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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]

Events

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There were five preliminary events in the 1974 World Series of Poker.[2] Casella became the first player in WSOP history to win the first two events of a single World Series.

# Date Event Entries Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 May 6, 1974 $10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud 9 Jimmy Casella (1/2) $41,225 Johnny Moss (0/3) Results
2 May 7, 1974 $1,000 Limit Razz 36 Jimmy Casella (2/3) $25,000 Charlie Hall Results
3 May 8, 1974 $5,000 No-Limit Five Card Stud 8 Bill Boyd (1/3) $40,000 Unknown Results
4 May 9, 1974 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce to 7 Draw 16 Sailor Roberts (1/1) $35,850 Larry Perkins Results
5 May 10, 1974 $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em 21 Amarillo Slim (1/2) $11,100 Pete Kay Results
6 May 11, 1974 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 16 Johnny Moss (1/4) $160,000 Crandell Addington Results


Main Event

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There were 16 entrants to the $10,000 buy-in winner-take-all Main Event.[3] Johnny Moss became the first player in WSOP history to win the Main Event three times, a feat only matched by Stu Ungar in the 1980, 1981, and 1997 Main Events.[4] Moss's third Main Event title was a result of a four-hour heads-up duel with Crandell Addington.[5]

Final table

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Place Name Prize
1st Johnny Moss $160,000
2nd Crandell Addington None
3rd Sailor Roberts 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. Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ "1974 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". WSOP.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-05-23). "WSOP 1974: First Bracelet in Poker History". PokerListings. Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  4. ^ Murphy, Stephen A. (October 29, 2009). "Mike Sexton Talks About Stu Ungar and Poker's Past". CardPlayer.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  5. ^ Lucchesi, Ryan (June 8, 2008). "1974 WSOP Recap". Card Player. pp. 46–47. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.04.013. Archived from the original on 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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