World Series of Poker 1975
The 1975 World Series of Poker was the sixth edition of the World Poker Championship and took place from May 6-15 , 1975 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 | 1000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 6, 1975 | 44 | Johnny Moss |
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44,000 |
2 | 1000 | Limit razz | May 7th 1975 | 17th | Sam Angel |
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17,000 |
3 | 5000 | No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | May 8, 1975 | 7th | Billy Baxter |
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35,000 |
4th | 1000 | No-Limit Hold'em | May 9, 1975 | 32 | Jay Heimowitz |
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32,000 |
5 | 10,000 | No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship | May 10, 1975 | 21st | Brian Roberts |
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210,000 |
Main Event
The main tournament was played from May 10-15, 1975. 21 participants paid the buy-in of 10,000 dollars . In the final hand, Roberts won with 9 ♠ 9 ♥ against Hooks with A ♣ K ♦ .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
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1 |
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Brian Roberts | 210,000 |
2 |
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Bob Hooks | - |
Web links
- World Series of Poker 1975 on the World Series of Poker website
- World Series of Poker 1975 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database