1974 World Series of Poker | |
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Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Dates | May 6 – May 11 |
Champion | |
Johnny Moss | |
The 1974 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 6 to May 11, 1974 at Binion's Horseshoe.[1]
There were five preliminary events in the 1974 World Series of Poker.[2]
# | Event | Entries | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | |
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1 | $10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud | 9 | Jimmy Casella (1/2) | $41,225 | Johnny Moss (0/3) | [3] |
2 | $1,000 Limit Razz | 36 | Jimmy Casella (2/3) | $25,000 | Charlie Hall | [4] |
3 | $5,000 No-Limit Five Card Stud | 8 | Bill Boyd (1/3) | $40,000 | Unknown | [5] |
4 | $5,000 No-Limit Deuce to 7 Draw | 16 | Sailor Roberts (1/1) | $35,850 | Larry Perkins | [6] |
5 | $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 21 | Amarillo Slim (1/2) | $11,100 | Pete Kay | [7] |
There were 16 entrants to the $10,000 buy-in winner-take-all Main Event.[8] Johnny Moss became the first player in WSOP history to win the Main Event three times, a feat only matched by Stu Ungar later in WSOP history.
Place | Name | Prize |
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1st | Johnny Moss (1/4) | $160,000 |
2nd | Crandell Addington | None |
3rd | Sailor Roberts (0/1) | None |
4th | Jesse Alto | None |
5th | Sid Wyman | None |
6th | Bob Hooks | None |