1981 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 Draw Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to... High |
Ed Barmach | $18,000 | Jackie Mills |
| $600 Mixed Doubles | Frank Cardone & Juanda Matthews | $7,800 | Unknown |
| $1,500 No Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Fred David | $96,000 | Doug Johnson |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud | Sid Gamerman | $52,000 | Mark Speert |
| $400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Ruth Godfrey Ruth Godfrey Ruth Godfrey was a World Series of Poker champion in the 1981 $400 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud.As of 2008, her total WSOP tournament winnings exceed $19,150.Godfrey also won the ladies event at the 1981 Super Bowl of Poker.... |
$17,600 | Jackie Jean |
| $1,000 Seven Card Razz Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low . The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace usually plays low... |
Bruce Hershenson | $34,500 | Bob Ross |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split | Johnny Moss Johnny Moss Johnny Moss was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970, He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in... |
$33,500 | Ralph Bidwell |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | A. J. Myers | $67,500 | Eric Drache Eric Drache Eric Drache is a professional poker player, former cardroom manager and consultant for NBC. Drache is best known for his management contributions to the poker world, but he is also a notable seven-card stud player... |
| $2,500 Ace to Five Draw | Mickey Perry | $46,250 | Jack Straus Jack Straus Jack Straus was an American professional poker player. He is best known for winning the poker world championship in 1982.... |
| $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | Dody Roach Dody Roach Felix D. "Dody" Roach , was an American poker player from Corpus Christi, Texas, who won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.... |
$81,000 | Unknown |
| $1,000 Ace to Five Draw | Glen Rodgers | $44,000 | Rick Morella |
| $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | Stu Ungar Stu Ungar Stuart Errol "Stu" Ungar was a professional poker and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin rummy player of all time.... |
$95,000 | Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin is a professional poker player, off-road racer and casino executive. As a poker player, Baldwin is best known as the 1978 world champion, becoming the youngest main event champion at that time.... |
Main Event
There were 75 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The final hand saw Green with 10 9 and Ungar with A Q, and the board was 7 8 4 4 Q.Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stu Ungar Stu Ungar Stuart Errol "Stu" Ungar was a professional poker and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin rummy player of all time.... |
$375,000 |
| 2nd | Perry Green | $150,000 |
| 3rd | Gene Fisher Gene Fisher Gene Fisher is an American poker player from El Paso, Texas.Fisher won two World Series of Poker bracelets in 1980 and 1993, winning the same amount in both events. He has also cashed in various other poker tournaments.... |
$75,000 |
| 4th | Ken Smith | $37,500 |
| 5th | Bill Smith | $37,500 |
| 6th | Jay Heimowitz Jay Heimowitz Jay B. Heimowitz is an American poker player from Bethel, New York. Heimowitz was one of the original players to help establish the Mayfair Club as a premier poker house.... |
$30,000 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin is a professional poker player, off-road racer and casino executive. As a poker player, Baldwin is best known as the 1978 world champion, becoming the youngest main event champion at that time.... |
$15,000 |