1982 World Series of Poker Main Event
The Main Event of the 1982 World Series of Poker was the main event of the 13th staging 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 22nd and ended with the final table on May 27, 1982. The tournament was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas . The total of 104 participants had to pay a buy-in of US $ 10,000 each, and there were nine paid places for them.
Final table
The final table was played on May 27, 1982. In the final hand, Straus won with A ♥ 10 ♠ against Tomko with A ♦ 4 ♦ .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Straus | 520,000 | |
2 | Dewey Tomko | 208,000 | |
3 | Berry Johnston | 104,000 | |
4th | Doyle Brunson | 52,000 | |
5 | AJ Myers | 52,000 | |
6th | Dody Roach | 41,060 |
Web links
- 1982 World Series of Poker Main Event in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
- 1982 World Series of Poker Main Event on the World Series of Poker website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1982 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 17, 2016 (English).