World Series of Poker 1971
The 1971 World Series of Poker was the second edition of the World Poker Championship and took place from May 6-15 , 1971 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, 1971 | 10 | Walter Pearson | 10,000 | |
2 | 1000 | Limit razz | May 7th 1971 | 10 | Jimmy Casella | 10,000 | |
3 | 1000 | Limit Five Card Stud | May 8, 1971 | 10 | Bill Boyd | 10,000 | |
4th | 1000 | Limit Ace to Five Draw Lowball | May 9, 1971 | 10 | Johnny Moss | 10,000 | |
5 | 5000 | No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship | May 10, 1971 | 6th | Johnny Moss | 30,000 |
Main Event
The main tournament was played from May 10-15, 1971. Six participants paid the buy-in of $ 5,000 .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Moss | 30,000 | |
2 | Walter Pearson | - | |
? | Doyle Brunson | - | |
Jimmy Casella | - | ||
Brian Roberts | - | ||
Jack Straus | - |
Web links
- World Series of Poker 1971 on the World Series of Poker website
- World Series of Poker 1971 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database