Toernooien
| Event |
Winnaar |
Prijs |
Tweede |
| $1.500 Chinees poker |
Gregory Grivas |
$37.200 |
Charles Burris |
| $2.000 Limit Hold'em |
David Chiu |
$396.000 |
Jaan Shu |
| $1.500 Seven Card Stud |
Gary Benson |
$148.200 |
Billy Cohen |
| $1.500 Limit Omaha |
Dody Roach |
$102.600 |
Men Nguyen |
| $1.500 Seven Card Stud Split |
John Cernuto |
$147.000 |
Lonnie Heimowitz |
| $1.500 Seven Card Razz |
Randy Holland |
$87.000 |
Joe Aurelio |
| $1.500 Omaha 8 or better |
Adeeb Harb |
$155.815 |
Noli Francisco |
| $1.500 No Limit Hold'em |
John Morgan |
$227.815 |
George Githens |
| $1.500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Jim Huntley |
$168.600 |
Phil Mazzella |
| $1.500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Al Krux |
$156.375 |
Gerardo Crespi |
| $5.000 Deuce to Seven Draw |
Kassem "Freddy" Deeb |
$146.250 |
Mickey Appleman |
| $2.500 Seven Card Stud Split |
Frank Thompson |
$94.000 |
Ted Forrest |
| $2.500 Omaha 8 or better |
Men Nguyen |
$110.000 |
Mattias Rochnacher |
| $5.000 Chinese Poker |
Jim Feldhouse |
$50.000 |
Eli Balas |
| $1.500 Ace to Five Draw |
Hans "Tuna" Lund |
$71.400 |
John Henson |
| $3.000 Limit Hold'em |
Donny Kerr |
$200.400 |
Michael Halford |
| $2.500 Seven Card Stud |
Marty Sigel |
$144.000 |
Annie Duke |
| $2.500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Sam Farha |
$145.000 |
Brent Carter |
| $2.500 Pot Limit Hold'em |
Barbara Enright |
$180.000 |
Stan Goldstein |
| $5.000 Seven Card Stud |
Henry Orenstein |
$130.000 |
Humberto Brenes |
| $2.500 No Limit Hold'em |
Mel Weiner |
$250.315 |
John Spadavecchia |
| $5.000 Limit Hold'em |
Tony Ma |
$236.000 |
John Bonetti |
| $1.000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud |
Susie Isaacs |
$42.000 |
Nikki Harris |
Main Event
Het Main Event was het grootste toernooi van de World Series of Poker 1996. Het is een 10.000 dollar No-Limit Texas Hold'em toernooi. De winnaar van dit toernooi wordt gezien als de officieuze wereldkampioen poker. Er deden in totaal 295 spelers mee.