| 1973 World Series of Poker | |
|---|---|
| Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates | May 4 – May 10 |
| Champion | |
 Puggy Pearson | |
The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from May 4 to May 10, 1973. [1]
The 1973 WSOP had six preliminary events. [1] The 1973 WSOP marked the first time a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event in a single series with Puggy Pearson winning twice. [2] [3] Event #4 marked the first time in WSOP history that two players were awarded the same title in Aubrey Day and Jack Straus. Both players received credit for the first-place finish. [4] Event #5 has a record of showing a single entry, Bill Boyd. Boyd was automatically awarded the bracelet by documented sources. All details of Event #5 are currently unknown to dispute the claim. [5] [6] [7]
| # | Date | Event | Entries | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 4, 1973 | $4,000 Limit Seven-card stud | 8 | Puggy Pearson (1/2) | $28,000 | Eric Drache | Results |
| 2 | May 5, 1973 | $1,000 Limit Razz | 32 | Sam Angel (1/1) | $32,000 | Unknown | Results |
| 3 | May 6, 1973 | $3,000 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball | 7 | Joe Bernstein (1/1) | $21,000 | Unknown | Results |
| 4 | May 7, 1973 | $3,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 11 | Aubrey Day (1/1) Jack Straus (1/1) | $16,500 each | Unknown | Results |
| 5 | May 8, 1973 | $10,000 No Limit Five-card stud | 1* | Bill Boyd (1/3) | $10,000 | None | Results |
| 6 | May 9, 1973 | $1,000 Texas hold 'em | 17 | Puggy Pearson (2/3) | $17,000 | Unknown | Results |
| 7 | May 10, 1973 | $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 13 | Puggy Pearson (3/4) | $130,000 | Johnny Moss (0/3) | Results |
There were 13 entrants to the winner-take-all Main Event. [8] [9] [10] Pearson defeated Moss heads-up in a game that took around three hours. [11] With Pearson's victory, he set a record with three bracelets won during a single World Series. Pearson's feat would not be matched again until the 1993 WSOP, when Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest captured three bracelets each. [12] He became the first player to reach four career bracelets, although this Main Event would be his last bracelet.
| Name | Number of chips (percentage of total) | WSOP Bracelets | WSOP Cashes* | WSOP Earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puggy Pearson | 35,450 (27.2%) | 2 | 2 | $55,000 |
| Jack Straus | 31,700 (24.3%) | 1 | 1 | $16,500 |
| Crandell Addington | 12,600 (9.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Casella | 9,175 (7.0%) | 1 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Sailor Roberts | 8,900 (6.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Moss | 8,225 (6.3%) | 3 | 3 | $40,000 |
| Bob Hooks | 8,150 (6.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brazil | 7,200 (5.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Van Ausdall | 6,900 (5.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hoff | 1,925 (1.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Career statistics prior to the Main Event
NB - Final Table chip counts added up to 130,225
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Puggy Pearson | $130,000 |
| 2nd | Johnny Moss | None |
| 3rd | Jack Straus | None |
| 4th | Bobby Brazil | None |
| 5th | Bob Hooks | None |
| 6th | Sailor Roberts | None |
| 7th | Jimmy Casella | None |
| 8th | Roger Van Ausdall | None |
| 9th | Crandell Addington | None |
| 10th | Bobby Hoff | None |
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 11th | Doyle Brunson | None |
| 12th | Amarillo Slim | None |
| 13th | Sherman Lanier [13] | None |