- Berry Johnston
infobox poker player
firstname=Berry
lastname=Johnston
nickname=Numbers
caption=Berry Johnston at the2007 World Series of Poker .
hometown=Bethany, Oklahoma
wsop bracelet count=5
wsop money finishes=56
wsop main event best finish rank=1st
wsop main event best finish year=1986
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=
wpt final tables=
wpt money finishes=Berry Johnston (born c. 1935 [ [http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/2481/berry-johnson.htm pokerpages.com Berry Johnson profile] ] ) is an American professional
poker player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at theWorld Series of Poker in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.Johnston won the
1986 World Series of Poker 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. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/rank.php?a=r&n=143&page=0 thehendonmob.com All Time WSOP Main Event Cashes] ] 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 this cash, Johnston won $58,570.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 55 cashes as of the end of the 2008 series. Johnston is not letting age or the increasing crowds at the world series slow him down. LikeDoyle Brunson and some of the other originals from pokers' 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 byJohnny Chan . The other world champions in the event werePhil Hellmuth ,Huck Seed ,Chris Ferguson , andJamie Gold .He was inducted into the
Poker Hall of Fame in 2004.As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,200,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=128 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]
World Series of Poker Bracelets
References
External links
* [http://www.berryjohnstonpoker.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.pokernews.com/news/2005/11/legends-poker-berry-johnston.htm pokernews.com - Legends of Poker: Berry Johnston]
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