Berry Johnston: Ok, Honey, Well Go Eat If Thats What You Want To Do   Berry Johnston was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2003. It’s believed that it was his third dream. The other two were: 1) To play poker well enough to make a living at it. It became true in 1982 when Johnston placed 3rd at the WSOP. His list of wins is one of the biggest. He has finished in the money at least 30 times. He is also one of the most respected players. He’s respected for how he conducts himself at and away from the table. Doyle Brunson described him as follows: What I admire most about Berry is not Berry the great poker player, but Berry the man. He is a deeply religious and devoted family man, who has always been a gentleman at all times. In 1985 he played against Bill Smith and T.J. Cloutier. And when it was understood that Johnston lost… he didn’t say a word… He just got up and when his wife said: Honey, Im hungry. Can we go get something to eat now? he didn’t get angry. He answered: OK, honey, well go eat if thats what you want to do. 2) To become a World Champion He became one in 1986. His big list looks this way: 1) 1982 – NL Holdem – 3rd 2) 1985 – NL Holdem – 3rd 3) 1986 – NL Holdem (Championship Event) – 1st 4) 1987 – NL Holdem – 32nd 5) 1988 – Seven-Card Stud Split – 4th 6) 1988 – PL Omaha – 9th 7) 1988 – Limit Omaha – 9th 8) 1988 – NL Holdem – 4th 9) 1989 – NL Holdem – 29th 10) 1990 – Limit Holdem – 1st 11) 1990 – NL Holdem – 5th 12) 1991 – PL Omaha – 9th 13) 1992 – Limit Omaha – 2nd 14) 1992 – NL Holdem – 17th 15) 1993 – PL Omaha – 3rd 16) 1995 – Limit Omaha – 1st 17) 1995 – NL Holdem – 21st 18) 1996 – Seven-Card Razz – 3rd 19) 1996 – NL Holdem – 16th 20) 1997 – Limit Holdem – 7th 21) 1997 – PL Omaha – 9th 22) 1998 – Seven-Card Razz – 3rd 23) 1998 – PL Omaha – 12th 24) 1998 – PL Holdem – 14th 25) 1998 – NL Holdem – 21st 26) 1999 – PL Omaha – 13th 27) 2000 – Limit Holdem – 4th 28) 2001 – Limit Holdem – 14th 29) 2001 – Limit Holdem – 24th 30) 2001 – Razz – 1st 31) 2002 – PL Omaha – 5th 32) 2003 – Omaha Hi-Lo Split – 5th 33) 2004 – Omaha Hi-Lo Split – 17th