Toernooien
| Event |
Winnaar |
Prijs |
Tweede |
| $1.500 Limit Hold'em |
Mike Hart |
$252.000 |
Mel Judah |
| $1.500 Seven Card Razz |
Ray Rumler |
$111.600 |
Robert Turner |
| $1.500 Seven Card Stud Split |
Norm Boulus |
$108.600 |
Wally Caldwell |
| $1.500 Omaha 8 or better |
Monte Kouz |
$113.400 |
Herb Chessler |
| $1.500 Limit Omaha |
Tony Stormzand |
$106.800 |
Jack Green |
| $1.500 Ace to Five Draw |
Phil Reher |
$124.200 |
Al Kudelka |
| $1.500 Seven Card Stud |
Vasilis Lazarou |
$158.400 |
Steve Metz |
| $1.500 Pot Limit Omaha |
Shawqui Shunnarah |
$113.400 |
Austin Scott |
| $5.000 Deuce to Seven Draw |
John Bonetti |
$83.250 |
Milton Butts |
| $5.000 Seven Card Stud |
Hugh Todd |
$168.000 |
Keith Sexton |
| $5.000 Pot Limit Omaha |
Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston |
$142.000 |
O'Neil Longson |
| $2.500 Limit Hold'em |
Berry Johnston |
$254.000 |
Hal Kant |
| $2.500 No Limit Hold'em |
Allen Baker |
$280.000 |
Freddy Deeb |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud |
Marie Gabert |
$22.000 |
Jenny Kaye |
Main Event
Het Main Event was het grootste toernooi van de WSOP van 1990. Het is een 10.000 dollar No-Limit Texas Hold'em toernooi. De winnaar van dit toernooi wordt gezien als de officieuze wereldkampioen poker. Er deden in totaal 194 spelers mee.