28th Annual World Series of Poker
No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$10,000 Buy-In
Sunday, May 11, 1997
Casino: Binion's Horseshoe
Players: 312
Prize Pool: $3,120,000
| Place | Player | From | Prize Money |
| 1st | Stu Ungar | $1,000,000 | |
| 2nd | John Strzemp | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $583,000 |
| 3rd | Mel "Silver Fox" Judah | London, UK | $371,000 |
| 4th | Ron Stanley | Henderson, NV, USA | $212,000 |
| 5th | Bob Walker | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $161,120 |
| 6th | Peter Bao | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $127,200 |
| 7th | Tormod Roren | Oslo, NOR | $95,400 |
| 8th | David Roepke | Troy, TX, USA | $63,600 |
| 9th | Chris Bjorin | London, UK | $48,760 |
| 10th | Kevin Nettles | Los Angeles, CA, USA | $33,920 |
| 11th | George Geros | Reno, NV, USA | $33,920 |
| 12th | Marsha Waggoner | Downey, CA, USA | $33,920 |
| 13th | Jay Heimowitz | Bethel, NY, USA | $29,680 |
| 14th | Andy Black | Dublin, IRE | $29,680 |
| 15th | Rod Peate | Downey, CA, USA | $29,680 |
| 16th | Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $25,440 |
| 17th | Michael Schichtman | $25,440 | |
| 18th | Ken Flaton | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $25,440 |
| 19th | Paul "Eskimo" Clark | New Orleans, LA, USA | $21,200 |
| 20th | Mori Eskandani | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $21,200 |
| 21st | Phil Hellmuth Jr. | Palo Alto, CA, USA | $21,200 |
| 22nd | Billy Baxter | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $21,200 |
| 23rd | Dewey Weum | Monona, WI, USA | $21,200 |
| 24th | Parviz Ghomroudi | $21,200 | |
| 25th | Matti Kuortti | FIN | $21,200 |
| 26th | Rupert Housden | Bedford, UK | $21,200 |
| 27th | George McKeever | IRE | $21,200 |
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