| Competition: | 1992 World Series of Poker |
| Location: | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates: | April 22 – May 16 |
| Champion: |  Hamid Dastmalchi |
| Prev: | 1991 |
| Next: | 1993 |
The 1992 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
There were 19 preliminary events at the 1992 World Series of Poker.[1]
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Billy Thomas (1/1) | $81,000 | Joe Lazar | [2] | |
| 2 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Lance Straughn (1/1) | $152,400 | Greg Angel | [3] | |
| 3 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | Rick Steiner (1/1) | $105,000 | Marsha Waggoner | [4] | |
| 4 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em | Erik Seidel (1/1) | $168,000 | Phil Hellmuth (0/1) | [5] | |
| 5 | $2,500 Seven Card Stud | Ray Rumler (1/2) | $106,000 | Esther Rossi | [6] | |
| 6 | $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Men Nguyen (1/1) | $120,600 | Tom McEvoy (0/3) | [7] | |
| 7 | $1,500 Limit Omaha | Tom McEvoy (1/4) | $79,200 | Berry Johnston (0/3) | [8] | |
| 8 | $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Phil Hellmuth (1/2) | $168,000 | Steve Kopp | [9] | |
| 9 | $1,500 Razz | Lamar Hampton (1/1) | $80,400 | Men Nguyen (0/1) | [10] | |
| 10 | $1,000 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Shari Flanzer (1/1) | $38,000 | Kim Alford | [11] | |
| 11 | $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | Kenny Duggan (1/1) | $134,000 | Noli Francisco | [12] | |
| 12 | $1,500 Ace to Five Draw | Dal Derovin (1/1) | $90,000 | Vince Burgio | [13] | |
| 13 | $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | Hoyt Corkins (1/1) | $96,000 | O'Neil Longson | [14] | |
| 14 | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Paul Clark (1/1) | $122,000 | Ray Rumler (0/1) | [15] | |
| 15 | $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em | Buddy Bonnecaze (1/1) | $115,800 | Jimmy Athanas | [16] | |
| 16 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | Lyle Berman (1/2) | $192,000 | Humberto Brenes | [17] | |
| 17 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Eli Balas (1/1) | $122,400 | Marlon De Los Santos | [18] | |
| 18 | $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | Mickey Appleman (1/2) | $119,250 | Huck Seed | [19] | |
| 19 | $1,500 Limit Hold'em | Bob Abell (1/1) | $226,800 | Rocky Romano | [20] |
There were 201 entrants to the main event.[21] Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. Until the 2007 WSOP Main Event, this was the only year that there were fewer participants in the main event than the prior year.[22]
| Place | Name | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hamid Dastmalchi (1/2) | $1,000,000 | |
| 2nd | Tom Jacobs | $353,500 | |
| 3rd | Hans Lund (0/1) | $176,750 | |
| 4th | Mike Alsaadi | $101,000 | |
| 5th | Dave Crunkleton | $60,600 | |
| 6th | Clyde Coleman | $30,300 |
NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
| Place | Name | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | Johnny Chan (0/3) | $25,250 | |
| 8th | Jack Keller (0/2) | $20,200 | |
| 12th | John Bonetti (0/1) | $10,100 | |
| 13th | Todd Brunson | $10,100 | |
| 15th | Bobby Baldwin (0/4) | $10,100 | |
| 17th | Berry Johnston (0/3) | $10,100 | |
| 21st | Telly Savalas | $8,080 | |
| 22nd | Barry Greenstein | $8,080 | |
| 23rd | Mike Sexton (0/1) | $8,080 | |
| 24th | Mel Judah (0/1) | $8,080 | |
| 25th | Chris Björin | $8,080 | |
| 34th | Dewey Tomko (0/3) | $7,070 |