World Series of Poker 1981
The 1981 World Series of Poker was the twelfth edition of the Poker World Championship and took place from May 7th to 24th, 1981 at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas .
Tournaments
Tournament schedule
# | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Tournament start | Attendees | winner | origin | Prize money (in $) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1000 | Limit Draw High | May 7th 1981 | 36 | Ed Barmach | 18,000 | |||
2 | 600 | Mixed Doubles Limit Seven Card Stud | May 8, 1981 | 52 | Frank Cardone | Juanda Matthews | 15,600 | ||
3 | 1500 | No-Limit Hold'em Non-Pro | May 9, 1981 | 128 | Fred David | 96,000 | |||
4th | 1000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 10, 1981 | 104 | Michael Gamerman | 52,000 | |||
5 | 400 | Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud | May 11, 1981 | 88 | Ruth Godfrey | 17,600 | |||
6th | 1000 | Limit razz | May 12, 1981 | 69 | Bruce Hershenson | 34,500 | |||
7th | 1000 | Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | May 13, 1981 | 67 | Johnny Moss | 33,500 | |||
8th | 5000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 14, 1981 | 27 | AJ Myers | 67,500 | |||
9 | 2500 | No Limit A-5 Draw Lowball | May 15, 1981 | 37 | Michael Perry | 46,250 | |||
10 | 1000 | No-Limit Hold'em | May 16, 1981 | 162 | Dody Roach | 81,000 | |||
11 | 1000 | Limit A-5 lowball draw | May 17, 1981 | 88 | Glen Rodgers | 44,000 | |||
12 | 10,000 | No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | May 18, 1981 | 19th | Stu Hungarian | 95,000 | |||
13 | 10,000 | No Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship | May 19, 1981 | 75 | Stu Hungarian | 375,000 |
Main Event
The final table was played on May 24, 1981. In the final hand, Ungar won with A ♥ Q ♥ against Green with 10 ♠ 9 ♦ .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stu Hungarian | 375,000 | |
2 | Perry Green | 150,000 | |
3 | Gene Fisher | 75,000 | |
4th | Ken Smith | 37,500 | |
5 | Bill Smith | 37,500 | |
6th | Jay Heimowitz | 30,000 |
Web links
- World Series of Poker 1981 on the World Series of Poker website
- World Series of Poker 1981 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1981 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 19, 2016 (English).