1984 World Series of Poker

1984 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	May 1 – May 19
Champion
Jack Keller

The 1984 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

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

Main Event

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. The 1984 Main Event was the first of three consecutive final table appearances for Jesse Alto.

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Jack Keller	$660,000
2nd	Byron "Cowboy" 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