World Series of Poker 1973
The 1973 World Series of Poker was the fourth edition of the World Poker Championship and took place from May 4-15 , 1973 at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas .
Tournaments
Tournament schedule
# | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Tournament start | Attendees | winner | origin | Prize money (in $) | ||
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1 | 4000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 4th 1973 | 8th | Walter Pearson |
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28,000 | ||
2 | 1000 | Limit razz | May 5th 1973 | 32 | Sam Angel |
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32,000 | ||
3 | 3000 | Limit A-5 Draw Lowball | May 6, 1973 | 7th | Joe Bernstein |
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21,000 | ||
4th | 3000 | No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | May 7th 1973 | 11 | Aubrey Day | Jack Straus |
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33,000 |
5 | 10,000 | Limit Five Card Stud | May 8, 1973 | 1 | Bill Boyd |
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10,000 | ||
6th | 1000 | No-Limit Hold'em | May 9, 1973 | 17th | Walter Pearson |
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17,000 | ||
7th | 10,000 | No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship | May 10, 1973 | 13 | Walter Pearson |
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130,000 |
Main Event
The main tournament was played from May 10-15, 1973. 13 participants paid the buy-in of 10,000 dollars . In the final hand, Pearson won with A ♠ 7 ♠ against Moss with K ♥ J ♠ .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
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1 |
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Walter Pearson | 130,000 |
2 |
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Johnny Moss | - |
3 |
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Jack Straus | - |
4th |
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Bobby Brazil | - |
5 |
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Bob Hooks | - |
6th |
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Brian Roberts | - |
Web links
- World Series of Poker 1973 on the World Series of Poker website
- World Series of Poker 1973 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database