1977 World Series of Poker
Series of poker tournaments
The 1977 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from April 28 to May 10, 1977.[ 1]
Events
The 1977 WSOP featured 12 preliminary events.[ 2] The 1977 WSOP featured the first Ladies' Championship event .[ 3]
#
Date
Event
Entries
Winner
Prize
Runner-up
Results
1
April 28, 1977
$500 Ace to Five Draw Lowball
36
Billy Allen (1/1)
$10,800
Vic Resnick
Results
2
April 29, 1977
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw
11
Bobby Baldwin (1/1)
$80,000
Billy Baxter (0/1)
Results
3
April 30, 1977
$5,000 Seven Card Stud (Rebuy)
11
Bobby Baldwin (1/2)
$44,000
Ralph Levitt
Results
4
May 1, 1977
$500 Limit Razz
21
Gary Berland (1/1)
$6,300
Chip Reese
Results
5
May 2, 1977
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split
7
Doyle Brunson (1/3)
$52,500
David Sklansky
Results
6
May 3, 1977
$500 Ace to Five Draw
2
Perry Green (1/2)
$10,000
Unknown
Results
7
May 4, 1977
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em
55
George Huber (1/1)
$33,000
Milton Butts
Results
8
May 5, 1977
$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
38
Louis Hansucker (1/1)
$34,200
Wayne Bingham
Results
9
May 6, 1977
$100 Ladies' Seven Card Stud
93
Jackie McDaniels (1/1)
$5,580
Linda Davis
Results
10
May 7, 1977
$1,000 7 Card Stud Split
18
Fats Morgan (1/1)
$10,800
Dave Levine
Results
11
May 8, 1977
$500 Seven Card Stud
38
Jeff Sandow (1/1)
$11,400
Roger Moore
Results
12
May 9, 1977
$5,000 Limit Razz
5
Richard Schwartz (1/1)
$25,000
Unknown
Results
13
May 10, 1977
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
34
Doyle Brunson (2/4)
$340,000
Gary Berland
Results
Main Event
There were 34 entrants to the Main Event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the winner-take-all tournament.[ 4] Brunson joined Johnny Moss as the only two-time winners of the Main Event at the time.[ 5] Brunson once again won the Main Event with the same hole cards as the previous year, the 10–2.[ 6] [ 7]
Final table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Doyle Brunson
$340,000
2nd
Gary Berland
None
3rd
Milo Jacobson
None
4th
Andy Moore
None
5th
Sailor Roberts[ 8]
None
6th
Unknown
None
References
^ "1977 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule" . WSOP.com . Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-11-16 .
^ "World Series of Poker 1977: Hendon Mob Poker Database" . The Hendon Mob . Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11 .
^ Chan-Martin, Betina (2024-08-02). "Glitz, Glamour, and Grit: The Evolution of the WSOP Ladies' Event" . Poker Power . Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2024-11-18 .
^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-06-17). "WSOP 1976 – The First Doyle Brunson Victory" . PokerListings . Retrieved 2024-11-11 .
^ Allen, William (2024-07-13). "WSOP Main Event: complete list of historical winners" . AS USA . Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11 .
^ Streltcoff, Max (2024-06-19). "Second Title for Doyle Brunson" . PokerListings . Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ McManus, James (2003). Positively Fifth Street . Farrar, Straus and Giroux . pp. 158–159. ISBN 9780312422523 – via Internet Archive .
^ Harris, Paul (2018-07-28). "Did you know a San Angelo man won the World Series of Poker?" . Standard . Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-12-07 .
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