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The 1981 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | | $1,000 Draw High | Ed Barmach | $18,000 | Unknown | | $600 Mixed Doubles | Frank Cardone & Juanda Matthews | $7,800 | Unknown | | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Fredric David | $96,000 | Unknown | | $1,000 Seven Card Stud | Sid Gammerman | $52,000 | Unknown | | $400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Ruth Godfrey | $17,600 | Unknown | | $1,000 Seven Card Razz | Bruce Hershenson | $34,500 | Unknown | | $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split | Johnny Moss | $33,500 | Unknown | | $5,000 Seven Card Stud | A. J. Myers | $67,500 | Unknown | | $2,500 Ace to Five Draw | Mickey Perry | $46,250 | Jack Straus | | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | Dudy Roach | $81,000 | Unknown | | $1,000 Ace to Five Draw | Glen Rodgers | $44,000 | Unknown | | $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | Stu Ungar | $95,000 | Unknown | One is said to be drawing in a poker game if one has a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. ...
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Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ...
Seven-card stud is a poker variant. ...
Stud poker is any of a number of poker variants in which each player receives a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. ...
Johnny Moss (May 14, 1907 â December 16, 1995)[1] was a professional poker player. ...
Jack Treetop Straus (1930 - August 1988) was a professional poker player. ...
Stuart Errol The Kid Ungar (September 8, 1953 - November 22, 1998) was a professional poker and gin rummy player, considered to be among the best in history at both games. ...
Main Event There were 75 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
Final table | Place | Name | Prize | | 1st | Stu Ungar | $375,000 | | 2nd | Perry Green | $150,000 | | 3rd | Gene Fisher | $75,000 | | 4th | Ken Smith | $37,500 | | 5th | Bill Smith | $37,500 | | 6th | Jay Heimowitz | $30,000 | Bill Smith is a professional poker player. ...
Jay B. Heimowitz (born December 26, 1937) is an American poker player from Bethel, New York. ...
Other High Finishes NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Bobby The Owl Baldwin is a professional poker player and casino executive. ...
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