1982 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,500 Ace to Five 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... |
Billy Baxter Billy Baxter (poker player) William E. Baxter, Jr. is an American professional poker player and sports bettor. He has won numerous tournament titles in his career as a professional poker player, including seven World Series of Poker bracelets.... |
$48,750 | 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.... |
| $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | Billy Baxter Billy Baxter (poker player) William E. Baxter, Jr. is an American professional poker player and sports bettor. He has won numerous tournament titles in his career as a professional poker player, including seven World Series of Poker bracelets.... |
$95,000 | Lou Axler |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split | Tom Cress | $44,000 | Clark Mantz |
| $1,000 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 |
Jim Doman Jim Doman Jim Doman was an American professional poker player who won two World Series of Poker bracelets.His total live tournament winnings exceeded $800,000.- WSOP Bracelets :-Notes:... |
$96,000 | Frank Henderson Frank Henderson Frank Henderson is an American professional poker player from Houston, Texas.Henderson was the runner-up to Johnny Chan in the 1987 World Series of Poker $10,000 no limit hold'em main event. He also finished in the money of the same event in 1996.... |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | June Field June Field June Field was a World Series of Poker champion in the 1982 $400 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud.As of 2008, her total WSOP tournament winnings exceed $16,000.-World Series of Poker bracelets:-References:... |
$16,000 | 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... |
Nick Helm | $40,000 | Robert Turner |
| $800 Mixed Doubles | David Sklansky David Sklansky -Life and career:Sklansky was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School in 1966. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, but left before graduation. He returned to Teaneck and passed multiple Society of Actuaries exams by the time he was 20, and worked... & Dani Kelly |
$8,800 | Unknown |
| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Ralph Morton | $123,000 | Joe King |
| $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | John Paquette | $101,000 | Sam Wilson |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | David "Chip" Reese Chip Reese David Edward Reese , more commonly known as Chip Reese, was an American professional poker player and gambler from Centerville, Ohio... |
$92,500 | Ken Flaton Ken Flaton Ken Flaton was an American professional poker player who was born in New York City, New York and settled in Henderson, Nevada after serving in the US Army.... |
| $1,000 Ace to Five Draw | Vera Richmond | $38,500 | Tim Jewett |
| $1,000 Draw High | David Sklansky David Sklansky -Life and career:Sklansky was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School in 1966. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, but left before graduation. He returned to Teaneck and passed multiple Society of Actuaries exams by the time he was 20, and worked... |
$15,500 | Michael Conti |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud | Don Williams Don Williams (poker player) Don Williams is an American poker player.Williams has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker , and has cashed in many other WSOP events including the Main Event.... |
$56,000 | Roger Moore Roger Moore (poker player) Roger Moore was a professional poker player.Moore grew up the son of sharecroppers. He quit school in the eighth grade and soon afterwards entered into military service. After the military he worked as a civil servant and for fun he would play poker... |
Main Event
There were 104 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Jack Straus (pair of 10's) beat Dewey Tomko (pair of 4's) to win.Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jack Straus Jack Straus Jack Straus was an American professional poker player. He is best known for winning the poker world championship in 1982.... |
$520,000 |
| 2nd | Dewey Tomko Dewey Tomko Duane "Dewey" Tomko is an American former kindergarten teacher turned professional poker player, based in Winter Haven, Florida.... |
$208,000 |
| 3rd | Berry Johnston Berry Johnston Berry Enfield Johnston is an American professional poker player. He is best known as the 1986 World Champion, but he has also won four other bracelets at the World Series of Poker in addition to cashes and wins in many other tournaments throughout his career.- Poker career :Johnston won the 1986... |
$104,000 |
| 4th | Doyle Brunson Doyle Brunson Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to... |
$52,000 |
| 5th | A. J. Myers | $52,000 |
| 6th | 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.... |
$41,060 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 8th | Brian "Sailor" Roberts Sailor Roberts Bryan W. "Sailor" Roberts was an American professional poker player.Before becoming a poker professional Roberts was a rounder and traveled the country looking for games along with other legends such as Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim... |
$20,800 |