1978 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1978 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 7 – 17 USA Bobby Baldwin 1977 1979 The 1978 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held in May 1978 at Binion's Horseshoe.May 7, 1978 1978 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=221 November 18, 2024 WSOP July 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240725041505/https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=221 live 9th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1978 https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=1324 November 16, 2024 The Hendon Mob en December 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231218032750/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=1324 live Its Main Event was the first to not have a winner-take-all prize. Instead the tournament had a progressive prize structure, with 50 percent for the winner, then 20% for second, 15% for third, 10% for fourth, and 5% for fifth place.World Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1978 Summary http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1978.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030820143209/http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1978.html August 20, 2003 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Events There were ten preliminary events at the 1978 World Series of Poker. Future Poker Hall of Famer Chip Reese won his first WSOP bracelet in the 1978 WSOP.David 'Chip' Reese The Telegraph December 6, 2007 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1571643/David-Chip-Reese.html December 7, 2024 #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 7, 1978 $10,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw15 Billy Baxter (1/2) $90,000 Byron Wolford Results2May 8, 1978 $1,000 Limit Razz32 Gary Berland (1/2) $19,200 David Singer Results3May 9, 1978 $500 Limit Seven-card stud57Gary Berland (2/3) $17,100 Neil Einfeld Results4May 10, 1978 $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud23 Doyle Brunson (1/5) $68,000 Bobby Baldwin (0/2) Results5May 11, 1978 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em71 Aubrey Day (1/2) $42,600 Unknown Results6May 12, 1978 $200 Ladies' Limit Seven Card Stud84 Terry King (1/2) $10,080 Starla Brodie Results7May 13, 1978 $5,000 Limit Draw High7 Lakewood Louie (1/1) $21,000 Rick Greider Results8May 14, 1978 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em52 Hans Lund (1/1) $46,800 Curtiss Skinner Results9May 15, 1978 $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Split32 Chip Reese (1/1) $19,200 Jerry Pruitt Results10May 16, 1978 $1,000 Limit Ace to Five Draw32 Henry Young (1/1) $19,200 Gary Berland (0/3) Results11May 17, 1978$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event42Bobby Baldwin (1/3)$210,000Crandell AddingtonResults Main Event There were 42 entrants to the main event.Streltcoff Max WSOP 1978 – Bobby Baldwin Becomes the Youngest Champion PokerListings June 26, 2024 https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1978-bobby-baldwin-becomes-the-youngest-champion November 11, 2024 November 11, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241111230204/https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1978-bobby-baldwin-becomes-the-youngest-champion live Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The 1978 Main Event was the first edition of the tournament to pay prize money to any players other than the winner. Bobby Baldwin received half of the total prize pool for his win.Holden Anthony ‘Bigger Deal: A Year Inside the Poker Boom’ The New York Times May 6, 2007 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/books/chapters/0506-1st-holde.html March 6, 2025 Crandell Addington finished runner-up in the Main Event, which he did in the 1974 WSOP Main Event.Sofen Jon Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington Passes Away at 85 PokerNews April 19, 2024 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2024/04/crandell-addington-poker-passes-away-45825.htm December 7, 2024 May 24, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240524212136/https://www.pokernews.com/news/2024/04/crandell-addington-poker-passes-away-45825.htm live Final table Place Name Prize 1st Bobby Baldwin $210,000 2nd Crandell Addington $84,000 3rd Louis Hunsucker $63,000 4th Buck Buchanan $42,000 5th Jesse Alto $21,000 6th Ken Smith None Performance of past champions Day one: Johnny Moss, Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston, Walter "Puggy" Pearson, Brian "Sailor" Roberts, Doyle Brunson Other notable players Gabe Kaplan and Barbara Freer (the first woman player). 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:1978 in Nevada