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 Seven Card 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

Main Event

There were 75 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The final hand saw Green with 10 9 and Ungar with A Q, and the board was 7 8 4 4 Q.^[1]

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

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place	Name	Prize
7th	Bobby Baldwin	$15,000

References

1. http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1981.html