57TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER
WSOP

1981 World Series of Poker

May 06 1981 - May 23 1981Binions Horseshoe Casino
Event#1

Event #1: $1,000 Limit Draw High

Start Date

May 06 05:00 PM

Buy-in

$1,000

ITM

Top 5 players

End Date

May 06 05:00 PM

Entries

36

Prize

$36,000

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Country Code - US

Winner

Ed Barmach

$18,000

NoPlayerCountryEarnings
1
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Ed Barmach
United States
$18,000
2
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Jackie Mills
United States
$7,200
3
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Dan Valiant
Unknown Country
$4,500
4
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Ed Novak
Unknown Country
$4,500
5
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Pat Callihan
United States
$1,800
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