1982 World Series of Poker

1982 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	May 9 – May 27
Champion
Jack Straus

The 1982 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	Billy Baxter	$48,750	Bobby Baldwin
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	Billy Baxter	$95,000	Lou Axler
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split	Tom Cress	$44,000	Clark Mantz
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	Jim Doman	$96,000	Frank Henderson
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud	June Field	$16,000	Jackie Jean
$1,000 Seven Card Razz	Nick Helm	$40,000	Robert Turner
$800 Mixed Doubles	David Sklansky & Dani Kelly	$8,800	Unknown
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	Ralph Morton	$123,000	Joe King
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	John Paquette	$101,000	Sam Wilson
$5,000 Seven Card Stud	David "Chip" Reese	$92,500	Ken Flaton
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw	Vera Richmond	$38,500	Tim Jewett
$1,000 Draw High	David Sklansky	$15,500	Michael Conti
$1,000 Seven Card Stud	Don Williams	$56,000	Roger Moore

Main Event

There were 104 entrants to the Main Event. This Main Event was the first to exceed 100 entries. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money. Jack Straus (pair of 10's) beat Dewey Tomko (pair of 4's) to win the 1982 title; earlier in the tournament, Straus had been down to one chip.

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Jack Straus	$520,000
2nd	Dewey Tomko	$208,000
3rd	Berry Johnston	$104,000
4th	Doyle Brunson	$52,000
5th	A. J. Myers	$52,000
6th	Dody Roach	$41,060

In The Money Finishes

Place	Name	Prize
7th	Buster Jackson	$20,800
8th	Brian "Sailor" Roberts	$20,800
9th	Carl Cannon	$20,800

The wristwatch

Due to early criticism that the bracelets were too feminine and that no male winners wore them, the WSOP replaced the bracelets with golden wristwatches in 1982. The wristwatches were unpopular, and, as a result, the bracelets were brought back in 1983.