There were 13 preliminary events at the 1985 World Series of Poker.[ 1]
#
Event
Winner
Prize
Runner-up
1
$2,500 Ace to Five Draw
Dick Carson (1/2)
$50,000
Ron Graham
[ 2]
2
$1,000 Limit Hold'em
Johnny Chan (1/1)
$171,000
Lyle Berman
[ 3]
3
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
John Lukas (1/2)
$74,500
Ralph Hoots
[ 4]
4
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw
Tommy Fischer (1/1)
$95,000
Chip Reese (0/2)
[ 5]
5
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Rick Hamil (1/1)
$152,000
Al Emerson
[ 6]
6
$1,000 Limit Ace to Five Draw
Mark Mitchell (1/1)
$63,500
Paul Fontaine
[ 7]
7
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud
Rose Pifer (1/1)
$18,500
Kathy Hudson
[ 8]
8
$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Amarillo Slim (1/3)
$85,000
Chip Reese (0/2)
[ 9]
9
$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Zorn Smiljanic (1/1)
$105,000
Tom Jacobs
[ 10]
10
$1,000 Limit Omaha
Tony Thang (1/1)
$55,000
Bill Bennett
[ 11]
11
$5,000 Seven Card Stud
Harry Thomas (1/1)
$122,500
Artie Cobb (0/1)
[ 12]
12
$1,000 Seven Card Stud
Don Williams (1/2)
$85,500
Lou Axler
[ 13]
13
$1,000 Seven Card Razz
Edwin Wyde (1/1)
$83,500
Art Youngblood
[ 14]
15
$1,000 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em
Ted Binion (1/2)
$10,000
Unknown
[ 15]
There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 9 players finishing in the money. 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. Smith defeated future Poker Hall of Famer T. J. Cloutier heads-up to win.[ 16]
In The Money Finishes
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Place
Name
Prize
7th
Johnny Moss (0/8)
$42,000
8th
Mark Rose
$28,000
9th
John Fallon
$28,000
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