1973 World Series of Poker


The 1973 World Series of Poker 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

EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
$1,000 7 Card RazzSam Angel$32kUnknown
$3,000 Deuce to 7 DrawAubrey Day$17kUnknown
$1,000 No Limit Hold'emWalter "Puggy" Pearson$17kUnknown
$4,000 7-Card StudWalter "Puggy" Pearson$32kEric Drache
$3,000 Deuce to 7 DrawJack Straus$17kUnknown
Limit Ace to 5 DrawJoe Bernstein$21kUnknown
5 Card StudBill Boyd$10kUnknown

Main Event

There were 13 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the winner-take-all tournament.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stWalter "Puggy" Pearson$130,000
2ndJohnny Moss-
3rdJack Straus-
4thBobby Brazil-
5thBob Hooks-
6thBrian "Sailor" Roberts-