World Series of Poker 1978

The 1978 World Series of Poker was the ninth edition of the Poker World Championship and took place from May 7th to 22nd, 1978 at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas .

Tournaments

Tournament schedule

The Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas

#	Buy-in (in $ )	competition	Tournament start	Attendees	winner	origin	Prize money (in $)
1	10,000	No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball	May 7, 1978	15th	Billy Baxter		090,000
2	0.1000	Limit razz	May 8, 1978	32	Gary Berland		019,200
3	00.500	Limit Seven Card Stud	May 9, 1978	57	Gary Berland		017,100
4th	0.5000	Limit Seven Card Stud	May 10, 1978	23	Doyle Brunson		069,000
5	0.1000	No-Limit Hold'em	May 11, 1978	71	Aubrey Day		042,600
6th	00.200	Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud	May 12, 1978	84	Terry King		010,080
7th	0.5000	Limit Draw High	May 13, 1978	07th	Lakewood Louie		021,000
8th	0.1500	No-Limit Hold'em Non-Pro	May 14, 1978	52	Hans Lund		046,800
9	0.1000	Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo	May 15, 1978	32	David Reese		019,200
10	0.1000	Limit A-5 Draw Lowball	May 16, 1978	32	Henry Young		019,200
11	10,000	No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship	May 17, 1978	42	Bobby Baldwin		210,000

Main Event

Bobby Baldwin (2010)

→ Main article : 1978 World Series of Poker Main Event

The final table was played on May 22, 1978. In the final hand, Baldwin won with Q ♦ Q ♣ against Addington with 9 ♦ 9 ♣ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Bobby Baldwin	210,000
2		Crandell Addington	084,000
3		Louis Hunsucker	063,000
4th		Buck Buchanan	042,000
5		Jesse Alto	021,000
6th		Ken Smith	-

Web links

• World Series of Poker 1978 on the World Series of Poker website
• World Series of Poker 1978 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1978 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 19, 2016 (English)