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. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1April 26, 1999 $1,500 Limit Hold'em609 Charles Brahmi (1/1) $338,000 John Bonetti (0/3) Results2April 27, 1999 $1,500 Razz141 Paul Clark (1/2) $84,610 Simon Zhang Results3April 28, 1999 $2,500 Limit Hold'em237 John Esposito (1/1) $219,225 Mimi Tran Results4April 29, 1999 $2,500 Seven Card Stud199 David Grey (1/1) $199,000 Eli Balas (0/1) Results5April 30, 1999 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys111 Hassan Kamoei (1/1) $173,000 Norbert Hoelting Results6May 1, 1999 $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split170 Ron Long (1/1) $170,000 Brian Nadell Results7May 2, 1999 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em307 Eric Holum (1/1) $283,975 Ted Forrest (0/3) Results8May 3, 1999 $2,500 Limit Omaha104 Tom Franklin (1/1) $104,000 Erik Alps Results9May 4, 1999 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split186 Steve Badger (1/1) $186,000 Larry Anderson Results10May 5, 1999 $3,000 Limit Hold'em169 Josh Arieh (1/1) $202,800 Humberto Brenes (0/2) Results11May 6, 1999 $3,500 No Limit Hold'em205 Mike Matusow (1/1) $265,475 Alex Brenes Results12May 7, 1999 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em187 Layne Flack (1/1) $224,400 Matt Lefkowitz Results13May 8, 1999 $5,000 Limit Hold'em110 Eli Balas (1/2) $220,000 Annie Duke Results14May 9, 1999 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split243 Mike Wattel (1/1) $134,865 Ed Smith Results15May 9, 1999 $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud85 Christina Pie (1/1) $34,000 LaVonne Joyce Results16May 10, 1999$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event393Noel Furlong (1/1)$1,000,000Alan Goehring Results
Main Event There were 393 entrants to the main event. 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)WSOPBracelets*WSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings* Noel Furlong1,544,000 (39.2%)02$70,785 Alan Goehring828,000 (21.0%)02$68,005 Padraig Parkinson674,000 (17.1%)000 Huck Seed402,000 (10.2%)214$1,447,144 Chris Bigler319,000 (8.1%)000 Erik Seidel167,000 (4.2%)420$1,297,646 *Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1999 Main Event.
Final table results Place Name Prize 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.
Place Name Prize 12th Randy Holland $44,720 16th James Van Alstyne $33,540 19th John Hennigan $27,950 21st Hal Kant $27,950
References
External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker