1990 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,500 Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Mike Hart Mike Hart (poker player) Mike Hart is an American poker player from Escondido, California.Hart is a veteran of many years at the World Series of Poker and has won four WSOP championship bracelets, with two bracelets in razz, one in limit Texas hold 'em and one in seven-card stud eight or better... |
$252,000 | Mel Judah Mel Judah Mel Judah is an Australian professional poker player, also known as "The Silver Fox" . He learned poker at the age of 14 by watching his father play 5-card draw.... |
| $1,500 Razz Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low . The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace usually plays low... |
Ray Rumler | $111,600 | Robert Turner |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split | Norm Boulus | $108,600 | Wally Caldwell |
| $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split | Monte Kouz | $113,400 | Herb Chessler |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha | Tony Stormzand | $106,800 | Jack Green |
| $1,500 Ace to Five Draw Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to... |
Phil Reher | $124,200 | Al Kudelka |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Vasilis Lazarou Vasilis Lazarou Vasilis Lazarou is a Greek-American professional poker player who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He is mainly a seven card stud player but has also cashed in tournaments in other poker games as well... |
$158,400 | Steve Metz |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Omaha |
Shawqui Shunnarah | $113,400 | Austin Scott |
| $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | John Bonetti John Bonetti John Joseph Bonetti was an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bonetti began playing at the age of 54, and won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker .... |
$83,250 | Milton Butts |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Hugh Todd | $168,000 | Keith Sexton |
| $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston Amarillo Slim Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. , known as Amarillo Slim, is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets... |
$142,000 | O'Neil Longson O'Neil Longson O'Neil Longson is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker.-Poker career:... |
| $2,500 Limit Hold'em | Berry Johnston Berry Johnston Berry Enfield Johnston is an American professional poker player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.- Poker career :Johnston won the 1986... |
$254,000 | Hal Kant Hal Kant Harold Sanford "Hal" Kant was an entertainment industry attorney who specialized in representing musical groups... |
| $2,500 No Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Allen Baker | $280,000 | Freddy Deeb Freddy Deeb Kassem Ibrahim "Freddy" Deeb is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19.-Before poker:... |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Marie Gabert Marie Gabert Marie Gabert was a World Series of Poker champion in the 1990 $500 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud.As of 2008, her total WSOP tournament winnings exceed $39,620.-World Series of Poker bracelets:-References:... |
$22,000 | Jenny Kaye |
Main Event
There were 194 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mansour Matloubi Mansour Matloubi Mansour Matloubi is an Iranian-British professional poker player.Matloubi won the 1990 Main Event, making him the first non-American to do so. He also made the final table of the 1993 Main Event, finishing in fourth place. He was eliminated by the event winner, Jim Bechtel.As of 2011, his total... |
$835,000 |
| 2nd | Hans Lund Hans Lund Hans J. "Tuna" Lund was an American professional poker player, based in Sparks, Nevada, who won two World Series of Poker bracelets, and was the runner-up at the 1990 WSOP Main Event.-Poker Career:... |
$334,000 |
| 3rd | Dave Crunkleton | $167,000 |
| 4th | Jim Ward | $91,850 |
| 5th | Berry Johnston Berry Johnston Berry Enfield Johnston is an American professional poker player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.- Poker career :Johnston won the 1986... |
$75,150 |
| 6th | Al Krux Al Krux Al Krux is an American professional poker player now based near Syracuse, New York.Before turning to poker, Krux was a diamond merchant... |
$58,450 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | Rod Peate Rod Peate Rod Peate is a poker player from Downey, CaliforniaIn the 1983 World Series of Poker, Peate finished runner-up to Tom McEvoy in the Main Event. Since then, Peate has cashed in the Main Event four times: 1987, 1990, 1997, and 1998.... |
$50,100 |
| 8th | John Bonetti John Bonetti John Joseph Bonetti was an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bonetti began playing at the age of 54, and won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker .... |
$33,400 |
| 9th | Stu Ungar Stu Ungar Stuart Errol "Stu" Ungar was a professional poker and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin rummy player of all time.... |
$25,050 |
| 13th | Bobby Hoff Bobby Hoff Bobby "The Wizard" Hoff is an American professional poker player, based in Long Beach, California. According to Hoff, his nickname "The Wizard" refers to his ability to make mountains of chips disappear.-Early years:... |
$12,500 |
| 17th | Mel Judah Mel Judah Mel Judah is an Australian professional poker player, also known as "The Silver Fox" . He learned poker at the age of 14 by watching his father play 5-card draw.... |
$12,500 |
| 19th | Perry Green | $10,000 |
| 20th | Mickey Appleman Mickey Appleman Mickey L. Appleman is an American professional poker player, sports bettor, and sports handicapper now living in Fort Lee, New Jersey... |
$10,000 |
| 24th | Tom Franklin Tom Franklin "Captain" Tom Franklin is an American professional poker player born in Fresno, California.Franklin's poker career began in the 1970s. His first in the money cash at the World Series of Poker occurred in 1990, finishing 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em championship event... |
$10,000 |
| 26th | Humberto Brenes Humberto Brenes Humberto Brenes is a professional poker player. Brenes currently resides in Miami Lakes, Florida with his wife and three children .... |
$8,050 |
| 28th | Artie Cobb Artie Cobb Artie Cobb is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally from New York, Cobb began playing poker there and moved to Las Vegas in 1976.- Poker career :... |
$7,500 |