Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1990

The Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1990 was the main tournament of the 21st edition of the Poker World Championship in Las Vegas .

Tournament structure

The main tournament of the World Series of Poker in No Limit Hold'em started on May 14th and ended with the final table on May 17, 1990. The tournament was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas . The total of 194 participants had to pay a buy-in of 10,000 US dollars each, and there were 36 paid places for them.

Final table

The final table was played on May 17, 1990. With Mansour Matloubi, a non-American won the main event for the first time. In the final hand he won with 6 ♥ 6 ♠ against Lund with 4 ♦ 4 ♣ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Mansour Matloubi	835,000
2		Hans Lund	334,000
3		Dave Crunkleton	167,000
4th		Jim Ward	091,850
5		Berry Johnston	075,150
6th		Al crux	058,450

Web links

• Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1990 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• 1990 World Series of Poker Main Event on the World Series of Poker website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1990 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 4, 2016 (English).