1974 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1974 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 6 – 11 USA Johnny Moss 1973 1975 The 1974 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 6 to 11, 1974, at Binion's Horseshoe.5th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1974: Hendon Mob Poker Database https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=1328 November 11, 2024 The Hendon Mob en November 11, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241111224434/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=1328 live Events There were five preliminary events in the 1974 World Series of Poker.1974 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule WSOP.com https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=225 November 16, 2024 May 14, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240514175227/https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=225 live Jimmy Casella became the first player in WSOP history to win the first two events of a single World Series. The 1974 World Series of poker saw total entries cross 100 for the first time as the tournament continued to grow.https://mttdb.com/live-poker/1974-5th-annual-world-series-of-poker/ 1974 World Series of Poker Information, Schedule & Winners MTTDB.com MTTDB.com 2026-03-04 #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 6, 1974 $10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud9Jimmy Casella (1/2) $41,225 Johnny Moss (0/3) Results2May 7, 1974 $1,000 Limit Razz36 Jimmy Casella (2/3) $25,000 Charlie Hall Results3May 8, 1974 $5,000 No-Limit Five Card Stud8 Bill Boyd (1/4) $40,000 Unknown Results4May 9, 1974 $5,000 No-Limit Deuce to 7 Draw16 Sailor Roberts (1/1) $35,850 Larry Perkins Results5May 10, 1974 $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em21 Amarillo Slim (1/2) $11,100 Pete Kay Results6May 11, 1974$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event16Johnny Moss (1/4)$160,000Crandell AddingtonResults Main Event There were 16 entrants to the $10,000 buy-in winner-take-all Main Event.Streltcoff Max WSOP 1974: First Bracelet in Poker History PokerListings May 23, 2024 https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1974-first-bracelet-in-poker-history November 11, 2024 November 11, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241111165829/https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1974-first-bracelet-in-poker-history live 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.Murphy Stephen A. October 29, 2009 Mike Sexton Talks About Stu Ungar and Poker’s Past https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/7843-mike-sexton-talks-about-stu-ungar-and-poker-s-past November 25, 2024 CardPlayer.com September 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220927181704/https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/7843-mike-sexton-talks-about-stu-ungar-and-poker-s-past live Mather Victor World Series of Poker Champion Wins One for the Older Crowd The New York Times July 17, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/sports/world-series-of-poker-hossein-ensan.html March 5, 2025 Moss's third Main Event title was a result of a four-hour heads-up duel with Crandell Addington.Lucchesi Ryan June 8, 2008 1974 WSOP Recap https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/4354-wsop-history-1974-recap December 4, 2024 Card Player 46–47 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.04.013 November 14, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241114003022/https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/4354-wsop-history-1974-recap live Final table Place Name Prize 1st Johnny Moss $160,000 2nd Crandell Addington None 3rd Sailor Roberts None 4th Jesse Alto None 5th Sid Wyman None 6th Bob Hooks None References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1974 in Nevada