-main-event-payouts-and-10-20401.htm | access-date=2025-03-07}} At the 1999 Main Event final table, Huck Seed was attempting to become a two-time World Champion. His attempt fell short as he was eliminated in sixth place.{{cite web | last=Gamble | first=Nathan | title=1996 WSOP Main Event Champion Huck Seed Inducted Into The Poker Hall Of Fame | website=Card Player| date=2021-02-10 | url=https://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/66455-venetian-deepstack-34-4/articles/24175-1996-wsop-main-event-champion-huck-seed-inducted-into-the-poker-hall-of-fame | access-date=2025-02-27}}

=Final table=

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Name !Number of chips (percentage of total) !WSOP Bracelets* !WSOP Cashes* !WSOP Earnings*
{{flagicon\|IRE}} Noel Furlong \|1,544,000 (39.2%) \|0 \|2 \|$70,785
{{flagicon\|USA}} Alan Goehring \|828,000 (21.0%) \|0 \|2 \|$68,005
{{flagicon\|IRE}} Padraig Parkinson \|674,000 (17.1%) \|0 \|0 \|0
{{flagicon\|USA}} Huck Seed \|402,000 (10.2%) \|2 \|14 \|$1,447,144
{{flagicon\|SUI}} Chris Bigler \|319,000 (8.1%) \|0 \|0 \|0
{{flagicon\|USA}} Erik Seidel \|167,000 (4.2%) \|4 \|20 \|$1,297,646

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Name

!Number of chips
(percentage of total)

!WSOP
Bracelets*

!WSOP
Cashes*

!WSOP
Earnings*

{{flagicon|IRE}} Noel Furlong

|1,544,000 (39.2%)

|$70,785

{{flagicon|USA}} Alan Goehring

|828,000 (21.0%)

|$68,005