1985 World Series of Poker

The 1985 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	Dick Carson	$50,000	Ron Graham
$1,000 Limit Hold'em	Johnny Chan	$171,000	Lyle Berman
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	Tommy Fischer	$95,000	David "Chip" Reese
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	Rick Hamil	$152,000	Al Emerson
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo	John Lukas	$74,500	Ralph Hoots
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw	Mark Mitchell	$63,500	Paul Fontaine
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud	Rose Pifer	$18,500	Kathy Hudson
$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston	$85,000	David "Chip" Reese
$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	Zorn Smiljanic	$105,000	Tom Jacobs
$1,000 Limit Omaha	Tony Thang	$55,000	Bill Bennett
$5,000 Seven Card Stud	Harry Thomas	$122,500	Artie Cobb
$1,000 Seven Card Stud	Don Williams	$85,500	Lou Axler
$1,000 Seven Card Razz	Edwin Wyde	$83,500	Art Youngblood

Main Event

There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Bill Smith	$700,000
2nd	T. J. Cloutier	$280,000
3rd	Berry Johnston	$140,000
4th	Scott Mayfield	$70,000
5th	Hamid Dastmalchi	$70,000
6th	Jesse Alto	$42,000

Other High Finishes

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

Place	Name	Prize
7th	Johnny Moss	$42,000

External links

• Official site