1992

Poker Omnibus W50P

March 27

Scott Blumstein [], b. Morristown, NJ
2017 WSOP Main Event winner ($8,150,000).
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

April 22

Men Nguyen Wins $1,500 Seven-Card Stud for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 201, including Tom McEvoy heads up, for $120,600 in opening event of the 1992 WSOP.

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #1, began 4/22)

Winner: Men Nguyen ($120,600)

Entries: 201 (16 paid)

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April 24

$1,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #2, began 4/23)

Winner: Bob Abell ($226,800)

Entries: 378 (18 paid)

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April 25

$1,500 Seven-Card Razz (Event #3, began 4/24)

Winner: Lamar Hampton ($80,400)

Entries: 134 (16 paid)

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April 26

$1,500 Omaha 8 or Better (Event #4, began 4/25)

Winner: Eli Balas ($122,400)

Entries: 204 (18 paid)

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April 27

$1,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #5, began 4/26)

Winner: Lance Straughn ($152,400)

Entries: 254 (18 paid)

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April 28

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Split (Event #6, began 4/27)

Winner: Rick Steiner ($105,000)

Entries: 175 (16 paid)

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April 29

$1,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #7, began 4/28)

Winner: Buddy Bonnecaze ($115,800)

Entries: 193 (19 paid)

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April 30

Tom McEvoy Wins $1,500 Limit Omaha for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 132, including Berry Johnston heads up, for $79,200.

$1,500 Limit Omaha (Event #8, began 4/29)

Winner: Tom McEvoy ($79,200)

Entries: 132 (18 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 1

Mickey Appleman Wins $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 30 (23 rebuys), including Huck Seed heads up, for $119,250.

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #9, began 4/30)

Winner: Billy Thomas ($81,000)

Entries: 135 (18 paid)

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$5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw (Event #10, began 5/1)

Winner: Mickey Appleman ($119,250)

Entries: 30$ (23 rebuys) (5 paid)

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May 2

$1,500 Limit Ace-to-Five Draw (Event #11, began 5/2)

Winner: Dal Derovin ($90,000)

Entries: 150 (16 paid)

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May 3

$2,500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #12, began 5/3)

Winner: Kenny Duggan ($134,000)

Entries: 134 (18 paid)

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May 5

$2,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #13, began 5/4)

Winner: Ray Rumler ($106,000)

Entries: 106 (16 paid)

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$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #14, began 5/5)

Winner: Hoyt Corkins ($96,000)

Entries: 34$ (14 rebuys) (9 paid)

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May 7

Erik Seidel Wins $2,500 Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 168, including Phil Hellmuth heads up, for $168,000.

$2,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #15, began 5/6)

Winner: Erik Seidel ($168,000)

Entries: 168 (18 paid)

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May 8

An Tran Reaches Record Sixth Final Table and Seventh Cash of Year
Finishes 7th in $5,000 Seven-Card Stud for $12,200. [His final table record would be tied twice but remain unbroken until 2021, while his cashes record would last until 2003.]

$5,000 Seven-Card Stud (Event #16, began 5/7)

Winner: Paul Clark ($122,000)

Entries: 61 (8 paid)

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May 9

Phil Hellmuth Wins $5,000 Limit Hold 'Em for Second Bracelet
Defeats field of 84 for $168,000.

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #17, began 5/8)

Winner: Lyle Berman ($192,000)

Entries: 192 (18 paid)

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$5,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #18, began 5/9)

Winner: Phil Hellmuth ($168,000)

Entries: 84 (9 paid)

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May 11

Shari Flanzer Wins Ladies Championship
Las Vegas amateur defeats field of 95 for event record $38,000 and first bracelet as WSOP doubles buyin from $500 to $1,000.

$1,000 Women's Seven-Card Stud (Event #19, began 5/10)

Winner: Shari Flanzer ($38,000)

Entries: 95 (8 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 13

Telly Savalas Finishes 21st in WSOP Main Event
Reaches Day 3 but takes home only $8,080.

Johnny Chan Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Reaches final table before exiting in 7th place for $25,250.

May 14

Hamid Dastmalchi Wins 1992 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 201, including Tom Jacobs heads up, for $1,000,000.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #20, began 5/11)

Winner: Hamid Dastmalchi ($1,000,000)

Entries: 201 (36 paid)

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May 24

Jim Doman d. 1992 [age 43] (b. 4/8/1949)
1986 WSOP Main Event 8th place ($22,800). Two bracelets 1982 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($96,000) & 1983 $800 Mixed Doubles with his wife Donna, becoming the first husband and wife to both own bracelets.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

October 11

Dominik Nitsche [], b. Minden, Germany
Four bracelets: 2012 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($654,797), 2014 $10,000 National Championship ($352,800), 2014 $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em ($335,659), & 2017 WSOP Europe €111,111 High Roller for One Drop (€3,487,463). Youngest player to win 3 bracelets at 22 years, 11 months, and 8 days old. 1 World Poker Tour title.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

November 9

Amarillo Slim Preston Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
Preston won the 1972 WSOP Main Event and four other bracelets, including the 1972 $5,000 Razz that's missing from the record books.

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