The 1996 World Series featured the first woman to win an open event outright when Barbara Enright won the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event.

There were 23 preliminary bracelet events at the 1996 World Series of Poker.

[2] Each entrant paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 27 players finishing in the money.

*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 1996 Main Event.

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.