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1989 World Series Of Poker
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. Preliminary events Main Event There were 178 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Final table Other High Finishes ''NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.'' {{Major Poker Tournaments World Series of Poker World Series of Poker The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binion's Horseshoe
Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, formerly Binion's Horseshoe, is a casino on Fremont Street along the Fremont Street Experience mall in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by TLC Casino Enterprises. The casino is named for its founder, Benny Binion, whose family ran it from its founding in 1951 until 2004. The hotel, which had 366 rooms, closed in 2009. TLC reopened 81 of the rooms as a boutique hotel called Hotel Apache in July 2019. History Binion's Horseshoe (1951–2004) Benny Binion bought the Eldorado Club and Hotel Apache in 1951, re-opening them as Binion's Horseshoe (also called the Horseshoe Casino). The casino's interior had a frontier flavor, like an old-style riverboat, with low ceilings and velvet wallpaper. It was the first casino in downtown Las Vegas (also called Glitter Gulch) to replace sawdust-covered floors with carpeting, and was the first to offer comps to all gamblers, not just those who bet big money. Binion also instituted high table limits. When B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Baxter (poker Player)
Billy Baxter may refer to: * Billy Baxter (motorcyclist) (born 1963), British motorcyclist who set the blind solo world land speed record on a motorbike * Billy Baxter (footballer) (1939–2009), Scottish footballer * Billy Baxter (poker player) (born 1940), American poker player and sports bettor * Billy 'Silver Dollar' Baxter (1926–2012), American film producer *Billy Baxter (musician) Billy Baxter OAM (born c. 1959) is an Australian radio presenter and musician from Geelong. He is a co-presenter of the Australian rules football program '' Coodabeen Champions'' on 774 ABC Melbourne, alongside Jeff Richardson, Ian Cover, Jeff ... (born c. 1959), Australian radio presenter and musician ** "Billy Baxter" (song), a 1980 song by Paul Kelly & the Dots describing the musician See also * Bill Baxter (other) * William Baxter (other) * Baxter (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bonetti
John Joseph Bonetti (June 1928June 27, 2008) was an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Bonetti began playing poker at the age of 54, and won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1990s. Bonetti also made several notable finishes in the No Limit Texas hold 'em WSOP Main Event: * 1987 23rd place - $10,000 * 1989 16th place - $12,500 * 1990 8th place - $33,400 * 1992 12th place - $10,100 * 1993 3rd place - $210,000 * 1996 3rd place - $341,250 Bonetti finished on the television bubble, which was 7th place, of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Fifth Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open, winning $86,377. Between May 1987 and February 2003, Bonetti won more than 40 poker tournament A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table (called a "heads up poker, heads-up" tournament), and as many as tens of thousands of players play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Heimowitz
Jay B. Heimowitz (born December 26, 1937) is an American poker player from Bethel, New York. Heimowitz was one of the original players to help establish the Mayfair Club as a premier poker house. Heimowitz started playing poker for baseball cards at the age of 9. He went on to join the U.S. Army; by the time he left the service at age 21, Heimowitz had won approximately $10,000 playing against his fellow servicemen. Heimowitz used this money to invest in a beer company, which he later sold to Budweiser. Heimowitz has attended the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since 1975 and has won six bracelets: Heimowitz is one of only three players, the other two being Phil Hellmuth and Billy Baxter, in World Series of Poker history to have won a bracelet in four different decades. Heimowitz won a ''Poker After Dark'' title on his sole appearance, earning $120,000. The show was themed around former Mayfair Club regulars with a table composed of Heimowitz, Mickey Appleman, Dan Harrington, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Esposito (poker Player)
John Esposito Jr (born June 7) is an American businessman and professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in Limit Hold'em. Esposito has 43 money finishes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) including eight final tables and seven cashes in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event. Poker career Esposito has been a regular on the poker tournament circuit since 1985 and has won numerous titles in different poker variants. He first cashed in the World Series of Poker in 1987 in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event and first cashed in the Main Event in 1989, just missing the final table with and 11th place finish. He won his bracelet with a first place finish in the $2,500 Limit Hold'em at the 1999 World Series of Poker beating out fellow professional Mimi Tran heads-up, earning a cash prize of $219,225. That final table also included top tournament players T. J. Cloutier and David Chiu. Esposito also has multiple high finishes in the $10,000 Main Event Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Furlong
John James Furlong (25 December 1937 – 27 June 2021) was an Irish businessman and poker player who won the 1999 World Series of Poker main event. Early life Furlong was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He originally became a millionaire from his carpet manufacturing business, Furlong Flooring. Although christened John James Furlong, he was nicknamed "Noel" because he was born on Christmas Day. Poker Furlong began playing poker in 1984, and in his first trip to the World Series of Poker in 1989, he placed 6th in the main event. That final table was won by Phil Hellmuth, and also included two time world champion, Johnny Chan, and business executive and professional poker player, Lyle Berman. According to Furlong in 1989, his mentor was Terry Rogers. Furlong stated, "He was my mentor at cards. He got me to take up the game originally." He added, "I would not have gone to Las Vegas this year to play in the World Poker Championships if not for him. He rang me two days b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Chan
