The 1974 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 6 to 11, 1974, at Binion's Horseshoe.
Events There were five preliminary events in the 1974 World Series of Poker. Jimmy Casella became the first player in WSOP history to win the first two events of a single World Series.
The 1974 World Series of poker saw total entries cross 100 for the first time as the tournament continued to grow.
#Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 6, 1974 $10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud9Jimmy Casella (1/2) $41,225 Johnny Moss (0/3) Results2May 7, 1974 $1,000 Limit Razz36 Jimmy Casella (2/3) $25,000 Charlie Hall Results3May 8, 1974 $5,000 No-Limit Five Card Stud8 Bill Boyd (1/4) $40,000 Unknown Results4May 9, 1974 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce to 7 Draw16 Sailor Roberts (1/1) $35,850 Larry Perkins Results5May 10, 1974 $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em21 Amarillo Slim (1/2) $11,100 Pete Kay Results6May 11, 1974$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event16Johnny Moss (1/4)$160,000Crandell AddingtonResults
Main Event
There were 16 entrants to the $10,000 buy-in winner-take-all Main Event. 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. Moss's third Main Event title was a result of a four-hour heads-up duel with Crandell Addington.
Final table
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
External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker