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Encyclopedia > 1983 World Series of Poker

The 1983 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The WSOP logo. ... Johnny Moss, Chris Wills, Amarillo Slim, Jack Binion, and Puggy Pearson outside the Horseshoe at the 1974 World Series of Poker Binions Horseshoe (now the Binions Gambling Hall & Hotel) is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. ...


Preliminary events

Event Winner Prize Runner-up
$2,500 Ace to Five Draw American David Angel $46,250 Unknown
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em American David Baxter $145,500 Unknown
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split American Artie Cobb $52,000 Unknown
$800 Mixed Doubles American Jim Doman & Donna Doman $10,000 Unknown
$1,000 Seven Card Stud American Ken Flaton $62,000 Unknown
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud American Carolyn Gardner $16,000 Unknown
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em American Buster Jackson $124,000 Unknown
$2,500 Match Play American Berry Johnston $40,000 Unknown
$1,000 Seven Card Razz American John Lucas $43,000 Unknown
$1,000 Limit Hold'em American Tom McEvoy $117,000 Unknown
$1,000 Limit Omaha American David Sklansky $25,500 Unknown
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw American D Todd $49,500 Unknown
$5,000 Seven Card Stud American Stu "The Kid" Ungar $110,000 Unknown

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Main Event

There were 108 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.


Final table

Place Name Prize
1st American Tom McEvoy $540,000
2nd American Rod Peate $216,000
3rd American Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson $108,000
4th American Carl McKelvey $54,000
5th American Robert Geers $54,000
6th Irish "The Don" Donnacha O'Dea $43,200


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Major poker tournaments and series
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 – TOC)
World Poker Tour (1 - 2 - 3 - 4) --- European Poker Tour (1 - 2) --- High Stakes Poker
Professional Poker Tour --- Poker Million --- Late Night Poker --- Poker Superstars --- Poker Royale
World Heads-Up Poker Championship --- World Speed Poker Open --- Ultimate Poker Challenge (1 - 2 - 3)


 

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