World Series of Poker 1979

The 1979 World Series of Poker was the tenth edition of the Poker World Championship and took place from May 11th to 27th, 1979 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 11, 1979	15th	Bobby Baldwin				090,000
2	00.500	Limit Seven Card Stud	May 12, 1979	80	Gary Berland				024,000
3	0.1000	Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo	May 13, 1979	34	Gary Berland				020,400
4th	00.600	Mixed Doubles Seven Card Stud	May 14, 1979	25th	Doyle Brunson	Starla Brodie			00.9000
5	00.400	Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud	May 15, 1979	53	Barbara Freer				012,720
6th	0.1500	No-Limit Hold'em Non-Pro	May 16, 1979	85	Perry Green				076,500
7th	0.1000	Limit A-5 Draw Lowball	17th May 1979	37	Lakewood Louie				022,200
8th	0.2000	Limit Draw High	May 18, 1979	19th	Lakewood Louie				024,000
9	0.1000	Limit razz	May 19, 1979	37	Sam Mastrogiannis				022,200
10	0.5000	Limit Seven Card Stud	May 20, 1979	16	Johnny Moss				048,000
11	0.1000	No-Limit Hold'em	May 21, 1979	97	Dewey Tomko				048,000
12	10,000	No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship	May 22, 1979	54	Hal Fowler				270,000

Main Event

Hal Fowler (1979)

→ Main article : 1979 World Series of Poker Main Event

The final table was played on May 27, 1979. In the final hand, Fowler won with 7 ♠ 6 ♦ against Hoff with A ♣ A ♥ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Hal Fowler	270,000
2		Bobby Hoff	108,000
3		George Huber	081,000
4th		Sam Moon	054,000
5		Johnny Moss	027,000
6th		Bobby Baldwin	-

Web links

Commons : World Series of Poker 1979  - Collection of Images

• World Series of Poker 1979 on the World Series of Poker website
• World Series of Poker 1979 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1979 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 19, 2016 (English)