Johnny Chan (;He has another Chinese name "Chen Qiangni" () which is also commonly used by Chinese-language media. It is a transliteration of "Johnny Chan" (as "Chen" for "Chan", "Qiangni" for "Johnny") rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese professional poker player. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including the 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively. Early life Chan moved with his family in 1962 from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, then in 1968 to Phoenix, Arizona, and later in 1973 to Houston, Texas, where his family owned restaurants. He started playing cards with the staff of the restaurant. When he was 21, Chan dropped out of the University of Houston, where he was majoring in hotel and restaurant management, and moved to Las Vegas to become a professional gambler. However, his first live casino experience was before his 21st birthday. During a visit in Las Vegas at the age of 16, Chan managed to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Chung (poker Player)
Thomas Chung is an American poker player from Federal Way, Washington, who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. Chung won his first bracelet in 1989 in the $2,000 Limit Hold'em event, winning a $212,000 cash prize in addition to the title. This was in his first cash in a WSOP event. He won his second bracelet in 1991 in the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event, winning $142,000. He also made the final table of the WSOP Main Event in 1993, which was won by Jim Bechtel. Chung finished in 5th place in the 1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ... Main Event, winning $72,000. Since his 1993 Main Event cash, he has made numerous cashes and wins in various tournaments, both in the WSOP and in other events. As of 2019, Chung has total tournament winnings excee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Henderson (poker Player)
Frank Henderson (born December 14, 1931) is an American professional poker player. He currently resides in Houston, Texas. Henderson was the runner-up to Johnny Chan in the 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit hold'em Main Event for $250,000. He also finished in the money of the same event in 1996. Henderson has made final tables in numerous other WSOP events, including Omaha, Draw, Razz and Seven-Card Stud. He won a WSOP bracelet in the 1989 Pot Limit Omaha event, where he defeated a final table that included Jay Heimowitz, Hoyt Corkins, Phil Hellmuth Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player who has won a record sixteen World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the Main Even ... Jr., and T. J. Cloutier. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000. His 36 cashes at the WSOP account for $825,076 of those winnings. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Berman
Lyle Arnold Berman (born August 6, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional poker player and business executive. Business Berman grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota where he was graduated in 1964 with a degree in business administration. He then went to work for his father's leather business, Berman Buckskin. When the business was sold to W. R. Grace in 1979, he stayed on as president and CEO. The company was then later sold to the Melville Corporation where it became Wilsons Leather. From 1994 to 2000 he was the chairman and CEO of the Rainforest Cafe chain of restaurants and retail stores. Berman also played an important role in gaming companies. In 1990 he was a co-founder of Grand Casinos, a company that sought to create gambling establishments outside of Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Grand Casinos' Native American casino holdings were spun off into a new company, Lakes Entertainment, and Berman was named CEO. Additionall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sklansky
David Sklansky (born December 22, 1947) is an American professional poker player and author. An early writer on poker strategy, he is known for his mathematical approach to the game. His key work ''The Theory of Poker'' presents fundamental principles on which much later analysis is based. Early years Sklansky was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School in 1966. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, but dropped out before graduation. He returned to Teaneck and passed multiple Society of Actuaries exams by the age of 20, and worked for an actuarial firm. Poker career Sklansky is an authority on gambling. He has written and contributed to fourteen books on poker, blackjack, and general gambling. Sklansky has won three World Series of Poker bracelets, two in 1982 ($800 Mixed Doubles with Dani Kelly, and $1,000 Draw Hi) and one in 1983 ($1,000 Limit Omaha Hi). He also won the ''Poker By The Book'' invitational event on the 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Holt (poker Player)
Don Holt is an American poker player. He has won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and has cashed in various events at the WSOP including the Main Event. Holt began playing at the WSOP in the 1980s. He won his bracelet at the 1989 World Series of Poker in the US$5,000 seven card stud event, defeating three-time bracelet winner, David Sklansky heads-up. That same year, he had his other first place tournament finish, also in seven card stud, at Amarillo Slim's ''Super Bowl of Poker''. Holt finished second in a seven card stud eight-or-better event in 1998. Holt has also cashed in the WSOP Main Event several times. His highest Main Event finish came in 1991, when he finished in second place to Brad Daugherty Brad Daugherty may refer to: * Brad Daugherty (basketball) (born 1965), American NBA player, currently a television sportscaster * Brad Daugherty (poker player) (born 1951), American poker player {{Hndis, Daugherty, Brad .... For his second-place finish, Holt wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
