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1983 World Series of Poker

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1983 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 3 – May 21
Champion
United States Tom McEvoy
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The 1983 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 9 to May 12, 1983, at Binion's Horseshoe.[1]

Preliminary events

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Event Winner Prize Runner-up
$2,500 Ace to Five Draw David Angel (1/1) $46,250 Mike Cox
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em David Baxter (1/1) $145,500 Richard Klamian
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split Artie Cobb (1/1) $52,000 David Singer
$800 Mixed Doubles Jim Doman (1/2) & Donna Doman (1/1) $10,000 Cheryl Davis and A.J. Myers (0/2)
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Ken Flaton (1/1) $62,000 Stu Ungar (0/3)
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Carolyn Gardner (1/1) $16,000 Kim Bye
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Buster Jackson (1/1) $124,000 Rick Hamil
$2,500 Match Play Berry Johnston (1/2) $40,000 Ray Zee
$1,000 Seven Card Razz John Lukas (1/1) $43,000 Buddy McIntosh
$1,000 Limit Hold'em Tom McEvoy (1/1) $117,000 Donnacha O'Dea
$1,000 Limit Omaha David Sklansky (1/3) $25,500 Perry Green (0/3)
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw Don Todd (1/1) $49,500 Richard Stone
$5,000 Seven Card Stud Stu Ungar (1/4) $110,000 Dewey Tomko (0/1)
$10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Dick Carson (1/1) $105,000 Jack Straus (0/2)
$1,000 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Ted Binion (1/1) $10,000 Unknown

Main Event

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There were 108 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money.[2] Doyle Brunson fell just short in his attempt to win the main event for what would have been a record-tying third time when he finished third. Rod Peate and Tom McEvoy went on to play the longest heads-up match in World Series history until 2006. The match lasted over seven hours. McEvoy emerged victorious becoming the first player to win the main event via a satellite tournament. Donnacha O'Dea was the first foreign player ever to place in the money at the WSOP.[3]

Final table

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Place Name Prize
1st Tom McEvoy (2/2) $540,000
2nd Rod Peate $216,000
3rd Doyle Brunson (0/6) $108,000
4th Carl McKelvey $54,000
5th Robert Geers $54,000
6th Donnacha O'Dea $43,200
7th John Holmes Jenkins $21,600
8th R.R. Pennington $21,600
9th George Huber (0/1) $21,600

References

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  1. ^ "14th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1983". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-11-03). "WSOP 1983: Tom McEvoy Becomes the First Champion to Win Through a Satellite". PokerListings. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ "World Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1983 Summary".
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