1973 World Series of Poker

The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1973 series marked the first time a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event.

Preliminary events

Event Winner Prize Runner-up
$1K 7 Card Razz Sam Angel $32K Unknown
$3K Deuce to 7 Draw Aubrey Day $17K Unknown
$1K No Limit Hold'em Walter "Puggy" Pearson $17K Unknown
$4K 7-Card Stud Walter "Puggy" Pearson $32K Eric Drache
$3K Deuce to 7 Draw Jack Straus $17K Unknown
Limit Ace to 5 Draw Joe Bernstein $21K Unknown
5 Card Stud Bill Boyd $10K Unknown

Main Event

There were 13 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10K to enter the winner-take-all tournament.

Final table

Place Name Prize
1st Walter "Puggy" Pearson $130K
2nd Johnny Moss None
3rd Jack Straus None
4th Bobby Brazil None
5th Bob Hooks None
6th Brian "Sailor" Roberts None
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