1977 World Series of Poker


The 1977 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from April 28 to May 10, 1977.

Events

The 1977 WSOP featured 12 preliminary events. The 1977 WSOP featured the first Ladies' Championship event. Doyle Brunson recorded consecutive years recording multiple bracelet wins.
#DateEventEntriesWinnerPrizeRunner-upResults
1April 28, 1977$5,000 Ace to Five Draw Lowball36Billy Allen $10,800Vic Resnick
2April 29, 1977$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw11Bobby Baldwin $80,000Billy Baxter
3April 30, 1977$5,000 Seven Card Stud 11Bobby Baldwin $44,000Ralph Levitt
4May 1, 1977$500 Limit Razz21Gary Berland $6,300Chip Reese
5May 2, 1977$10,000 Seven Card Stud Split7Doyle Brunson $52,500David Sklansky
6May 3, 1977$5000 Ace to Five Draw2Perry Green $10,000Unknown
7May 4, 1977$1,000 No Limit Hold'em55George Huber $33,000Milton Butts
8May 5, 1977$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em38Louis Sager Hunsucker Jr. $34,200Wayne Bingham
9May 6, 1977$100 Ladies' Seven Card Stud93Jackie McDaniels $5,580Linda Davis
10May 7, 1977$1,000 7 Card Stud Split18Fats Morgan $10,800Dave Levine
11May 8, 1977$500 Seven Card Stud38Jeff Sandow $11,400Roger Moore
12May 9, 1977$5,000 Limit Razz5Richard Schwartz $25,000Unknown
13May 10, 1977$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event34Doyle Brunson $340,000Gary Berland

Main Event

There were 34 entrants to the Main Event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the winner-take-all tournament. Brunson joined Johnny Moss as the only two-time winners of the Main Event at the time. Brunson once again won the Main Event with the same hole cards as the previous year, the 10–2.