Johnny Moss
Johnny Moss | |
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Johnny Moss (1974) |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | May 14, 1907 |
place of birth | Marshall |
date of death | December 16, 1995 |
Place of death | Odessa |
Nickname | The Grand Old Man of Poker |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 160,000 |
Total prize money | $ 1,254,859 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 9 |
Cashes | 27 |
Best main event | Victory ( 1970 , 1971 , 1974 ) |
Johnny Moss (born May 14, 1907 in Marshall , Texas , † December 16, 1995 in Odessa , Texas) was a professional American poker player . He won the Main Event of the World Series of Poker three times and secured a total of nine bracelets in this tournament series. As part of the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker , he was named one of the 50 best players in poker history in June 2019 .
Early years
Moss grew up in Odessa , Texas , where he learned to gamble as a young boy. A group of cheaters taught him how to cheat in games, but Moss didn't abuse that knowledge. Instead, as a teenager , he worked at a local saloon , overseeing games and making sure they were played fairly. While protecting the games from cheaters, he also learned the strategy that is inherent in poker. Two years later he became a "rounder", a player who roams the country to make money by gambling.
The World Series of Poker
In 1949 Moss played a five-month long poker marathon with Nick "The Greek" Dandalos , which was organized by Benny Binion with prize money between $ 2 million and $ 4 million. At the end of the marathon, after losing several million dollars, Nick the Greek uttered a sentence that became one of the most famous poker proverbs: “ Mr. Moss, I have to let you go. "(German:" Mr. Moss, I have to let you go. ")
Poker became very popular with players like Nick the Greek, Binion and Moss and eventually the World Series of Poker (WSOP), a kind of poker world championship, was organized. Moss won the main events of the World Series of Poker in 1970 , 1971 and 1974 , setting the record for most titles in the main WSOP tournament, which is also held by Stu Ungar . At the 1970 event, Moss was chosen by his colleagues as the winner and only received a silver cup as a trophy. He played in every WSOP from 1970 to 1995 , winning nine bracelets and more than $ 800,000 through tournament winnings during his career . Along with Doyle Brunson , Stu Ungar and Johnny Chan , he was also one of the four players to win the main tournament of the WSOP for two consecutive years.
Bracelets
year | Buy-in (in $) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
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1970 | - | World Championship * | 6th | Silver cup |
1971 | 1000 | Limit Ace to 5 Draw | 10 | 10,000 |
5000 | No Limit Hold'em (WCE) | 6th | 30,000 | |
1974 | 10,000 | No Limit Hold'em (WCE) | 16 | 160,000 |
1975 | 1000 | Seven Card Stud | 44 | 44,000 |
1976 | 500 | Seven Card Stud | 52 | 13,000 |
1979 | 5000 | Seven Card Stud | 16 | 48,000 |
1981 | 1000 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | 67 | 33,500 |
1988 | 1500 | Ace to Five Draw | 194 | 116,400 |
Anecdotes
Once Moss was playing in Oklahoma when he noticed a peephole in the ceiling from which someone was passing information about his opponent's cards to a player at the table. After Moss threatened to shoot the man if the hole was not covered and this was not taken seriously, Moss injured the man. Moss also regularly had to threaten people to undress if he knew they were using mechanical deception devices hidden on the body.
Another time Moss was playing high stakes golf against a wealthy businessman. Before the last couple of holes, Moss had lost more than a quarter of a million dollars. The sponsors of this duel, committed by Moss, wanted him to simply shoot his opponent instead of paying. Moss won the last couple of holes, however. The businessman said to him: "Moss, you are the man with the most happiness in the world." Then Moss replied: "No, sir, it is you." (Original: " Moss, you're the luckiest man alive. " , “ No sir, you are. ”)
After winning at the poker table, Moss wanted to invest part of the profit and called his wife to find a suitable house to invest. When she told him the next day that she had found one, Moss is said to have replied succinctly: “ Now its too late! "(German:" Now it's too late! ")
legacy
In 1979 Moss was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame .
He was also called the Grand old man, which testifies to his high standing in the poker society.
The starting hand Ace-Ten was named in his honor Johnny Moss .
Web links
- Johnny Moss in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Johnny Moss in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ WSOP Reveals List of 50 Greatest Players in Poker History , pokernews.com, accessed August 1, 2019.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Moss, Johnny |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Grand Old Man of Poker (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Marshall , Texas , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1995 |
Place of death | Odessa , Texas , United States |