1985 World Series of Poker Main Event
The Main Event of the World Series of Poker in 1985 was the main event of the 16th 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 17 and ended with the final table on May 21, 1985. 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 21, 1985. In the final hand, Smith won with 3 ♠ 3 ♥ against Cloutier with A ♦ 3 ♣ .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bill Smith | 700,000 | |
2 | TJ Cloutier | 280,000 | |
3 | Berry Johnston | 140,000 | |
4th | Scott Mayfield | 70,000 | |
5 | Hamid Dastmalchi | 70,000 | |
6th | Jesse Alto | 42,000 |
Web links
- 1985 World Series of Poker Main Event in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
- 1985 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 1985 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 10, 2016 (English).