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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.

Preliminary events

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There were 13 preliminary events at the 1984 World Series of Poker.[1]

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

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.[15] 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 (2/2) $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 (0/2) $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. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  3. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  4. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy)". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  5. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  6. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $1,000 Limit A-5 Lowball Draw". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  7. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #6: $1,000 Limit Razz". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  8. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #7: $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  9. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #8: $1,000 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  10. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #9: $1,000 Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  11. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #10: $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  12. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #11: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  13. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #12: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy)". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  14. ^ "1984 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #13: $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  15. ^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-11-10). "WSOP 1984: Incredible 3-Max and Jack Keller's Victory". PokerListings. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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