Tournament Information
Tournament:
20th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989
Date:
May 1 - 19, 1989
Venue:
Binions
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
Limit Hold'em (May 12, 1989)
Buy-in:
$2,000
Prize:
$530,000
Entries:
265
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 | Thomas Chung | $212,000 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Carl McKelvey | $106,000 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Robin Brown | $53,000 | — | — | |
| 4th | Ivan Trepner | $31,800 | — | — | |
| 5th | Mike Laing | $26,500 | — | — | |
| 6th | Mike Picow | $18,550 | — | — | |
| 7th | Art Youngblood | $15,900 | — | — | |
| 8th | Gorday Clifton | $10,600 | — | — | |
| 9th | Jeff Stewart | $7,950 | — | — | |
| 10th | John Stephanian | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 11th | Raymond Cruz | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 12th | Bob Levitt | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 13th | Ken Obert | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 14th | Bud Moore | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 15th | Seymour Leibowitz | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 16th | Jim Doman | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 17th | Ernie Ostreicher | $5,300 | — | — | |
| 18th | Joe Macchiaverna | $5,300 | — | — | |
