1982 World Series of Poker


The 1982 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
$2,500 Ace to Five DrawBilly Baxter$48,750Bobby Baldwin
$10,000 Deuce to Seven DrawBilly Baxter$95,000Lou Axler
$1,000 Seven Card Stud SplitTom Cress$44,000Clark Mantz
$1,000 No Limit Hold'emJim Doman$96,000Frank Henderson
$500 Ladies' Seven Card StudJune Field$16,000Jackie Jean
$1,000 Seven Card RazzNick Helm$40,000Robert Turner
$800 Mixed DoublesDavid Sklansky & Dani Kelly$8,800Unknown
$1,500 No Limit Hold'emRalph Morton$123,000Joe King
$1,000 No Limit Hold'emJohn Paquette$101,000Sam Wilson
$5,000 Seven Card StudDavid "Chip" Reese$92,500Ken Flaton
$1,000 Ace to Five DrawVera Richmond$38,500Tim Jewett
$1,000 Draw HighDavid Sklansky$15,500Michael Conti
$1,000 Seven Card StudDon Williams$56,000Roger Moore

Main Event

There were 104 entrants to the Main Event. This Main Event was the first to exceed 100 entries. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Jack Straus beat Dewey Tomko to win the 1982 title.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stJack Straus$520,000
2ndDewey Tomko$208,000
3rdBerry Johnston$104,000
4thDoyle Brunson$52,000
5thA. J. Myers$52,000
6thDody Roach$41,060

Other High Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
8thBrian "Sailor" Roberts$20,800
9thCarl Cannon$20,800

The wristwatch

Due to early criticism that the bracelets were too feminine and that no male winners wore them, the WSOP replaced the bracelets with golden wristwatches in 1982. The wristwatches were unpopular, and, as a result, the bracelets were brought back in 1983.