1989 World Series of Poker

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The 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.

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[edit] Preliminary events

Event Winner Prize Runner-up
$1,000 Limit Hold'em George Allen Shaw $179,600 Lee Southard
$1,500 Seven Card Razz John Laudon $95,400 Said Barjetsch
$1,500 Seven Card Stud Split Mike Sexton $104,400 Sid Herald
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Alma McClelland $18,600 Adrienne Zoia
$1,500 Ace to Five Draw Harry Madoff $119,400 Billy Baxter
$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Barry Blackburn $108,000 T. J. Cloutier
$1,500 Seven Card Stud Mel Judah $130,800 Jerry Buhr
$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Bob Stupak $139,500 Billy Baxter
$5,000 Seven Card Stud Don Holt $154,000 David Sklansky
$1,500 Limit Omaha Lyle Berman $108,600 MacDonal Kempe
$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Frank Henderson $184,000 Kevin Redican
$2,000 No Limit Hold'em Norman Keyser $244,000 Tommy Grimes
$2,000 Limit Hold'em Thomas Chung $212,000 Carl McKelvey

[edit] Main Event

There were 178 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.

[edit] Final table

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

[edit] Other High Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize
14th Jay Heimowitz $12,500
16th John Bonetti $12,500
22nd Mickey Appleman $10,000
23rd David "Chip" Reese $10,000
24th An Tran $10,000
28th Yoshio Nakano $7,500
29th Berry Johnston $7,500


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