1999 World Series of Poker

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1999 World Series of Poker
Location Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesApril 26 – May 15
Champion
Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Furlong
  1998
2000  

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

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Preliminary events

EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
$1,500 Limit Hold'em Charles Brahmi$338,000 John Bonetti
$1,500 Razz Paul Clark $84,610Simon Zhang
$2,500 Limit Hold'em John Esposito $219,225 Mimi Tran
$2,500 Seven Card Stud David Grey $199,000 Eli Balas
$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/RebuysHassan Kamoei$173,000Norbert Hoelting
$2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo SplitRon Long$170,000Brian Nadell
$2,500 No Limit Hold'emEric Holum$283,975 Ted Forrest
$2,500 Limit Omaha Tom Franklin $104,000Erik Alps
$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Steve Badger $186,000Larry Anderson
$3,000 Limit Hold'em Josh Arieh $202,800 Humberto Brenes
$3,500 No Limit Hold'em Mike Matusow $265,475 Alex Brenes
$3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Layne Flack $224,400Matt Lefkowitz
$5,000 Limit Hold'em Eli Balas $220,000 Annie Duke
$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo SplitMike Wattel$134,865Ed Smith
$1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Christina Pie $34,000LaVonne Joyce

Main Event

There were 393 entrants to the main event. [1] Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. 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.

Final table

NameNumber of chips
(percentage of total)
WSOP
Bracelets*
WSOP
Cashes*
WSOP
Earnings*
Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Furlong 1,544,000 (39.2%)02$70,785
Flag of the United States.svg Alan Goehring 828,000 (21.0%)02$68,005
Flag of Ireland.svg Padraig Parkinson 674,000 (17.1%)000
Flag of the United States.svg Huck Seed 402,000 (10.2%)214$1,447,144
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chris Bigler 319,000 (8.1%)000
Flag of the United States.svg Erik Seidel 167,000 (4.2%)420$1,297,646

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1999 Main Event.

Final table results

PlaceNamePrize
1st Noel Furlong $1,000,000
2nd Alan Goehring $768,625
3rd Padraig Parkinson $489,125
4th Erik Seidel $279,500
5th Chris Bigler $212,420
6th Huck Seed $167,700

In The Money Finishes

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

PlaceNamePrize
12th Randy Holland $44,720
16th James Van Alstyne $33,540
19th John Hennigan $27,950
21st Hal Kant $27,950
29thSteve Lott$15,000

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References

  1. Holloway, Chad (2021-06-29). "1999 WSOP Main Event Champ Noel Furlong Passes Away at Age 83". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.