1974 World Series of Poker

The 1974 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 6 to May 11, 1974 at Binion's Horseshoe.^[1]

1974 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	May 6 – May 11
Champion
Johnny Moss
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Johnny Moss, Becky Binion, and Puggy Pearson at the 1974 World Series of Poker.

Events

There were five preliminary events in the 1974 World Series of Poker.^[2] Casella became the first player in WSOP history to win the first two events of a single World Series.

#	Date	Event	Entries	Winner	Prize	Runner-up	Results
1	May 6, 1974	$10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud	9	Jimmy Casella (1/2)	$41,225	Johnny Moss (0/3)	Results
2	May 7, 1974	$1,000 Limit Razz	36	Jimmy Casella (2/3)	$25,000	Charlie Hall	Results
3	May 8, 1974	$5,000 No-Limit Five Card Stud	8	Bill Boyd (1/3)	$40,000	Unknown	Results
4	May 9, 1974	$5,000 No-Limit Deuce to 7 Draw	16	Sailor Roberts (1/1)	$35,850	Larry Perkins	Results
5	May 10, 1974	$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	21	Amarillo Slim (1/2)	$11,100	Pete Kay	Results
6	May 11, 1974	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event	16	Johnny Moss (1/4)	$160,000	Crandell Addington	Results

Main Event

There were 16 entrants to the $10,000 buy-in winner-take-all Main Event.^[3] Johnny Moss became the first player in WSOP history to win the Main Event three times, a feat only matched by Stu Ungar in the 1980, 1981, and 1997 Main Events.^[4][5] Moss's third Main Event title was a result of a four-hour heads-up duel with Crandell Addington.^[6]

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Johnny Moss	$160,000
2nd	Crandell Addington	None
3rd	Sailor Roberts	None
4th	Jesse Alto	None
5th	Sid Wyman	None
6th	Bob Hooks	None