1974 World Series of Poker

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1974 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 6 – May 11
Champion
United States Johnny Moss
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Johnny Moss, Becky Binion, and Puggy Pearson at the 1974 World Series of Poker.

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]

Preliminary events

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There were five preliminary events in the 1974 World Series of Poker.[2]

# Event Entries Winner Prize Runner-up
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]

Main Event

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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.

Final table

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Place Name Prize
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

References

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  1. ^ "5th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1974: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ "1974 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". WSOP.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ "1974 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #1: $10,000 Limit Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ^ "1974 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #2: $1,000 Limit Razz". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ^ "1974 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #3: $5,000 No-Limit Five Card Stud". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "1974 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #4: $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ^ "1974 WSOP Tournament Results - Event #5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-05-23). "WSOP 1974: First Bracelet in Poker History". PokerListings. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
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