1979 World Series of Poker


The 1979 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Preliminary events

EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
$10,000 Deuce to Seven DrawBobby Baldwin$90,000Byron Wolford
$500 Seven Card StudGary Berland$24,000Unknown
$1,000 Seven Card Stud SplitGary Berland$20,400Unknown
$600 Mixed DoublesDoyle Brunson & Starla Brodie$4,500Unknown
$400 Ladies' Seven Card StudBarbara Freer$12,720Pat Sovoia
$1,500 No Limit Hold'emPerry Green$76,500Jim Bechtel
$1,000 Ace to Five DrawLakewood Louie$22,200Unknown
$2,000 Draw HighLakewood Louie$22,800Unknown
$1,000 RazzSam Mastrogiannis$22,200Unknown
$5,000 Seven Card StudJohnny Moss$48,000Unknown
$1,000 No Limit Hold'emDewey Tomko$48,000Duanne Hammrich

Main Event

There were 54 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Fowler was the first amateur to win the WSOP Main Event.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stHal Fowler$270,000
2ndBobby Hoff$108,000
3rdGeorge Huber$81,000
4thSam Moon$54,000
5thJohnny Moss$27,000
6thDavid "Chip" Reese-

Performance of past champions