1999

Poker Omnibus W50P

February 4

Ken Smith d. 1999 [age 68] (b. 9/13/1930)
1981 WSOP Main Event 4th place ($37,500). 1978 WSOP Main Event 6th place (not paid).
Obituary | Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

April 27

$1,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #1, began 4/26)

Winner: Charles Brahmi ($338,000)

Entries: 609 (27 paid)

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April 28

$1,500 Seven-Card Razz (Event #2, began 4/27)

Winner: Paul Clark ($84,610)

Entries: 141 (16 paid)

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April 29

$2,500 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #3, began 4/28)

Winner: John Esposito ($219,225)

Entries: 237 (27 paid)

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April 30

$2,500 Seven-Card Stud (Event #4, began 4/29)

Winner: David Grey ($199,000)

Entries: 199 (16 paid)

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May 1

T.J. Cloutier Reaches Decade-High 19th Final Table of 1990s
Finishes 4th in $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha to tie Men Nguyen, who made his 19th three days earlier in the $1,500 Razz. [Both would finish 3 ahead of An Tran and 4 ahead of John Bonetti.]

$2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event #5, began 4/30)

Winner: Hassan Kamoei ($173,000)

Entries: 111$ (62 rebuys) (18 paid)

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May 2

$2,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better (Event #6, began 5/1)

Winner: Ron Long ($170,000)

Entries: 170 (16 paid)

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May 3

$2,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #7, began 5/2)

Winner: Eric Holum ($283,975)

Entries: 307 (26 paid)

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May 4

$2,500 Limit Omaha (Event #8, began 5/3)

Winner: Tom Franklin ($104,000)

Entries: 104 (18 paid)

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May 6

Josh Arieh Wins $3,000 Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 169 for $202,800.

$2,500 Omaha 8 or Better (Event #9, began 5/4)

Winner: Steve Badger ($186,000)

Entries: 186 (18 paid)

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$3,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #10, began 5/5)

Winner: Josh Arieh ($202,800)

Entries: 169 (18 paid)

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May 7

Mike Matusow Wins $3,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 205 for $265,475.

$3,500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #11, began 5/6)

Winner: Mike Matusow ($265,475)

Entries: 205 (26 paid)

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May 8

Layne Flack Wins $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em for First Bracelet
Defeats field of 187 for $224,400.

$3,000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #12, began 5/7)

Winner: Layne Flack ($224,400)

Entries: 187 (18 paid)

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May 9

$5,000 Limit Hold 'Em (Event #13, began 5/8)

Winner: Eli Balas ($220,000)

Entries: 187 (18 paid)

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May 10

$1,500 Omaha 8 or Better (Event #14, began 5/9)

Winner: Mike Wattel ($134,865)

Entries: 243 (27 paid)

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$1,000 Women's Seven-Card Stud (Event #15, began 5/9)

Winner: Christina Pie ($34,000)

Entries: 85 (8 paid)

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May 12

Hal Kant Last Celebrity Standing in the WSOP Main Event
Grateful Dead attorney reaches Day 3 and finishes 21st for $27,950. He was also the Last Celebrity Standing with min-cashes in 1995 and 1996.

May 13

Huck Seed Last Champ Standing in Main Event
Reaches 9-player final table third in chips before exiting in 6th place for $167,700.

Noel Furlong Wins 1999 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 393, including Alan Goehring heads up, for $1,000,000.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #16, began 5/10)

Winner: Noel Furlong ($1,000,000)

Entries: 393 (36 paid)

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