28th Annual World Series of Poker
$2000 Limit Hold'em
$2,000 Buy-In
Monday, April 21, 1997
Casino: Binion's Horseshoe
Players: 544
Prize Pool: $1,088,000
| Place | Player | From | Prize Money |
| 1st | Kevin Song | Rowland, CA, USA | $397,120 |
| 2nd | Yuan Lanvin | $206,720 | |
| 3rd | Dan Heimiller | Plymouth, MI, USA | $103,360 |
| 4th | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $70,720 |
| 5th | Huck Seed | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $48,960 |
| 6th | Jack Lindsay | $38,080 | |
| 7th | Berry Johnston | Bethany, OK, USA | $27,200 |
| 8th | John Montelepre | $21,760 | |
| 9th | John Esposito | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $17,408 |
| 10th | Claude Sigmon | $13,056 | |
| 11th | Jean-Guy Roy | $13,056 | |
| 12th | Jim Bechtel | Gilbert, AZ, USA | $13,056 |
| 13th | Steve Kopp | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $10,880 |
| 14th | Maurice Sova | Fountain Hills, AZ, USA | $10,880 |
| 15th | Ed Hill | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $10,880 |
| 16th | Michael McClain | $8,704 | |
| 17th | David Grey | Henderson, NV, USA | $8,704 |
| 18th | David Hayano | Topanga Canyon, CA, USA | $7,616 |
| 19th | Frankie Havard | Moss Point, MS, USA | $7,616 |
| 20th | Jeff Craig | $6,528 | |
| 21st | Peter Nathan | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $6,528 |
| 22nd | Tommy Fischer | $6,528 | |
| 23rd | George Canessa | $6,528 | |
| 24th | Denny Luong | $6,528 | |
| 25th | David Fassett | $6,528 | |
| 26th | Bernie Heidenreich | $6,528 | |
| 27th | Perry Lamb | $3,264 |
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