1975 World Series of Poker

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]

1975 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	May 6 – May 10
Champion
Sailor Roberts
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Events

There were four preliminary events at the 1975 World Series of Poker.^[2] Moss became the first player in WSOP history to win five career bracelets. Future Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter won his first WSOP event in Event #3.

#	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 defeated Hooks heads-up with pocket jacks holding against a missed flush draw.^[5] Roberts and Hooks had agreed to split the first-place prize, which was unknown to Horseshoe owner Benny Binion.^[6]

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Sailor Roberts	$210,000
2nd	Bob Hooks	None
3rd	Crandell Addington	None
4th	Aubrey Day	None
5th	Unknown	None
6th	Jesse Alto	None