1974 World Series of Poker


The 1974 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held from May 6 to May 11, 1974 at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

There were five preliminary events in the 1974 World Series of Poker. Casella became the first player in WSOP history to win the first two events of a single World Series.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1May 6, 1974$10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud9Jimmy Casella $41,225Johnny Moss
2May 7, 1974$1,000 Limit Razz36Jimmy Casella $25,000Charlie Hall
3May 8, 1974$5,000 No-Limit Five Card Stud8Bill Boyd $40,000Unknown
4May 9, 1974$5,000 No-Limit Deuce to 7 Draw16Sailor Roberts $35,850Larry Perkins
5May 10, 1974$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em21Amarillo Slim $11,100Pete Kay
6May 11, 1974$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event16Johnny Moss $160,000Crandell Addington

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

PlaceNamePrize
1stJohnny Moss$160,000
2ndCrandell Addington-
3rdSailor Roberts-
4thJesse Alto-
5thSid Wyman-
6thBob Hooks-