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1985 World Series of Poker

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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.

Preliminary events

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There were 13 preliminary events at the 1985 World Series of Poker.[1] Following the Main Event, there was one more tournament.

# Event Winner Prize Runner-up
1 $2,500 Ace to Five Draw Dick Carson (1/2) $50,000 Ron Graham [2]
2 $1,000 Limit Hold'em Johnny Chan (1/1) $171,000 Lyle Berman [3]
3 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo John Lukas (1/2) $74,500 Ralph Hoots [4]
4 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Tommy Fischer (1/1) $95,000 Chip Reese (0/2) [5]
5 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Rick Hamil (1/1) $152,000 Al Emerson [6]
6 $1,000 Limit Ace to Five Draw Mark Mitchell (1/1) $63,500 Paul Fontaine [7]
7 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Rose Pifer (1/1) $18,500 Kathy Hudson [8]
8 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Amarillo Slim (1/3) $85,000 Chip Reese (0/2) [9]
9 $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha Zorn Smiljanic (1/1) $105,000 Tom Jacobs [10]
10 $1,000 Limit Omaha Tony Thang (1/1) $55,000 Bill Bennett [11]
11 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Harry Thomas (1/1) $122,500 Artie Cobb (0/1) [12]
12 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Don Williams (1/2) $85,500 Lou Axler [13]
13 $1,000 Seven Card Razz Edwin Wyde (1/1) $83,500 Art Youngblood [14]
15 $1,000 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em Ted Binion (1/2) $10,000 Unknown [15]

Main Event

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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.[16]

Final table

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Place Name Prize
1st Bill Smith (1/1) $700,000
2nd T. J. Cloutier $280,000
3rd Berry Johnston (0/1) $140,000
4th Scott Mayfield $70,000
5th Hamid Dastmalchi $70,000
6th Jesse Alto $42,000

In The Money Finishes

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Place Name Prize
7th Johnny Moss (0/8) $42,000
8th Mark Rose $28,000
9th John Fallon $28,000

References

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  1. ^ "1985 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $2,500 No-Limit A-5 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  3. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $1,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  4. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #3: $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  5. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  6. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  7. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #6: $1,000 Limit A-5 Lowball Draw". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  8. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #7: $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  9. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy)". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  10. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #9: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy)". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  11. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #10: $1,000 Limit Omaha". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  12. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #11: $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  13. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #12: $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  14. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #13: $1,000 Limit Razz". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  15. ^ "1985 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #15: $1,000 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  16. ^ Chaffin, Sean (2016-01-22). "Turning Point Showdown: Bill Smith and the 1985 WSOP Main Event". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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