1982 World Series of Poker

The 1982 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion’s Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

Event	Winner	Prize	Runner-up
$2,500 Ace to Five Draw	Billy Baxter	$48,750	Bobby Baldwin
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	Billy Baxter	$95,000	Lou Axler
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split	Tom Cress	$44,000	Clark Mantz
$1,000 No Limit Hold’em	Jim Doman	$96,000	Frank Henderson
$500 Ladies’ Seven Card Stud	June Field	$16,000	Jackie Jean
$1,000 Seven Card Razz	Nick Helm	$40,000	Robert Turner
$800 Mixed Doubles	David Sklansky & 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	$92,500	Ken Flaton
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw	Vera Richmond	$38,500	Tim Jewett
$1,000 Draw High	David Sklansky	$15,500	Michael Conti
$1,000 Seven Card Stud	Don Williams	$56,000	Roger Moore

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

Other High Finishes

 

Place	Name	Prize
8th	Brian “Sailor” Roberts	$20,800
9th	Carl Cannon	$20,800