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Encyclopedia > 1990 World Series of Poker

The 1990 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The WSOP logo. ... Johnny Moss, Chris Wills, Amarillo Slim, Jack Binion, and Puggy Pearson outside the Horseshoe at the 1974 World Series of Poker Binions Horseshoe (now the Binions Gambling Hall & Hotel) is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. ...

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Preliminary events

Event Winner Prize Runner-up
$1,500 Limit Hold'em American Mike Hart $252,000 Unknown
$1,500 Seven Card Razz American Ray Rumler $111,600 Unknown
$1,500 Seven Card Stud Split American Norm Boulus $108,600 Unknown
$1,500 Omaha 8 or better American Monte Kouz $113,400 Unknown
$1,500 Limit Omaha American Tony Stormzand $106,800 Unknown
$1,500 Ace to Five Draw American Phil Reher $124,200 Unknown
$1,500 Seven Card Stud American Vasilis Lazarou $158,400 Unknown
$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha American Shawqui Shunnarah $113,400 Unknown
$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw American John Bonetti $83,250 Unknown
$5,000 Seven Card Stud American Hugh Todd $168,000 Unknown
$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha American Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston $142,000 Unknown
$2,500 Limit Hold'em American Berry Johnston $254,000 Unknown
$2,500 No Limit Hold'em American Allen Baker $280,000 Unknown
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud American Marie Gabert $22,000 Unknown

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Main Event

There were 194 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.


Final table

Place Name Prize
1st Welsh Mansour Matloubi $835,000
2nd American Hans "Tuna" Lund $334,000
3rd American Dave Crunkleton $167,000
4th American Jim Ward $91,850
5th American Berry Johnston $75,150
6th American Al Krux $58,450

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Other High Finishes

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

Place Name Prize
8th American John Bonetti $33,400
9th American Stu "The Kid" Ungar $25,050
13th American Bobby "The Wizard" Hoff $12,500
17th Australian Mel "Silver Fox" Judah $9,200
20th American Mickey Appleman $10,000
26th Costa Rican Humberto Brenes $8,050


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Major poker tournaments and series
World Series of Poker ('70 - '71 - '72 - '73 - '74 - '75 - '76 - '77 - '78 - '79 - '80 - '81 - '82 - '83 - '84 - '85 - '86 - '87
'88 - '89 - '90 - '91 - '92 - '93 - '94 - '95 - '96 - '97 - '98 - '99 - '00 - '01 - '02 - '03 - '04 - '05 - '06 – TOC)
World Poker Tour (1 - 2 - 3 - 4) --- European Poker Tour (1 - 2) --- High Stakes Poker
Professional Poker Tour --- Poker Million --- Late Night Poker --- Poker Superstars --- Poker Royale
World Heads-Up Poker Championship --- World Speed Poker Open --- Ultimate Poker Challenge (1 - 2 - 3)


 

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