Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1981

The Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1981 was the main tournament of the twelfth edition of the Poker World Championship in Las Vegas .

Tournament structure

The main tournament of the World Series of Poker in No Limit Hold'em started on May 19 and ended with the final table on May 24, 1981. The tournament was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas . The total of 75 participants had to pay a buy-in of 10,000 US dollars each, and there were nine paid places for them.

Final table

Stu Ungar (1980)

The final table was played on May 24, 1981. In the final hand, Ungar won with A ♥ Q ♥ against Green with 10 ♠ 9 ♦ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Stu Hungarian	375,000
2		Perry Green	150,000
3		Gene Fisher	075,000
4th		Ken Smith	037,500
5		Bill Smith	037,500
6th		Jay Heimowitz	030,000

Web links

• 1981 World Series of Poker Main Event in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
• 1981 World Series of Poker Main Event on the World Series of Poker website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1981 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 19, 2016 (English).