1989 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1989 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 1 – 19 USA Phil Hellmuth 1988 1990 The 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1989 Main Event was won by 24-year-old Phil Hellmuth, defeating defending champion Johnny Chan, and also breaking the record for being the youngest player to win the WSOP Main Event (a record previously set by Stu Ungar in 1980). Had Chan won, he would have tied Johnny Moss's record of three Main Event wins. This year also marked the first year in which Moss did not finish any WSOP tournaments inside the payout positions. Events There were 13 preliminary events at the 1989 World Series of Poker.1989 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=210 November 26, 2024 All 14 bracelet winners in the 1989 WSOP were first-time winners. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 1, 1989 $1,500 Limit Omaha181 Lyle Berman (1/1) $108,600 MacDonald Kempe Results2May 2, 1989 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha180 Barry Blackburn (1/1) $108,000 T. J. Cloutier (0/1) Results3May 3, 1989 $1,000 Limit Hold'em449 George Allen Shaw (1/1) $179,600 Lee Southard Results4May 4, 1989 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha99 Frank Henderson (1/1) $184,000 Kevin Redican Results5May 5, 1989 $5,000 Seven Card Stud77 Don Holt (1/1) $154,000 David Sklansky (0/3) Results6May 6, 1989 $1,500 Seven Card Stud218 Mel Judah (1/1) $130,800 Jerry Buhr Results7May 7, 1989 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em305 Norman Keyser (1/1) $244,000 Tommy Grimes Results8May 8, 1989 $1,500 Seven Card Razz159 John Laudon (1/1) $95,400 Said Barjesteh Results9May 9, 1989 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw199 Harry Madoff (1/1) $119,400 Billy Baxter (0/5) Results10May 10, 1989 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud93 Alma McClelland (1/1) $18,600 Adrienne Zoia Results11May 11, 1989 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split174 Mike Sexton (1/1) $104,400 Sid Herald Results12May 12, 1989 $2,000 Limit Hold'em265 Thomas Chung (1/1) $212,000 Carl McKelvey Results13May 13, 1989 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw34 Bob Stupak (1/1) $139,500 Billy Baxter (0/5) Results14May 14, 1989$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event178Phil Hellmuth (1/1)$755,000Johnny Chan (0/3) Results Main Event There were 178 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. Johnny Chan was denied a third consecutive Main Event crown when he was defeated heads-up by Phil Hellmuth.Nuwwarah Mo WSOP Legend: Two-Time Main Event Champ Johnny Chan PokerNews August 5, 2020 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2020/08/wsop-legend-johnny-chan-37738.htm November 11, 202420th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989, No Limit Hold'em World Championship https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8011 November 26, 2024 The Hendon Mob enKrier Beth Ann Poker Champ Bows to Prediction : Johnny Chan Defeated by Former Foe in World Series Los Angeles Times May 20, 1989 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-20-vw-253-story.html September 28, 2026 Noel Furlong finished in sixth place. He would later go on to win the 1999 World Series of Poker Main Event.Davies Ricky WSOP Main Event Winners: Where Are They Now? PokerScout September 18, 2024 https://www.pokerscout.com/wsop-main-event-winners-where-are-they-now/ March 7, 2025 Final table Place Name Prize 1st Phil 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 In The Money Finishes NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize 11th John Esposito $12,500 14th Jay Heimowitz $12,500 16th John Bonetti $12,500 22nd Mickey Appleman $10,000 23rd Chip Reese $10,000 24th An Tran $10,000 25th Hilbert Shirey $10,000 28th Yoshio Nakano $7,500 29th Berry Johnston $7,500 31st Jim Bechtel $7,500 35th Puggy Pearson $7,500 36th Crandell Addington $7,500 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1989 in Nevada