1998 World Series of Poker

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1998 World Series of Poker
Location Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 21 – May 15
Champion
Flag of Vietnam.svg Scotty Nguyen
  1997
1999  

The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Contents

Events

There were 20 preliminary bracelet events at the 1998 World Series of Poker. [1] Doyle Brunson became the second player in WSOP history to win eight career bracelets.

#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 21, 1998$2,000 Limit Hold'em 581 Farzad Bonyadi (1/1)$429,940Paul Scarim Results
2April 22, 1998$1,500 Razz 155 Doyle Brunson (1/8)$93,000Ray Dehkharghani Results
3April 23, 1998$1,500 Limit Omaha 183Michael Shadkin (1/1)$109,800Jan Lundberg Results
4April 24, 1998$1,500 Seven Card Stud 267 Kirk Morrison (1/1)$148,185 Max Stern (0/3) Results
5April 25, 1998$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys183 Donnacha O'Dea (1/1)$154,800 Johnny Chan (0/5) Results
6April 26, 1998$1,500 Seven Card Stud Split251Tommy Hufnagle (1/1)$139,305 Don Holt (0/1) Results
7April 27, 1998$2,000 No Limit Hold'em350Jeff Ross (1/1)$259,000 Layne Flack Results
8April 28, 1998$2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split204 Chau Giang (1/2)$150,960Carl Bailey Results
9April 29, 1998$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em229 Daniel Negreanu (1/1)$169,460Dominic Bourke Results
10April 30, 1998$2,500 Seven Card Stud152 Artie Cobb (1/4)$152,000Helmut Koch Results
11May 1, 1998$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys82 T. J. Cloutier (1/4)$136,000 Doyle Brunson (0/8) Results
12May 2, 1998$2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split120Bill Gempel (1/1)$120,000Hershey Entin Results
13May 3, 1998$3,000 Limit Hold'em171 David Chiu (1/2)$205,200Mickey Seagle Results
14May 4, 1998$3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split111Paul Rowe (1/1)$133,200 James Van Alstyne Results
15May 5, 1998$3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em172Steve Rydel (1/1)$206,400 Dave Ulliott (0/1) Results
16May 6, 1998$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw w/Rebuys26 Erik Seidel (1/4)$132,750Lamar Wilkinson Results
17May 7, 1998$3,000 No Limit Hold'em242Ken Buntjer (1/1)$268,620Gorden Hall Results
18May 8, 1998$5,000 Seven Card Stud104Jan Chen (1/1)$208,000Don Barton Results
19May 9, 1998$5,000 Limit Hold'em112 Patrick Bruel (1/1)$224,000Robert Redman Results
20May 10, 1998$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud100Mandy Commanda (1/1)$40,000Jerri Thomas Results
21May 11, 1998$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event350 Scotty Nguyen (1/2)$1,000,000Kevin McBride Results

Main Event

There were 350 entrants to the main event. [2] Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money. The 1998 Main Event was notable for having only five players reach the official final table for the first time in WSOP Main Event history. [3] [4] On the final hand of the Main Event, a full house was dealt on the table (8 9 9 8 8). Nguyen memorably said to his opponent Kevin McBride: "You call, it's gonna be all over baby!" Previously in the game, with McBride all-in, Nguyen had quipped "It's gonna be all over if I read you right" before calling. However Nguyen's read hadn't been correct and McBride had won the pot, bringing him back in the game. This time, McBride called and went all-in, saying "I call. I play the board." Nguyen beat McBride with a better full house by holding 9 J. [5] [6]

Final table

NameNumber of chips
(percentage of total)
WSOP
Bracelets*
WSOP
Cashes*
WSOP
Earnings*
Flag of Vietnam.svg Scotty Nguyen 1,184,000 (33.8%)17$244,462
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin McBride873,000 (24.9%)01$25,200
Flag of the United States.svg T.J. Cloutier 829,000 (23.7%)427$1,255,886
Flag of the United States.svg Dewey Weum376,000 (10.7%)09$135,267
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Salem 240,000 (6.9%)02$23,223

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1998 Main Event.

Final table results

PlaceNamePrize
1st Scotty Nguyen $1,000,000
2ndKevin McBride$687,500
3rd T. J. Cloutier $437,500
4thDewey Weum$250,000
5th Lee Salem $190,000

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

PlaceNamePrize
6th Ben Roberts $150,000
9th Paul McKinney $57,500
10th Susie Isaacs $40,000
12th Bobby Hoff $40,000
17th Kathy Liebert $30,000
20th Vince Burgio $25,000
21st Thor Hansen $25,000
22nd Jack Keller $25,000
23rd Rod Peate $25,000
25th Paul Clark $25,000
27th Farzad Bonyadi $25,000

References

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  2. Rinkema, Remko (2018-07-05). "A Numbers Game: WSOP Main Event Winners & Stats". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. "The Story of the 1998 WSOP Main Event". GGPoker. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  4. Wise, Gary (2007-07-14). "Wise: Champions". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  5. Jain, Nitya (2024-11-23). ""You Call, It's Gonna Be All Over, Baby"". Gutshot Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  6. Clarke, Malcolm (2016-07-02). "Best ever All-In Moments in WSOP History". PokerTube. Retrieved 2025-03-07.