The 1983 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 9 to 12, 1983, at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events There were 13 preliminary events at the 1983 WSOP. After the Main Event, there were two other tournaments on the schedule. This was the first World Series of Poker where the Main Event was not the final tournament.

#Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-up Results1May 3, 1983 $2,500 Ace to Five Draw37 David Angel (1/1) $46,250 Mike Cox Results2May 4, 1983 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em194 David Baxter (1/1) $145,500 Richard Klamian Results3May 5, 1983 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split104 Artie Cobb (1/1) $52,000 David Singer Results4May 6, 1983 $800 Mixed Doubles50 Jim Doman (1/2) & Donna Doman (1/1) $10,000 Cheryl Davis and A.J. Myers (0/2) Results5May 7, 1983 $1,000 Seven Card Stud124 Ken Flaton (1/1) $62,000 Stu Ungar (0/3) Results6May 8, 1983 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud64 Carolyn Gardner (1/1) $16,000 Kim Bye Results7May 9, 1983 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em248 Buster Jackson (1/1) $124,000 Rick Hamil Results8May 10, 1983 $2,500 Match Play32 Berry Johnston (1/2) $40,000 Ray Zee Results9May 11, 1983 $1,000 Seven Card Razz86 John Lukas (1/1) $43,000 Buddy McIntosh Results10May 12, 1983 $1,000 Limit Hold'em234 Tom McEvoy (1/1) $117,000 Donnacha O'Dea Results11May 13, 1983 $1,000 Limit Omaha51 David Sklansky (1/3) $25,500 Perry Green (0/3) Results12May 14, 1983 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw99 Don Todd (1/1) $49,500 Richard Stone Results13May 15, 1983 $5,000 Seven Card Stud44 Stu Ungar (1/4) $110,000 Dewey Tomko (0/1) Results14May 16, 1983$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event108Tom McEvoy (2/2)$540,000Rod Peate Results15May 21, 1983 $1,000 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em10 Ted Binion (1/1) $10,000 Unknown Results16May 21, 1983 $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball21 Dick Carson (1/1) $105,000 Jack Straus (0/2) Results

Main Event There were 108 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money. Doyle Brunson fell just short in his attempt to win the main event for what would have been a record-tying third time when he finished third. Rod Peate and Tom McEvoy went on to play the longest heads-up match in World Series history until 2006. The match lasted over seven hours. McEvoy emerged victorious becoming the first player to win the main event via a satellite tournament. Donnacha O'Dea was the first foreign player ever to place in the money at the WSOP.

Final table

Place Name Prize 1st Tom McEvoy $540,000 2nd Rod Peate $216,000 3rd Doyle Brunson $108,000 4th Carl McKelvey $54,000 5th Robert Geers $54,000 6th Donnacha O'Dea $43,200 7th John Holmes Jenkins $21,600 8th R.R. Pennington $21,600 9th George Huber $21,600

References

External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker