1981 World Series of Poker

The 1981 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion’s Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

Event	Winner	Prize	Runner-up
$1,000 Draw High	Ed Barmach	$18,000	Jackie Mills
$600 Mixed Doubles	Frank Cardone & Juanda Matthews	$7,800	Unknown
$1,500 No Limit 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	$17,600	Jackie Jean
$1,000 Razz	Bruce Hershenson	$34,500	Bob Ross
$1,000 Seven-card stud split	Johnny Moss	$33,500	Ralph Bidwell
$5,000 Seven-card stud	A. J. Myers	$67,500	Eric Drache
$2,500 Ace to Five Draw	Mickey Perry	$46,250	Jack Straus
$1,000 No Limit Hold’em	Dody Roach	$81,000	Unknown
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw	Glen Rodgers	$44,000	Rick Morella
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	Stu Ungar	$95,000	Bobby Baldwin

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Stu Ungar	$375,000
2nd	Perry Green	$150,000
3rd	Gene Fisher	$75,000
4th	Ken Smith	$37,500
5th	Bill Smith	$37,500
6th	Jay Heimowitz	$30,000

Other High Finishes

 

Place	Name	Prize
7th	Bobby Baldwin	$15,000