The 1982 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe in May 1982.
Events There were 13 preliminary events at the 1982 World Series of Poker. Billy Baxter became the third player in WSOP history to win the first two events of a single World Series.
#Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 9, 1982 $2,500 Ace to Five Draw39 Billy Baxter (1/3) $48,750 Bobby Baldwin (0/4) Results2May 10, 1982 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw19 Billy Baxter (2/4) $95,000 Lou Axler Results3May 11, 1982 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split88 Tom Cress (1/1) $44,000 Clark Mantz Results4May 12, 1982 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em192 Jim Doman (1/1) $96,000 Frank Henderson Results5May 13, 1982 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud64 June Field (1/1) $16,000 Jackie Jean Results6May 14, 1982 $1,000 Seven Card Razz80 Nick Helm (1/1) $40,000 Robert Turner Results7May 15, 1982 $800 Mixed Doubles44 David Sklansky (1/1) & Dani Kelly (1/1) $8,800 Lanette Rocheleau & Gary Berland (0/5) Results8May 16, 1982 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em164 Ralph Morton (1/1) $123,000 Joe King Results9May 17, 1982 $1,000 Limit Hold'em202 John Paquette (1/1) $101,000 Sam Wilson Results10May 18, 1982 $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud37 Chip Reese (1/2) $92,500 Ken Flaton Results11May 19, 1982 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw77 Vera Richmond (1/1) $38,500 Tim Jewett Results12May 20, 1982 $1,000 Draw High31 David Sklansky (2/2) $15,500 Michael Conti Results13May 21, 1982 $1,000 Seven Card Stud112 Don Williams (1/1) $56,000 Roger Moore Results14May 22, 1982$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event104Jack Straus (1/2)$520,000Dewey Tomko (0/1) Results
Main Event
There were 104 entrants to the Main Event. This Main Event was the first to exceed 100 entries. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top nine players finishing in the money and the champion earning half of the prize pool. Doyle Brunson made the final table in pursuit of a record third Main Event title, but finished fourth. Jack Straus beat Dewey Tomko to win the 1982 title; earlier in the tournament, Straus had been down to one chip.
Final table
Place Name Prize 1st Jack Straus $520,000 2nd Dewey Tomko $208,000 3rd Berry Johnston $104,000 4th Doyle Brunson $52,000 5th A. J. Myers $52,000 6th Dody Roach $41,060
In The Money Finishes
Place Name Prize 7th Buster Jackson $20,800 8th Sailor Roberts $20,800 9th Carl Cannon $20,800
The wristwatch Due to early criticism that the bracelets were too feminine and that no male winners wore them, the WSOP replaced the bracelets with golden wristwatches in 1982. The wristwatches were unpopular, and, as a result, the bracelets were brought back in 1983.
References
External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker