1990_World_Series_of_Poker
1990 World Series of Poker
Series of poker tournaments
The 1990 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Quick Facts Location, Dates ...
| 1990 World Series of Poker | |
|---|---|
| Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates | April 30 – May 14 |
| Champion | |
 Mansour Matloubi | |
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More information Event, Winner ...
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em | Mike Hart | $252,000 | Mel Judah |
| $1,500 Razz | 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 | Phil Reher | $124,200 | Al Kudelka |
| $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Vasilis Lazarou | $158,400 | Steve Metz |
| $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Shawqui Shunnarah | $113,400 | Austin Scott |
| $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | John Bonetti | $83,250 | Milton Butts |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Hugh Todd | $168,000 | Keith Sexton |
| $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha | Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston | $142,000 | O'Neil Longson |
| $2,500 Limit Hold'em | Berry Johnston | $254,000 | Hal Kant |
| $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | Allen Baker | $280,000 | Freddy Deeb |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Marie Gabert | $22,000 | Jenny Kaye |
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There were 194 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. 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.[1]
Final table
More information Place, Name ...
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mansour Matloubi | $835,000 |
| 2nd | Hans Lund | $334,000 |
| 3rd | Dave Crunkleton | $167,000 |
| 4th | Jim Ward | $91,850 |
| 5th | Berry Johnston | $75,150 |
| 6th | Al Krux | $58,450 |
| 7th | Rod Peate | $50,100 |
| 8th | John Bonetti | $33,400 |
| 9th | Stu Ungar | $25,050 |
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Other high finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
More information Place, Name ...
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 13th | Bobby Hoff | $12,500 |
| 17th | Mel Judah | $12,500 |
| 19th | Perry Green | $10,000 |
| 20th | Mickey Appleman | $10,000 |
| 24th | Tom Franklin | $10,000 |
| 26th | Humberto Brenes | $8,050 |
| 28th | Artie Cobb | $7,500 |
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- Alex Williams (June 26, 2005), "The Boy King Has Left the Table", The New York Times