- Men "The Master" Nguyen $45,725
- Iain Paterson $41,875
- Liam Flood $38,525
- Steve Koop $36,675
- Phyllis Meyers $36,450
- Brian Myers $36,375
- Noli Francisco $36,200
- Steve Melton $35,200
- Julio Anicette $34,950
- John "Akron" Frenjesh $34,600
- Jim Bechtel $33,425
- Pat Fleming $32,425
- David Chiu $31,600
- Buddy Williams $31,200
- Sven Arntzen $30,875
- Andre Boyer $30,775
- Phongtytep "Tab" Thiptinakon $30,375
- Peter Tsitiriois $30,250
- John Bonetti $30,000
- Tom Hufnagle $29,125
- Paul Ladanyi $28,500
- F. D. Roach $27,550
- Frank Henderson $27,400
- J.P. Schmalz $27,125
- Howard Lederer $26,900
- Phil Helmuth, Jr. $26,250
- T. J. Cloutier $25,575
- Joe Macchiaverna $24,925
- O'Neil Longson $24,800
- Alex Brenes $24,675
- Gary Havbelt $24,525
- Rhett Schrader $24,150
- Restie Bagaygay $23,475
- Bill "Crocodile" Argyros $22,750
- ???? $22,725
- Bobby Baldwin $22,625
- Garry Goldfarb $21,975
- An Tran $21,475
- Char Ciang $20,975
- Jimmy Jimmy $20,925
- Huck Seed $21,850
- Mark Weitzman $21,725
- Alan Turner $20,675
- Lucy Rokach $20,450
- Crews Johnston $20,425
- Bob Hoff $20,275
- Gus Echeverri $20,250
- Larry Gordon $21,150
- Tom Jacobs $19,925
- Jason Lester $19,800
- Larry Sigety $19,550
- Erik Seidel $19,550
- Bill Seymour $19,525
- John Spadavecchia $19,500
- Yosh Nakano $19,450
- Ed Hill $19,325
- Howard Goldfarb $19,325
- Donn O'Dea $19,225
- Mickey McGuinness $18,850
- Chris Ferguson $18,825
- John Esposito $18,625
- Bob Stupak $18,600
- Stan Mazza $18,375
- Luis Santoni $18,325
- Don Holt $18,275
- Dave Crunkleton $18,075
- Dan Harrington $17,750
- Mickey Appleman $17,650
- David Sklansky $17,575
- Carl McKelvey $17,400
- Barry Greenstein $17,125
- Bruce Corman $17,075
- Jack Keller $17,000
- Humberto Brenes $16,975
- Jim Ward $16,875
- Tony Bloom $16,675
- Julien Studley $16,650
- Dr. Milt Meyers $16,075
- Hertzel Zalewski $15,500
- Alan Otte $15,500
- Hal Kant %15,325
- Chip Reese $15,225
- Marsha Waggoner $15,125
- Theo Brandle $15,025
- Mark Rose $14,975
- Alan Brodsky $14,825
- Fernando Fisdel $14,625
- Peter Vilandos $14,600
- Catherine Brown $14,575
- David Grey $13,900
- Vafa Kamali $13,625
- Randolph Fields $13,600
- Don WIlliams $13,600
- Lee Markholt $14,575
- Tom McEvoy $13,575
- Tom McCormick $13,500
- Bob Addison $13,425
- Jim Maschaler $13,400
- Gary Benson $13,400
- Jim Tarr $13,350
- Neville Eber $13,075
- Berry Johnston $13,000
- Luc Delriew $15,525
- John Saer $12,500
- Leon Khuchayan $12,425
- Fred David $12,400
- William Edler $12,250
- Ken Flaton $12,200
- Al DeCarlo $12,175
- Larry Satterwhite $12,050
- Don Kidder $11,800
- Mike Epstein $11,650
- Hamid Dastmalchi $11,600
- Bruce Van Horn $11,575
- Herb Bronstein $11,525
- Doc Barry $11,400
- Ma Madari $11,375
- Tom Ryan $11,350
- Bejan Rotamarian $11,125
- John Aglialoro $11,075
- Ali Farsai $11,025
- Jeff Birdsall $10,750
- Glen Cozen $10,700
- John Bradley $10,675
- Curtis Bibb $10,650
- Ron Weaver $10,600
- Perry Green $10,550
- Tony Lantz $10,500
- Jerry Boss $10,350
- Jack Culp $10,050
- Jim Meehan $10,000
- Lew Spitzer $9,675
- Al Emerson $9,650
- Cesare Poggi $9,600
- Mike Laing $9,600
- John Heaney $9,550
- Allen Baker $9,425
- Larry Beilfuss $9,350
- Eli Balas $9,200
- Thomas Chung $9,075
- Daries $9,050
- Steve Lott $9,000
- Don Zewin $8,975
- Sid Herald $8,975
- Paul Martin $8,800
- Saleem Tawil $8,750
- Steve Zolotow $8,475
- Dewey Werm $8,225
- Steven Beam $8,000
- Sam Savelkove $7,875
- Robert Oxenberg $7,775
- Tuna Lund $7,700
- Al Stonum $7,650
- Bill Ingram $7,625
- Peter Nathan $7,550
- Billy Thomas $7,225
- Robert Turner $7,050
- Brbara Lanx $6,875
- Cyndy Violette $6,825
- Len Miller $6,750
- Todd Brunson $6,700
- Dewey Tomko $6,650
- Chuck Thompson $6,600
- Claud Sigman $6,325
- Walter Threadgill $6,225
- Leo Boothe $6,200
- Mike Turnipseed $6,100
- Matti Kourch $6,075
- Fred Sigur $6,075
- Joel Guedry $6,025
- Aidan Bennett $5,875
- John Strzemp $5,775
- Mike Sexton $5,650
- David Cleary $5,475
- Gabe Kaplan $5,425
- Dick Carson $5,400
- Ron McMillan $5,275
- Lyle Berman $5,175
- George Pitsilides $4,925
- Ed Galvin $4,875
- Murray Cohen $4,575
- Tom Franklin $4,200
- A. Fritz $3,975
- John Kapovich $3,800
- Jim Athanas $3,550
- Frank "Chips" Callaghan $3,325
- Jerry Bandan $2,575
- Michelle Chiou $1,475
- Ted Kasper $975
One of the most interesting starting tables (#36) featured 3 world champions -- Berry Johnston, Mansour Matloubi and Bobby Baldwin -- in consecutive seats. Ed Hill was also at this table, two seats to the right of Johnston.
Late in the first (two hour) round of the tournament, Phil Hellmuth was given a twenty minute suspension for his behavior. Tournament director Jack McClelland also announced that if a player received a suspension and was eliminated, the player would be suspended at the beginning of the next World Series of Poker event he or she entered. There was a round of applause for this announcement.
As the applause subsided, Bobby Baldwin yelled over to Doyle Brunson, seated at a nearby table, that the proper punishment should be to put the player's chips into the next pot. Ed Hill retorted that if that were done, John Bonetti would win every tournament.
190 players remain in the World Series of Poker championship event.
105 players have been eliminated including the following notables:
289 Hugh Vincent
266 Barbara Enright
264 Stu Ungar
262 Annie Duke
255 Mansour Matloubi
243 Steve Brecher
235 Russ Hamilton
225 Brent Carter
216 Brad Daugherty
202 Johnny Chan
193 Doyle Brunson
