1973 World Series of Poker

The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion’s Horseshoe. The 1973 series marked the first time a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event. The 1973 WSOP was the 4th annual poker.

Preliminary events

Event	Winner	Prize	Runner-up
$1K 7 Card Razz	Sam Angel	$32k	Unknown
$3K Deuce to 7 Draw	Aubrey Day	$17k	Unknown
$1K No Limit Hold’em	Walter “Puggy” Pearson	$17k	Unknown
$4K 7-card stud	Walter “Puggy” Pearson	$32k	Eric Drache
$3K Deuce to 7 Draw	Jack Straus	$17k	Unknown
Limit A to 5 Draw	Joe Bernstein	$21k	Unknown
5 Card Stud	Bill Boyd	$10k	Unknown

Main Event

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Walter “Puggy” Pearson	$130K
2nd	Johnny Moss	None
3rd	Jack Straus	None
4th	Bobby Brazil	None
5th	Bob Hooks	None
6th	Brian “Sailor” Roberts	None