Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money.

[2] Doyle Brunson fell just short in his attempt to win the main event for what would have been a record-tying third time when he finished third.

Rod Peate and Tom McEvoy went on to play the longest heads-up match in World Series history until 2006.

[3] McEvoy emerged victorious becoming the first player to win the main event via a satellite tournament.

Donnacha O'Dea was the first foreign player ever to place in the money at the WSOP.