Berry Johnston
Encyclopedia
Berry Enfield Johnston is an American
professional poker
player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker
in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.
Main Event, and placed 3rd and 5th in the 1982
and 1990
World Series
, respectively. He has made at least 26 final tables at the WSOP and has finished in the money at least 54 times. He has also cashed 10 times in the WSOP Main Event, more than any other player. His most recent cash in the Main Event came in 2007 when he finished in 113th place in a field of over six thousand players, for which Johnston won $58,570. Having cashed in at least one event every year from 1982-2010, Berry holds the record for longest streaks at 29 years.
Johnston cashed three times in the 2008 World Series of Poker
, including 10th place in an Omaha Hi/Lo event
, and he is currently 42nd on the WSOP all time money list. He is also currently ranked in 4th place for the WSOP all-time cashes list with 57 cashes as of the end of the 2009 series. Like Doyle Brunson
and some of the other originals from poker's past, Johnston is still competing at high levels today.
Johnston has also played on the NBC Poker After Dark
Series, most recently in 2008 among some of his fellow World Series of Poker Main Event Champions. Berry finished 4th in the event which was won by Johnny Chan
. The other world champions in the event were Phil Hellmuth
, Huck Seed
, Chris Ferguson
, and Jamie Gold
.
He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame
in 2004.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,450,000. His 60 cashes as the WSOP account for $2,075,527 of those winnings.
United States
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professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.
Poker career
Johnston won the 1986 World Series of Poker1986 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 141 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....
Main Event, and placed 3rd and 5th in the 1982
1982 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 104 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Jack Straus beat Dewey Tomko to win. -Final table:-Other High Finishes:...
and 1990
1990 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 194 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....
World Series
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
, respectively. He has made at least 26 final tables at the WSOP and has finished in the money at least 54 times. He has also cashed 10 times in the WSOP Main Event, more than any other player. His most recent cash in the Main Event came in 2007 when he finished in 113th place in a field of over six thousand players, for which Johnston won $58,570. Having cashed in at least one event every year from 1982-2010, Berry holds the record for longest streaks at 29 years.
Johnston cashed three times in the 2008 World Series of Poker
2008 World Series of Poker
The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker . Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold...
, including 10th place in an Omaha Hi/Lo event
Omaha hold 'em
Omaha hold 'em is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards...
, and he is currently 42nd on the WSOP all time money list. He is also currently ranked in 4th place for the WSOP all-time cashes list with 57 cashes as of the end of the 2009 series. Like Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson
Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to...
and some of the other originals from poker's past, Johnston is still competing at high levels today.
Johnston has also played on the NBC Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark was an hour-long poker television program on NBC. The show made its debut on January 1, 2007, and was cancelled as another victim of the "Black Friday" criminal case due to the show's sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker, one of that case's defendants. on September 23, 2011 For its first...
Series, most recently in 2008 among some of his fellow World Series of Poker Main Event Champions. Berry finished 4th in the event which was won by Johnny Chan
Johnny Chan (poker player)
Johnny Chan rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese American professional poker player. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively....
. The other world champions in the event were Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth is an American professional poker player. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality...
, Huck Seed
Huck Seed
Huckleberry Seed is an American professional poker player best known for winning the main event of the 1996 World Series of Poker.-Early Life:...
, Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson
Christopher Philip Ferguson is an American professional poker player. He has won five World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. On September 20, 2011, the U.S...
, and Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold
Jamie M. Gold is an American television producer, a talent agent, and poker player, based in Malibu, California. He is known for winning the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event and currently divides his time between his activities as president of production for the entertainment company,...
.
He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame
Poker Hall of Fame
The Poker Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional poker playing in the United States. Founded and located in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, the owner of the Horseshoe Casino, to preserve the names and legacies of the world's greatest poker players and to serve...
in 2004.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,450,000. His 60 cashes as the WSOP account for $2,075,527 of those winnings.
World Series of Poker Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 1983 World Series of Poker The 1983 World Series of Poker was held May 9th to May 12th, 1983 at Binion's Horseshoe.-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 108 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Doyle Brunson fell just short in his attempt to win the main event for a third time when he... |
$2,500 Match Play | $40,000 |
| 1986 1986 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 141 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.... |
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Texas hold 'em Texas Hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three then two additional single cards , with... World Championship |
$570,000 |
| 1990 | $2,500 Limit Hold'em | $254,000 |
| 1995 1995 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.-External Links:*... |
$1,500 Limit Omaha Omaha hold 'em Omaha hold 'em is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards... |
$91,200 |
| 2001 2001 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 613 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:... |
$1,500 Razz Razz Razz may refer to:* Razz , a form of stud poker* Razz , winner of MGP Nordic 2002* "Razz" , a Kings of Leon song* Blowing a raspberry* Golden Raspberry Awards, typically referred to as "Razzies"... |
$83,810 |