Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1983

The Main Event of the 1983 World Series of Poker was the main event of the 14th 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 16 and ended with the final table on May 21, 1983. The tournament was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas . The total of 108 participants had to pay a buy-in of 10,000 US dollars each, and there were ten paid places for them.

Final table

Tom McEvoy (2010)

The final table was played on May 21, 1983. In the final hand, McEvoy won with Q ♦ Q ♠ against Peate with K ♦ J ♦ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Tom McEvoy	540,000
2		Rod Peate	216,000
3		Doyle Brunson	108,000
4th		Carl McKelvey	054,000
5		Robert Geers	054,000
6th		Donnacha O'Dea	043,200

Web links

• Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1983 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• 1983 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 1983 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 17, 2016 (English).