1983 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1983 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 3 – 21 USA Tom McEvoy 1982 1984 The 1983 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 9 to 12, 1983, at Binion's Horseshoe.14th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1983 https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=1319 November 16, 2024 The Hendon Mob en Events There were 13 preliminary events at the 1983 WSOP. After the Main Event, there were two other tournaments on the schedule. This was the first World Series of Poker where the Main Event was not the final tournament. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-up Results1May 3, 1983 $2,500 Ace to Five Draw37 David Angel (1/1) $46,250 Mike Cox Results2May 4, 1983 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em194 David Baxter (1/1) $145,500 Richard Klamian Results3May 5, 1983 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split104 Artie Cobb (1/1) $52,000 David Singer Results4May 6, 1983 $800 Mixed Doubles50 Jim Doman (1/2) & Donna Doman (1/1) $10,000 Cheryl Davis and A.J. Myers (0/2) Results5May 7, 1983 $1,000 Seven Card Stud124 Ken Flaton (1/1) $62,000 Stu Ungar (0/3) Results6May 8, 1983 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud64 Carolyn Gardner (1/1) $16,000 Kim Bye Results7May 9, 1983 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em248 Buster Jackson (1/1) $124,000 Rick Hamil Results8May 10, 1983 $2,500 Match Play32 Berry Johnston (1/2) $40,000 Ray Zee Results9May 11, 1983 $1,000 Seven Card Razz86 John Lukas (1/1) $43,000 Buddy McIntosh Results10May 12, 1983 $1,000 Limit Hold'em234 Tom McEvoy (1/1) $117,000 Donnacha O'Dea Results11May 13, 1983 $1,000 Limit Omaha51 David Sklansky (1/3) $25,500 Perry Green (0/3) Results12May 14, 1983 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw99 Don Todd (1/1) $49,500 Richard Stone Results13May 15, 1983 $5,000 Seven Card Stud44 Stu Ungar (1/4) $110,000 Dewey Tomko (0/1) Results14May 16, 1983$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event108Tom McEvoy (2/2)$540,000Rod Peate Results15May 21, 1983 $1,000 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em10 Ted Binion (1/1) $10,000 Unknown Results16May 21, 1983 $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball21 Dick Carson (1/1) $105,000 Jack Straus (0/2) Results Main Event 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.Streltcoff Max WSOP 1983: Tom McEvoy Becomes the First Champion to Win Through a Satellite PokerListings November 3, 2024 https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1983 November 11, 2024 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.Seaton Paul Tom McEvoy Reflects on Early Days of the World Series of Poker Main Event PokerNews July 12, 2017 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/07/tom-mcevoy-poker-world-series-of-poker-main-event-28485.htm December 8, 2024 McEvoy emerged victorious becoming the first player to win the main event via a satellite tournament.Seaton Paul The History of the Poker Satellite: Part 1 with Tom McEvoy PokerNews November 23, 2018 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/11/the-history-of-the-poker-satellite-tom-mcevoy-32696.htm March 7, 2025 Donnacha O'Dea was the first foreign player ever to place in the money at the WSOP.World Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1983 Summary http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1983.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20031018021445/http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1983.html October 18, 2003 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Final table Place Name Prize 1st Tom McEvoy $540,000 2nd Rod Peate $216,000 3rd Doyle Brunson $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 $21,600 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1983 in Nevada