World Series of Poker 1974
The 1974 World Series of Poker was the fifth edition of the World Poker Championship and took place from May 6 to 16, 1974 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 | 10,000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 6, 1974 | 9 | Jimmy Casella | 41,225 | |
2 | 1000 | Limit razz | May 7th 1974 | 36 | Jimmy Casella | 25,000 | |
3 | 5000 | Limit Five Card Stud | May 8, 1974 | 8th | Bill Boyd | 40,000 | |
4th | 5000 | No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | May 9, 1974 | 16 | Brian Roberts | 35,850 | |
5 | 1000 | No-Limit Hold'em | May 10, 1974 | 21st | Thomas Preston | 11,100 | |
6th | 10,000 | No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship | May 11, 1974 | 16 | Johnny Moss | 160,000 |
Main Event
The main tournament was played from May 11-16, 1974. 16 participants paid the buy-in of 10,000 dollars . In the final hand, Moss won with 3 ♥ 3 ♠ against Addington with A ♣ 2 ♣ .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
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1 | Johnny Moss | 160,000 | |
2 | Crandell Addington | - |
Web links
Commons : World Series of Poker 1974 - collection of images
- World Series of Poker 1974 on the World Series of Poker website
- World Series of Poker 1974 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database