1985 World Series of Poker


The 1985 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
$2,500 Ace to Five DrawDick Carson$50,000Ron Graham
$1,000 Limit Hold'emJohnny Chan$171,000Lyle Berman
$10,000 Deuce to Seven DrawTommy Fischer$95,000David "Chip" Reese
$1,000 No Limit Hold'emRick Hamil$152,000Al Emerson
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-LoJohn Lukas$74,500Ralph Hoots
$1,000 Ace to Five DrawMark Mitchell$63,500Paul Fontaine
$500 Ladies' Seven Card StudRose Pifer$18,500Kathy Hudson
$5,000 Pot Limit OmahaThomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston$85,000David "Chip" Reese
$1,000 Pot Limit OmahaZorn Smiljanic$105,000Tom Jacobs
$1,000 Limit OmahaTony Thang$55,000Bill Bennett
$5,000 Seven Card StudHarry Thomas$122,500Artie Cobb
$1,000 Seven Card StudDon Williams$85,500Lou Axler
$1,000 Seven Card RazzEdwin Wyde$83,500Art Youngblood

Main Event

There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. 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.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stBill Smith$700,000
2ndT. J. Cloutier$280,000
3rdBerry Johnston$140,000
4thScott Mayfield$70,000
5thHamid Dastmalchi$70,000
6thJesse Alto$42,000

Other High Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
PlaceNamePrize
7thJohnny Moss$42,000