Tournament Information
Tournament:
20th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989
Date:
May 1 - 19, 1989
Venue:
Binions
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em World Championship (May 14 - 19, 1989)
Buy-in:
$10,000
Prize:
$1,780,000
Entries:
178
Other Events
| May 3, 1989 |
 Limit Hold'em
|
$1,000 |
| May 8, 1989 |
Seven-Card Razz
|
$1,500 |
| May 11, 1989 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$1,500 |
| May 10, 1989 |
Women's 7-Card Stud
|
$500 |
| May 9, 1989 |
Limit Ace to Five Draw
|
$1,500 |
| May 2, 1989 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$1,500 |
| May 6, 1989 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$1,500 |
| May 13, 1989 |
No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
|
$5,000 |
| May 5, 1989 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$5,000 |
| May 1, 1989 |
Omaha Limit
|
$1,500 |
| May 4, 1989 |
Omaha Pot Limit
|
$2,500 |
| May 7, 1989 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| May 12, 1989 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| May 14 - 19, 1989 |
No Limit Hold'em World Championship
|
$10,000 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth | $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 | — | — | |
| 7th | Fernando Fisdel | $45,300 | — | — | |
| 8th | Mike Picow | $30,200 | — | — | |
| 9th | George Hardie | $22,650 | — | — | |
| 10th | Ali Farsai | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 11th | John Esposito | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 12th | Manning Briggs | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 13th | Carmen Valenti | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 14th | Jay Heimowitz | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 15th | Al Ethier | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 16th | John Bonetti | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 17th | Ivan Trepner | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 18th | Ralph Morton | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 19th | Fredric David | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 20th | Jim Ward | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 21st | Howard Lipman | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Mickey Appleman | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 23rd | David "Chip" Reese | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 24th | An "The Boss" Tran | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 25th | Hilbert Shirey | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 26th | Al Korson | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 27th | Phil "Doc" Earle | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 28th | Yosh Nakano | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 29th | Berry Johnston | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 30th | Jim Ray | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 31st | Jim Bechtel | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Tommy Grimes | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Ron Graham | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 34th | Jim Pitzer | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 35th | Puggy Pearson | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 36th | Crandell Addington | $7,500 | — | — | |
