57TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER
WSOP

1996 World Series of Poker

Apr 21 1996 - May 17 1996Horseshoe Casino Tunica
Event#15

Event #15: $5,000 Chinese Poker

Start Date

May 04 07:00 PM

Buy-in

$5,000

ITM

Top 3 players

End Date

May 04 07:00 PM

Entries

10

Prize

$100,000

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Country Code - US

Winner

Jim Feldhouse

$50,000

NoPlayerCountryEarnings
1
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Jim Feldhouse
United States
$50,000
2
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Eli Balas
United States
$30,000
3
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Tyler Wong
Unknown Country
$20,000
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