1977 World Series of Poker

1977 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	April 28 – May 10
Champion
Doyle Brunson
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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	$5,000 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 (0/1)	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

1. "1977 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". WSOP.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
2. "World Series of Poker 1977: Hendon Mob Poker Database". The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
3. 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.
4. Streltcoff, Max (2024-06-17). "WSOP 1976 – The First Doyle Brunson Victory". PokerListings. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
5. 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.
6. Streltcoff, Max (2024-06-19). "Second Title for Doyle Brunson". PokerListings. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
7. McManus, James (2003). Positively Fifth Street. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 158–159. ISBN   9780312422523 – via Internet Archive.
8. 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.

External links

• Tournament results at the World Series of Poker