Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1984

The Main Event of the World Series of Poker in 1984 was the main event of the 15th 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 14th and ended with the final table on May 19, 1984. The tournament was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas . The total of 140 participants had to pay a buy-in of 10,000 US dollars each, and there were nine paid places for them.

Final table

The final table was played on May 19, 1984. In the final hand, Keller won with 10 ♥ 10 ♠ against Wolford with 6 ♥ 4 ♥ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Jack Keller	660,000
2		Byron Wolford	264,000
3		Jesse Alto	132,000
4th		David Chew	066,000
5		Rick Hamil	066,000
6th		Curtis Skinner	052,800

Web links

• Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1984 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• 1984 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 1984 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 17, 2016 (English).