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

Jack Straus (1974)

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	052,000
5		AJ Myers	052,000
6th		Dody Roach	041,060

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

1. ↑ ^{a b} Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1982 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 17, 2016 (English).