1985 World Series of Poker

1985 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 4 – May 17
Champion
United States Bill Smith
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The 1985 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were 13 preliminary events at the 1985 World Series of Poker.[1] Amarillo Slim won his first bracelet in 11 years, setting a record for longest time between bracelets at the time. Following the Main Event, there was one more tournament.

# Date Event Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 May 4, 1985 $2,500 Ace to Five Draw Dick Carson (1/2) $50,000 Ron Graham Results
2 May 5, 1985 $1,000 Limit Hold'em Johnny Chan (1/1) $171,000 Lyle Berman Results
3 May 6, 1985 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo John Lukas (1/2) $74,500 Ralph Hoots Results
4 May 7, 1985 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Tommy Fischer (1/1) $95,000 Chip Reese (0/2) Results
5 May 8, 1985 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Rick Hamil (1/1) $152,000 Al Emerson Results
6 May 9, 1985 $1,000 Limit Ace to Five Draw Mark Mitchell (1/1) $63,500 Paul Fontaine Results
7 May 10, 1985 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Rose Pifer (1/1) $18,500 Kathy Hudson Results
8 May 11, 1985 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Amarillo Slim (1/3) $85,000 Chip Reese (0/2) Results
9 May 12, 1985 $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha Zorn Smiljanic (1/1) $105,000 Tom Jacobs Results
10 May 13, 1985 $1,000 Limit Omaha Tony Thang (1/1) $55,000 Bill Bennett Results
11 May 14, 1985 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Harry Thomas (1/1) $122,500 Artie Cobb (0/1) Results
12 May 15, 1985 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Don Williams (1/2) $85,500 Lou Axler Results
13 May 16, 1985 $1,000 Seven Card Razz Edwin Wyde (1/1) $83,500 Art Youngblood Results
14 May 17, 1985 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Bill Smith (1/1) $700,000 T. J. Cloutier Results
15 May 16, 1985 $1,000 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em Ted Binion (1/2) $10,000 Unknown Results


Main Event

There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money. The 1985 Main Event final table featured two players, Berry Johnston and Hamid Dastmalchi, who would go on to win the Main Event later on their careers. Smith defeated future Poker Hall of Famer T. J. Cloutier heads-up to win.[2]

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

In The Money Finishes

Place Name Prize
7th Johnny Moss $42,000
8th Mark Rose $28,000
9th John Fallon $28,000

References

  1. ^ "1985 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ Chaffin, Sean (2016-01-22). "Turning Point Showdown: Bill Smith and the 1985 WSOP Main Event". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.