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Encyclopedia > 1981 WSOP

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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Contents

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. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... 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 – 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.

Place Name Prize
7th Bobby Baldwin $15,000


Bobby The Owl Baldwin is a professional poker player and casino executive. ...

Major poker tournaments
World Series of Poker ('70 - '71 - '72 - '73 - '74 - '75 - '76 - '77 - '78 - '79 - '80 - '81 - '82 - '83 - '84 - '85 - '86 - '87 - '88 - '89 - '90 - '91 - '92 - '93 - '94 - '95 - '96 - '97 - '98 - '99 - '00 - '01 - '02 - '03 - '04 - '05 - '06 - '07CircuitTOC)
World Poker Tour (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5) --- European Poker Tour (1 - 2 - 3) --- Late Night Poker (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6)
Professional Poker Tour --- Poker Million --- Poker Superstars (1 - 2 - 3) --- Poker Nations Cup
World Heads-Up --- National Heads-Up --- Ultimate Poker Challenge (1 - 2 - 3) --- Aussie Millions --- Grand Prix


 

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