1981 Wsop Preview

By Author: Cheyanne Cooke
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The 1981 World Series of Poker continued on in the long standing tradition of the growth of the sport. Over the decade previous to 1981 the sport had grown tremendously. With the growth more and more players were entering the tournament each year in attempts to capture the great deal of money that was available to the winner of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. 1981 was no exception for the continued growth as the overall field increased to 75 players looking for the title.

1980 featured a surprise ending as an unknown player managed to capture the attention the nation. Stu Ungar became the youngest winner ever in the World Series of Poker and took home $365,000 the year before. Although many saw this victory as pure luck, the young player made his way deep into the tournament once again in 1981.

On day one the field was cut into pieces very early. After just one day nearly half of the field was eliminated, leaving just 38 players to compete for the title. This included skilled and young players alike. The second day did not treat many players any better as the field continued to be carved up. By the ...
... third day only a few prominent players remained.

The 1981 World Series of Poker looked to be an exciting one as so many of the top players were gone. It left a feeling of mystery in the air as many people wondered if someone could be like Stu Ungar was the year before. On top of that, many people wondered if Stu Ungar would continue on in the luck that he drew the year before in his victory.

The third day sent home poker legend Doyle Brunson. Of the 9 remaining players in the 4th day, only 2 of them had been champions in the World Series of Poker previous to the event. It looked as though the World Series of Poker would once again be wide open and have a surprise winner again.

Within 70 minutes of each other, three of the remaining players fell. This included Bobby Baldwin. Bobby Baldwin was one of the few ex-champions remaining before his elimination. With this, only Stu Ungar remained as a former champion.

One by one the players were eliminated. Stu Ungar, the magic man from the year before, continued on through the ranks until he was one of the final two players. The other player left at the table was Perry Green.

As the game progressed it was clear that it would go down to the last card. Ungar had a great deal and he raised the stakes. Perry played with him until it Ungar went all in with the favorable hand. Perry called him and did not have enough to take the victory. Ungar's cards were too good with the all-in and he managed to take home the championship for the second consecutive year. He was and is the only player to win the tournament two years consecutively.

AUTHOR:-
Cheyanne Cooke writes reviews on various sporting events including the online sportsbook websites. In this piece of write up, the author highlights on various betting odds i.e. online poker, online gambling etc.