1985 World Series of Poker
Encyclopedia
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... |
Dick Carson | $50,000 | Ron Graham |
| $1,000 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 |
Johnny Chan Johnny Chan (poker player) Johnny Chan rather than his Chinese birth name. born in Guangzhou, China in 1957) is a Chinese American professional poker player. He has won 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including 1987 and 1988 World Series of Poker main events consecutively.... |
$171,000 | Lyle Berman Lyle Berman Lyle Arnold Berman is a professional poker player and business executive.-Business:Berman grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota where he graduated in 1964 with a degree in business administration. He then went to work for his father's leather business, Berman Buckskin. ... |
| $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | Tommy Fischer | $95,000 | 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... |
| $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 |
Rick Hamil | $152,000 | Al Emerson |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | John Lukas John Lukas John Lukas is an American poker player who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.He won his first bacelet in 1983, in the $1,000 Limit Razz event, earning $43,000. Lukas won his second bracelet in 1985, in the $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event, earning $74,500.Since then, he... |
$74,500 | Ralph Hoots |
| $1,000 Ace to Five Draw | Mark Mitchell | $63,500 | Paul Fontaine |
| $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Rose Pifer Rose Pifer Rose Pifer was a World Series of Poker champion in the 1985 $500 Ladies - Limit 7 Card Stud.As of 2008, her total WSOP tournament winnings exceed $18,500.-World Series of Poker bracelets:-References:... |
$18,500 | Kathy Hudson |
| $5,000 Pot 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... Omaha |
Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston Amarillo Slim Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. , known as Amarillo Slim, is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets... |
$85,000 | 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... |
| $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha | Zorn Smiljanic | $105,000 | Tom Jacobs |
| $1,000 Limit Omaha | Tony Thang | $55,000 | Bill Bennett |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Harry Thomas | $122,500 | Artie Cobb Artie Cobb Artie Cobb is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally from New York, Cobb began playing poker there and moved to Las Vegas in 1976.- Poker career :... |
| $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.... |
$85,500 | Lou Axler |
| $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... |
Edwin Wyde | $83,500 | Art Youngblood |
Main Event
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Smith | $700,000 |
| 2nd | T. J. Cloutier T. J. Cloutier Thomas James "T.J." Cloutier is a professional poker player from Richardson, Texas. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006.-Early years:... |
$280,000 |
| 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... |
$140,000 |
| 4th | Scott Mayfield | $70,000 |
| 5th | Hamid Dastmalchi Hamid Dastmalchi Hamid Reza Dastmalchi is an Iranian-American professional poker player.Dastmalchi won the 1992 World Series of Poker main event, which is his largest tournament win at $1 million... |
$70,000 |
| 6th | Jesse Alto Jesse Alto Jesse Michael Alto , was an American poker player, best known for his numerous main event final table appearances at the World Series of Poker.Alto was a fixture at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s and 1980s... |
$42,000 |
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | 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... |
$42,000 |