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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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.

#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1May 1, 1989$1,500 Limit Omaha181 Lyle Berman (1/1)$108,600MacDonald Kempe Results
2May 2, 1989$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 180Barry Blackburn (1/1)$108,000 T. J. Cloutier (0/1) Results
3May 3, 1989$1,000 Limit Hold'em 449George Allen Shaw (1/1)$179,600Lee Southard Results
4May 4, 1989$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha99 Frank Henderson (1/1)$184,000Kevin Redican Results
5May 5, 1989$5,000 Seven Card Stud77 Don Holt (1/1)$154,000 David Sklansky (0/3) Results
6May 6, 1989$1,500 Seven Card Stud218 Mel Judah (1/1)$130,800Jerry Buhr Results
7May 7, 1989$2,000 No Limit Hold'em305Norman Keyser (1/1)$244,000Tommy Grimes Results
8May 8, 1989$1,500 Seven Card Razz 159John Laudon (1/1)$95,400Said Barjesteh Results
9May 9, 1989$1,500 Ace to Five Draw 199Harry Madoff (1/1)$119,400 Billy Baxter (0/5) Results
10May 10, 1989$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud93 Alma McClelland (1/1)$18,600Adrienne Zoia Results
11May 11, 1989$1,500 Seven Card Stud Split174 Mike Sexton (1/1)$104,400Sid Herald Results
12May 12, 1989$2,000 Limit Hold'em265 Thomas Chung (1/1)$212,000Carl McKelvey Results
13May 13, 1989$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw34 Bob Stupak (1/1)$139,500 Billy Baxter (0/5) Results
14May 14, 1989$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event178 Phil Hellmuth (1/1)$755,000 Johnny Chan (0/3) Results


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. [2] [3] Noel Furlong finished in sixth place. He would later go on to win the 1999 World Series of Poker Main Event. [4]

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
16thJohn 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

References

  1. ↑ "1989 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ↑ Nuwwarah, Mo (2020-08-05). "WSOP Legend: Two-Time Main Event Champ Johnny Chan". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ↑ "20th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  4. ↑ Davies, Ricky (2024-09-18). "WSOP Main Event Winners: Where Are They Now?". PokerScout. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
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