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He has made at least 29 final tables at the WSOP and has finished in the money on at least 66 occasions.
He has made at least 29 final tables at the WSOP and has finished in the money on at least 66 occasions.
He has also cashed ten times in the WSOP Main Event, more than any other player. Having cashed in at least one event every year from 1982–2010, Johnston holds the record for longest streaks at 29 years. Johnston cashed three times in the 2008 World Series of Poker, including tenth 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 fourth 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 National Broadcasting Company Poker After Dark Series, most recently in 2008 among some of his fellow World Series of Poker Main Event Champions.
The other world champions in the event were Philosophy Hellmuth, Huck Seed, Chris Ferguson, and Jamie Gold. He was inducted into the Seniors Poker Hall of Fame in the early 1990s and 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. World Series of Poker Bracelets.