Vienna Spring Poker Festival 1998
Concord Card Casino, Vienna, Austria, 21. March - 28. March 1998
Saturday, 21. March
500.00 ATS Limit Holdem
Unlimited Rebuys + Add on
Entries: 99 / Rebuys: 289 / 294,000.00 ATS
| place | name | prize ATS | prize EUR |
| 01. | Heinz Zimmermann (Austria) | 106,650.00 ATS | 7,627.00 EUR |
| 02. | Hai Wi Yin (China) | 57,620.00 ATS | 4,120.00 EUR |
| 03. | Karl Weiss (Austria) | 28,810.00 ATS | 2,060.00 EUR |
| 04. | Walter Erker (Austria) | 21,600.00 ATS | 1,544.00 EUR |
| 05. | Harun Yildirim (Turkey) | 17,280.00 ATS | 1,235.00 EUR |
| 06. | Jia Qian Shan (Austria) | 11,520.00 ATS | 823.00 EUR |
| 07. | Boris Velev (Austria) | 8,640.00 ATS | 617.00 EUR |
| 08. | Georg Schreiber (Austria) | 5,760.00 ATS | 411.00 EUR |
| 09. | Udo Kindler (Switzerland) | 4,320.00 ATS | 308.00 EUR |
| 10. | Harumy Tuli (USA) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 11. | Armen Mouradkhanian (Iran) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 12. | Erwin Fasching (Schiwago) (Austria) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 13. | Rainhold Formanek (Austria) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 14. | Helmut Buchinger (Austria) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 15. | Rolf Slotboom (Netherlands) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 16. | Michael Holzer (Austria) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 17. | Gotz Schrage (Austria) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
| 18. | Dogan Otte (Turkey) | 2,880.00 ATS | 205.00 EUR |
Sunday, 22. March
3,000.00 ATS Limit Stud/Holdem
2 Rebuys
Entries: 49 / Rebuys: 36 / 255,000.00 ATS
| place | name | prize ATS | prize EUR |
| 01. | Joachim Hempler (Germany) | 100,000.00 ATS | 7,151.00 EUR |
| 02. | Casey Kastle (USA) | 49,980.00 ATS | 3,574.00 EUR |
| 03. | Hans Kolbi (Austria) | 32,480.00 ATS | 2,322.00 EUR |
| 04. | Bruno Stefanelli (Italy) | 17,490.00 ATS | 1,250.00 EUR |
| 05. | Asher Derei (USA) | 15,990.00 ATS | 1,143.00 EUR |
| 06. | Hong Sheng Xu (China) | 12,490.00 ATS | 893.00 EUR |
| 07. | Ao Fa Zhou (China) | 9,990.00 ATS | 714.00 EUR |
| 08. | Michael Keiner (Germany) | 7,490.00 ATS | 535.00 EUR |
| 09. | Udo Kindler (Switzerland) | 4,990.00 ATS | 356.00 EUR |
Monday, 23. March
1,500.00 ATS Pot Limit Omaha
3 Rebuys + Add on
Entries: 68 / Rebuys: 169 / 355,500.00 ATS
| place | name | prize ATS | prize EUR |
| 01. | Michael Greiner (Germany) | 139,400.00 ATS | 9,962.00 EUR |
| 02. | Tibor Tolnai (Hungary) | 69,670.00 ATS | 4,979.00 EUR |
| 03. | Franz Wagner (Austria) | 45,290.00 ATS | 3,236.00 EUR |
| 04. | Kees Pijnenborg (Netherlands) | 24,380.00 ATS | 1,742.00 EUR |
| 05. | Pouya Pouya Majd (Iran) | 20,900.00 ATS | 1,493.00 EUR |
| 06. | Stefan Milanovich (Austria) | 17,410.00 ATS | 1,244.00 EUR |
| 07. | Jonathan Miller (Israel) | 13,930.00 ATS | 995.00 EUR |
| 08. | Leopold Fung Sang (Jamaica) | 10,450.00 ATS | 746.00 EUR |
| 09. | Sascha Riesemann (Austria) | 6,960.00 ATS | 497.00 EUR |
Tuesday, 24. March
1,000.00 ATS No Limit Holdem
Unlimited Rebuys + Add on
Entries: 100 / Rebuys: 289 / 389,000.00 ATS
| place | name | prize ATS | prize EUR |
| 01. | Dieter Wagenknecht (Austria) | 141,110.00 ATS | 10,093.00 EUR |
| 02. | Shi Hong Chen (China) | 76,240.00 ATS | 5,453.00 EUR |
