The 1994

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(WSOP) was a series of

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s held at

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Preliminary events

Main Event

There were 268 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Since this was the 25th anniversary of the Main Event, the winner received $1,000,000, plus his/her weight in

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, in celebration of the WSOP's silver anniversary.Tom Sexton
Sexton's Corner, Vol. 49: Russ Hamilton, Part 2 -- $1,000,000, a Bracelet and 43 Silver Bars
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2009-08-01.

Final table

''*'' Hamilton also won his weight in silver

Other High Finishes

''NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.''

References

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