1979 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1979 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 11 – 22 USA Hal Fowler 1978 1980 The 1979 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA from May 11 to 22, 1979.World Series of Poker 1979 https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/circuit.php?a=e&n=WSOP&s=1979 November 19, 2024 The Hendon Mob en November 26, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241126221930/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/circuit.php?a=e&n=WSOP&s=1979 live Events There were 11 preliminary events at the 1979 World Series of Poker.1979 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule WSOP.com https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=220 November 16, 2024 The 1979 WSOP featured the first designed tournament in WSOP history where two players won a bracelet for the same event.Pill Jon Celebrating the Extraordinary Legacy of Doyle Brunson at the World Series of Poker PokerNews May 26, 2023 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/05/doyle-brunson-wsop-legacy-43636.htm December 8, 2024 September 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230923193636/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2023/05/doyle-brunson-wsop-legacy-43636.htm live Pajich Bob Passing of Danny Robison and Starla Brodie Impacts Poker CardsChat April 17, 2014 https://www.cardschat.com/news/passing-of-danny-robison-and-starla-brodie-impacts-poker-2606/ December 8, 2024 March 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240302202502/https://www.cardschat.com/news/passing-of-danny-robison-and-starla-brodie-impacts-poker-2606/ live Moss became the first player in WSOP history to win seven career bracelets. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 11, 1979 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw15 Bobby Baldwin (1/4) $90,000 Byron Wolford Results2May 12, 1979 $500 Seven Card Stud80 Gary Berland (1/4) $24,000 Mike Schnieberg Results3May 13, 1979 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split34Gary Berland (2/5) $20,400 Puggy Pearson (0/4) Results4May 14, 1979 $600 Mixed Doubles25 Doyle Brunson (1/6) & Starla Brodie (1/1) $4,500 Wayne Eister & Pat Eister Results5May 15, 1979 $400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud53 Barbara Freer (0/1) $12,720 Pat Sovoia Results6May 16, 1979 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em85 Perry Green (1/3) $76,500 Jim Bechtel Results7May 17, 1979 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw37 Lakewood Louie (1/2) $22,200 J.W. Box Results8May 18, 1979 $2,000 Draw High19Lakewood Louie (2/3) $22,800 Jackie MIlls Results9May 19, 1979 $1,000 Razz37 Sam Mastrogiannis (1/1) $22,200 Unknown Results10May 20, 1979 $5,000 Seven Card Stud16 Johnny Moss (1/7) $48,000 Puggy Pearson (0/4) Results11May 21, 1979 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em97 Dewey Tomko (1/1) $48,000 Duanne Hammrich Results12May 22, 1979$10,000 No Limit Hold'em54Hal Fowler (1/1)$270,000Bobby HoffResults 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.Holloway Chad History in Spades: The First Amateur to Win the Main Event PokerNews November 4, 2010 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/11/history-in-spades-the-first-amateur-to-win-the-main-event-9269.htm November 11, 2024 October 27, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181027195054/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/11/history-in-spades-the-first-amateur-to-win-the-main-event-9269.htm live Schwartz David G. The Surprisingly Humble, Forgotten Roots Of Poker's Biggest Game Forbes July 5, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidschwartz/2018/07/05/the-surprisingly-humble-forgotten-roots-of-pokers-biggest-game/ March 6, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250307000620/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidschwartz/2018/07/05/the-surprisingly-humble-forgotten-roots-of-pokers-biggest-game/ March 7, 2025 live Final table Place Name Prize 1st Hal Fowler $270,000 2nd Bobby Hoff $108,000 3rd George Huber $81,000 4th Sam Moon $54,000 5th Johnny Moss $27,000 6th Chip Reese None 7th Crandell Addington None 8th Sam Petrillo None Performance of past champions Day 1: Doyle Brunson, Sailor Roberts, Amarillo Slim Day 2: Puggy Pearson Day 3: Bobby BaldwinWorld Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1979 Summary https://gaming.library.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1979.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20230418181540/https://gaming.library.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1979.html April 18, 2023 University of Nevada, Las Vegas References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Tournament results at the Hendon Mob Poker Database Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1979 in Nevada