1981 World Series of Poker

The 1981 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

1981 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	May 7 – May 24
Champion
Stu Ungar

Preliminary events

Event	Winner	Prize	Runner-up
$1,000 Draw High	Ed Barmach	$18,000	Jackie Mills
$600 Mixed Doubles	Frank Cardone & Juanda Matthews	$7,800	Unknown
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	Fred David	$96,000	Doug Johnson
$1,000 Seven-card stud	Sid Gamerman	$52,000	Mark Speert
$400 Ladies' Seven-card stud	Ruth Godfrey	$17,600	Jackie Jean
$1,000 Razz	Bruce Hershenson	$34,500	Bob Ross
$1,000 Seven-card stud split	Johnny Moss	$33,500	Ralph Bidwell
$5,000 Seven-card stud	A. J. Myers	$67,500	Eric Drache
$2,500 Ace to Five Draw	Mickey Perry	$46,250	Jack Straus
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	Dody Roach	$81,000	Unknown
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw	Glen Rodgers	$44,000	Rick Morella
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	Stu Ungar	$95,000	Bobby Baldwin

Main Event

There were 75 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. This main event was notable as the first one to have all final table players to receive a share of the prize pool. The final hand saw Green with 10 9 and Ungar with A Q, and the board was 7 8 4 4 Q. The 1981 Main Event was Stu Ungar's second consecutive World Championship.

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Stu Ungar	$375,000
2nd	Perry Green	$150,000
3rd	Gene Fisher	$75,000
4th	Ken Smith	$37,500
5th	Bill Smith	$37,500
6th	Jay Heimowitz	$30,000
7th	Bobby Baldwin	$15,000
8th	Sam Petrillo	$15,000
9th	Sam Moon	$15,000