Series of poker tournaments
The 1975 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 6 to May 10, 1975 at Binion's Horseshoe .[ 1]
Events
There were four preliminary events at the 1975 World Series of Poker.[ 2]
#
Date
Event
Entries
Winner
Prize
Runner-up
Results
1
May 6, 1975
$1,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud
44
Johnny Moss (1/5)
$44,000
Unknown
Results
2
May 7, 1975
$1,000 Limit Razz
17
Sam Angel (1/2)
$17,000
Unknown
Results
3
May 8, 1975
$5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball
7
Billy Baxter (1/1)
$35,000
Unknown
Results
4
May 9, 1975
$1,000 No Limit Texas hold 'em
32
Jay Heimowitz (1/1)
$32,000
Unknown
Results
5
May 10, 1975
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
21
Sailor Roberts (1/2)
$210,000
Bob Hooks
Results
Main Event
There were 21 entrants to the main event.[ 3] Each paid $10,000 to enter the winner-take-all tournament.[ 4] Roberts and Hooks had agreed to split the first-place prize, which was unknown to Horseshoe owner Benny Binion.[ 5]
Final table
References
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