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1984 World Series of Poker

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1984 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 1 – May 19
Champion
United States Jack Keller
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The 1984 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

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There were 13 preliminary events at the 1984 World Series of Poker.[1] 11 of the 13 preliminary events, including the first ten, were awarded to the first-time bracelet winners.

# Date Event Winner Prize Runner-up
1 May 1, 1984 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Dick Albano (1/1) $117,000 Bobby Hoff Results
2 May 2, 1984 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Todd Baur (1/1) $133,500 Dean Williams Results
3 May 3, 1984 $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha (with Rebuy) William Bennett (1/1) $84,000 David Sklansky (0/3) Results
4 May 4, 1984 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split Norman Berliner (1/1) $50,000 David Holzderber Results
5 May 5, 1984 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw Paul Fontaine (1/1) $54,500 David Baxter (0/1) Results
6 May 6, 1984 $1,000 Seven Card Razz Mike Hart (1/1) $40,000 David Singer Results
7 May 7, 1984 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Jack Keller (1/1) $137,500 Harry Thomas Results
8 May 8, 1984 $1,000 Employee Event - No Limit Hold'em Sandy Stupak (1/1) $14,000 Unknown Results
9 May 9, 1984 $1,000 Limit Hold'em Bob Martinez (1/1) $135,000 Jerry Todd Results
10 May 10, 1984 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Mike Schneiberg (1/1) $65,000 Norman Jay Results
11 May 11, 1984 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Dewey Tomko (1/2) $105,000 Sam Angel (0/2) Results
12 May 12, 1984 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Dewey Tomko (2/3) $135,000 Roger Moore Results
13 May 13, 1984 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Karen Wolfson (1/1) $15,500 Marsha Waggoner Results
14 May 14, 1984 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Jack Keller (2/2) $660,000 Byron Wolford Results


Main Event

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There were 132 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money.[2] The 1984 Main Event was the first of three consecutive final table appearances for Jesse Alto.

Final table

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Place Name Prize
1st Jack Keller $660,000
2nd Byron Wolford $264,000
3rd Jesse Alto $132,000
4th David Chew $66,000
5th Rick Hamill $66,000
6th Curtis Skinner $52,800
7th Mike Allen $26,400
8th Howard Andrew $26,400
9th Rusty Lepage $26,400

References

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  1. ^ "1984 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". WSOP.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-11-10). "WSOP 1984: Incredible 3-Max and Jack Keller's Victory". PokerListings. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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