| 03. | Dave Welch (United Kingdom) | 38,120.00 ATS | 2,726.00 EUR |
| 04. | Alex Kong (United Kingdom) | 28,590.00 ATS | 2,045.00 EUR |
| 05. | Hong Sheng Xu (China) | 22,870.00 ATS | 1,635.00 EUR |
| 06. | Paul Lundbey (Denmark) | 15,240.00 ATS | 1,090.00 EUR |
| 07. | Paul Samuel (United Kingdom) | 11,430.00 ATS | 817.00 EUR |
| 09. | Howard Lipman (Israel) | 5,710.00 ATS | 408.00 EUR |
| 10. | Sakari Setala (Finland) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 11. | Volker Beyer (USA) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 12. | Thomas Eder (Austria) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 13. | Yao Dong Sun (China) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 14. | Eddy Scharf (Germany) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 15. | Manuela Seliger (Austria) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 16. | Rong Qing Gu (Austria) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 17. | Leo Kandlbinder (Austria) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
| 18. | Hans Waldhauser (Austria) | 3,810.00 ATS | 272.00 EUR |
Wednesday, 25. March
European World Series of Poker Trial
15,000.00 ATS No Limit Holdem
Freezeout
Entries: 121 / 1,815,000.00 ATS
| place | name | prize ATS | prize EUR |
| 01. | Dave Welch (United Kingdom) | 640,370.00 ATS | 45,818.00 EUR |
| 02. | Julian Gardner (United Kingdom) | 320,160.00 ATS | 22,907.00 EUR |
| 03. | Casey Kastle (USA) | 177,870.00 ATS | 12,726.00 EUR |
| 04. | Ross Boatman (United Kingdom) | 106,720.00 ATS | 7,635.00 EUR |
| 05. | Gary Solomons (United Kingdom) | 88,930.00 ATS | 6,362.00 EUR |
| 06. | Berti Rohacek (Austria) | 71,140.00 ATS | 5,090.00 EUR |
| 07. | Michael Greiner (Germany) | 53,360.00 ATS | 3,817.00 EUR |
| 08. | Robert Herendi (Hungary) | 44,460.00 ATS | 3,181.00 EUR |
| 09. | Rino Mathis (Switzerland) | 35,570.00 ATS | 2,545.00 EUR |
| 10. | Alex Dietrich (Germany) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 11. | Cengis Guven (Austria) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 12. | Min Lin (China) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 13. | Ze Ping Liu (China) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 14. | Ali Sarkeshik (United Kingdom) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 15. | Eddy Scharf (Germany) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 16. | Bruno Micchiardi (Italy) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 17. | Michael Bruck (Austria) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
| 18. | Walter Erker (Austria) | 26,680.00 ATS | 1,908.00 EUR |
Saturday, 28. March
5,000.00 ATS Limit 7 Card Stud
Freezeout
Entries: 99 / Rebuys: 289 / 294,000.00 ATS
| place | name | prize ATS | prize EUR |
| 01. | Cai Jin Lin (Germany) | 156,000.00 ATS | 11,172.00 EUR |
| 02. | Julian Gardner (United Kingdom) | 78,400.00 ATS | 5,615.00 EUR |
| 03. | Franz Wagner (Austria) | 50,960.00 ATS | 3,649.00 EUR |
| 04. | Dave Welch (United Kingdom) | 35,280.00 ATS | 2,526.00 EUR |
| 05. | Ernst Pohn (Austria) | 23,520.00 ATS | 1,684.00 EUR |
| 06. | Lu Zhe Zhang (Austria) | 19,600.00 ATS | 1,403.00 EUR |
| 07. | Ernst Stoller (Czech Republic) | 15,680.00 ATS | 1,123.00 EUR |
| 08. | Min Lin (China) | 11,760.00 ATS | 842.00 EUR |


