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"Action" Dan Harrington Wins

The 1995 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The event took place between April 21st and May 18th.. There were 24 preliminary and satellite tournaments during the month-long series, in many versions and variants of Holdem, Razz, Omaha, Stud and Chinese Poker.

273 players entered the main event, each paying $10,000 to enter the tournament. The main event winner in 1995 was none other than "Action" Dan Harrington, who brought home a cool million dollars by defeating Howard Goldfarb at the final table. Here is how the final hand went.

Goldfarb drew AH 7C
Harrington drew 9D 8D

Goldfarb, with an Ace high, raised preflop $100,000. Harrington called.

The flop went 8C 2C 6D

Howard Goldfarb Bluffed

Dan Harrington checked with the high pair on the table. Howard Goldfarb bluffed and went all-in. Harrington without hesitation called the bluff. The hand played out QS QD.

Harrington, with his smooth and tenacious play, won the coveted bracelet and $1,000,000.

1995 WSOP Tournaments and Winners

Event	Winner	Prize	Entrants
$,10,000 Championship Event	Dan Harrington	$1,000,000	273
$1,000 Women's 7-Card Stud	Starla Brodie	$35,200	88
$5,000 Limit Hold'em	Mickey Appleman	$234,000	117
$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em	Dan Harrington	$249,000	249
$5,000 Seven-Card Stud	Antony DeAngelo	$154,000	77
$2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	Hilbert Shirey	$163,000	163
$2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha with rebuys	Hilbert Shirey	$137,000	82 (55)
$2,500 Seven-Card Stud	Dan Robinson	$140,000	140
$2,500 Limit Hold'em	Men "The Master" Nguyen	$186,000	186
$1,500 A-5 Draw	Clifford Roof	$81,600	136
$5,000 Chinese Poker with rebuys	Steve Zolotow	$122,500	24 (26)
$2,500 Omaha 8 or Better	Marlon De Los Santos	$119,000	119
$5,000 2-7 Draw with rebuys	John Bonetti	$101,250	26 (19)
$2,500 Seven-Card Stud Split	Men "The Master" Nguyen	$96,000	96
$1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	Peter Vilandos	$148,500	264
$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha with rebuys	Phil "Doc" Earle	$143,400	134 (105)
$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	Richard Klamian	$205,875	366
$1,500 Omaha 8 or Better	Max Stern	$140,400	234
$1,500 Razz	Mickey Sisskind	$82,800	138
$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Split	Rod Peate	$127,200	212
$1,500 Limit Omaha	Berry Johnston	$91,200	152
$1,500 Chinese Poker	John Tsagaris	$41,400	69
$1,500 Seven-Card Stud	Valter Farina	$144,600	241
$1,500 Limit Hold'em	Christian Van Hees	$315,000	560

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