1985 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1985 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 4 – 17 USA Bill Smith 1984 1986 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.1985 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=214 November 25, 2024 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 EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 4, 1985 $2,500 Ace to Five Draw40 Dick Carson (1/2) $50,000 Ron Graham Results2May 5, 1985 $1,000 Limit Hold'em342 Johnny Chan (1/1) $171,000 Lyle Berman Results3May 6, 1985 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo149 John Lukas (1/2) $74,500 Ralph Hoots Results4May 7, 1985 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw19 Tommy Fischer (1/1) $95,000 Chip Reese (0/2) Results5May 8, 1985 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em304 Rick Hamil (1/1) $152,000 Al Emerson Results6May 9, 1985 $1,000 Limit Ace to Five Draw127 Mark Mitchell (1/1) $63,500 Paul Fontaine Results7May 10, 1985 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud74 Rose Pifer (1/1) $18,500 Kathy Hudson Results8May 11, 1985 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha22 Amarillo Slim (1/3) $85,000 Chip Reese (0/2) Results9May 12, 1985 $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha112 Zorn Smiljanic (1/1) $105,000 Tom Jacobs Results10May 13, 1985 $1,000 Limit Omaha111 Tony Thang (1/1) $55,000 Bill Bennett Results11May 14, 1985 $5,000 Seven Card Stud49 Harry Thomas (1/1) $122,500 Artie Cobb (0/1) Results12May 15, 1985 $1,000 Seven Card Stud171 Don Williams (1/2) $85,500 Lou Axler Results13May 16, 1985 $1,000 Seven Card Razz127 Edwin Wyde (1/1) $83,500 Art Youngblood Results14May 17, 1985$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event140Bill Smith (1/1)$700,000T. J. Cloutier Results15May 16, 1985 $1,000 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em10 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. Three-time Main Event winner Johnny Moss was the last player out before the final table. 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 in 1986 and 1992.Davies Ricky WSOP Main Event Winners: Where Are They Now? PokerScout September 18, 2024 https://www.pokerscout.com/wsop-main-event-winners-where-are-they-now/ March 7, 2025 Smith defeated future Poker Hall of Famer T. J. Cloutier heads-up to win.Chaffin Sean Turning Point Showdown: Bill Smith and the 1985 WSOP Main Event PokerNews January 22, 2016 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2016/01/turning-point-showdown-bill-smith-23861.htm November 11, 2024 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 Further reading Holloway Chad History in Spades: Bill Smith and the 1985 World Series of Poker PokerNews November 11, 2010 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/11/history-in-spades-bill-smith-and-the-1985-world-series-of-po-9293.htm September 28, 2026 External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1985 in Nevada