1989 World Series of Poker

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1989 World Series of Poker
Location Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 1 – May 19
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hellmuth
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The 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1989 Main Event was won by 24-year-old Phil Hellmuth, defeating defending champion Johnny Chan, and also breaking the record for being the youngest player to win the WSOP Main Event (a record previously set by Stu Ungar in 1980). Had Chan won, he would have tied Johnny Moss's record of three Main Event wins. This year also marked the first year in which Moss did not finish any WSOP tournaments inside the payout positions.

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Preliminary events

There were 13 preliminary events at the 1989 World Series of Poker. [1] All 14 bracelet winners in the 1989 WSOP were first-time winners.

#EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
1$1,500 Limit Omaha Lyle Berman (1/1)$108,600MacDonald Kempe [2]
2$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Barry Blackburn (1/1)$108,000 T. J. Cloutier (0/1) [3]
3$1,000 Limit Hold'em George Allen Shaw (1/1)$179,600Lee Southard [4]
4$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Frank Henderson (1/1)$184,000Kevin Redican [5]
5$5,000 Seven Card Stud Don Holt (1/1)$154,000 David Sklansky (0/3) [6]
6$1,500 Seven Card Stud Mel Judah (1/1)$130,800Jerry Buhr [7]
7$2,000 No Limit Hold'emNorman Keyser (1/1)$244,000Tommy Grimes [8]
8$1,500 Seven Card Razz John Laudon (1/1)$95,400Said Barjesteh [9]
9$1,500 Ace to Five Draw Harry Madoff (1/1)$119,400 Billy Baxter (0/5) [10]
10$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Alma McClelland (1/1)$18,600Adrienne Zoia [11]
11$1,500 Seven Card Stud Split Mike Sexton (1/1)$104,400Sid Herald [12]
12$2,000 Limit Hold'em Thomas Chung (1/1)$212,000Carl McKelvey [13]
13$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Bob Stupak (1/1)$139,500 Billy Baxter (0/5) [14]

Main Event

There were 178 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. Johnny Chan was denied a third consecutive Main Event crown when he was defeated heads-up by Phil Hellmuth. [15] [16]

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1st Phil Hellmuth $755,000
2nd Johnny Chan $302,000
3rd Don Zewin $151,000
4thSteve Lott$83,050
5th Lyle Berman $67,950
6th Noel Furlong $52,850

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

PlaceNamePrize
11th John Esposito $12,500
14th Jay Heimowitz $12,500
16th John Bonetti $12,500
22nd Mickey Appleman $10,000
23rd Chip Reese $10,000
24th An Tran $10,000
25th Hilbert Shirey $10,000
28th Yoshio Nakano $7,500
29th Berry Johnston $7,500
31st Jim Bechtel $7,500
35th Puggy Pearson $7,500
36th Crandell Addington $7,500

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References

  1. ↑ "1989 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $1,500 Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  4. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #3: $1,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  5. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy)". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  6. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  7. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #6: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  8. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #7: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  9. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #8: $1,500 Limit Razz". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  10. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #9: $1,500 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  11. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #10: $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  12. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #11: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  13. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #12: $2,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  14. ↑ "1989 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #13: $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (Rebuy)". World Series of Poker . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  15. ↑ Nuwwarah, Mo (2020-08-05). "WSOP Legend: Two-Time Main Event Champ Johnny Chan". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  16. ↑ "20th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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