1990 World Series of Poker


The 1990 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 14 preliminary events at the 1990 World Series of Poker. Amarillo Slim became the first player to win WSOP bracelets in three different decades.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 30, 1990$1,500 Limit Hold'em420Mike Hart $252,000Mel Judah
2May 1, 1990$1,500 Razz186Ray Rumler $111,600Robert Turner
3May 2, 1990$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split181Norm Boulus $108,600Wally Caldwell
4May 3, 1990$1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split189Monte Kouz $113,400Herb Chessler
5May 4, 1990$1,500 Limit Omaha178Tony Stormsand $106,800Jack Green
6May 5, 1990$1,500 Ace to Five Draw207Phil Reher $124,200Al Kudelka
7May 6, 1990$1,500 Seven Card Stud264Vasilis Lazarou $158,400Steve Metz
8May 7, 1990$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha189Shawqui Shunnarah $113,400Austin Scott
9May 8, 1990$5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw37John Bonetti $83,250Milton Butts
10May 9, 1990$5,000 Seven Card Stud84Hugh Todd $168,000Keith Sexton
11May 10, 1990$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha71Amarillo Slim $142,000O'Neil Longson
12May 11, 1990$2,500 Limit Hold'em254Berry Johnston $254,000Hal Kant
13May 12, 1990$2,500 No Limit Hold'em260Allen Baker $280,000Freddy Deeb
14May 13, 1990$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud110Marie Gabert $22,000Jenny Kaye
15May 14, 1990$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event194Mansour Matloubi $835,000Hans Lund

Main Event

There were 194 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. For the first time since the 1984 WSOP Main Event, the final table had nine players. On the third day of the tournament, Stu Ungar was found unconscious on the floor of his hotel room from a drug overdose. However, he had such a chip lead that even when the dealers kept taking his blinds out every orbit, Ungar still made the final table and finished ninth pocketing $25,050. Berry Johnston entered the final table in pursuit of second Main Event title, but finished in fifth.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stMansour Matloubi$835,000
2ndHans Lund$334,000
3rdDave Crunkleton$167,000
4thJim Ward$91,850
5thBerry Johnston$75,150
6thAl Krux$58,450
7thRod Peate$50,100
8thJohn Bonetti$33,400
9thStu Ungar$25,050

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
13thBobby Hoff$12,500
17thMel Judah$12,500
19thPerry Green$10,000
20thMickey Appleman$10,000
24thTom Franklin$10,000
26thHumberto Brenes$8,050
28thArtie Cobb$7,500
32ndDonnacha O'Dea$7,500
34thThor Hansen$7,500
35thHoyt Corkins$7,500