1979 World Series of Poker

1979 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	May 11 – May 22
Champion
Hal Fowler
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The 1979 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA from May 11 to May 22, 1979. ^[1]

Events

There were 11 preliminary events at the 1979 World Series of Poker. ^[2] The 1979 WSOP featured the first designed tournament in WSOP history where two players won a bracelet for the same event. ^{[3] [4]} Moss became the first player in WSOP history to win seven career bracelets.

#	Date	Event	Entries	Winner	Prize	Runner-up	Results
1	May 11, 1979	$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	15	Bobby Baldwin (1/4)	$90,000	Byron Wolford	Results
2	May 12, 1979	$500 Seven Card Stud	80	Gary Berland (1/4)	$24,000	Mike Schnieberg	Results
3	May 13, 1979	$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split	34	Gary Berland (2/5)	$20,400	Puggy Pearson (0/4)	Results
4	May 14, 1979	$600 Mixed Doubles	25	Doyle Brunson (1/6) & Starla Brodie (1/1)	$4,500	Wayne Eister & Pat Eister	Results
5	May 15, 1979	$400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud	53	Barbara Freer (0/1)	$12,720	Pat Sovoia	Results
6	May 16, 1979	$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	85	Perry Green (1/3)	$76,500	Jim Bechtel	Results
7	May 17, 1979	$1,000 Ace to Five Draw	37	Lakewood Louie (1/2)	$22,200	J.W. Box	Results
8	May 18, 1979	$2,000 Draw High	19	Lakewood Louie (2/3)	$22,800	Jackie MIlls	Results
9	May 19, 1979	$1,000 Razz	37	Sam Mastrogiannis (1/1)	$22,200	Unknown	Results
10	May 20, 1979	$5,000 Seven Card Stud	16	Johnny Moss (1/7)	$48,000	Puggy Pearson (0/4)	Results
11	May 21, 1979	$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	97	Dewey Tomko (1/1)	$48,000	Duanne Hammrich	Results
12	May 22, 1979	$10,000 No Limit Hold'em	54	Hal Fowler (1/1)	$270,000	Bobby Hoff	Results

Main Event

There were 54 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Fowler was the first amateur to win the WSOP Main Event. ^{[5] [6]}

Final table

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Hal Fowler	$270,000
2nd	Bobby Hoff	$108,000
3rd	George Huber	$81,000
4th	Sam Moon	$54,000
5th	Johnny Moss	$27,000
6th	Chip Reese	None
7th	Crandell Addington	None
8th	Sam Petrillo	None

Performance of past champions

• Day 1: Doyle Brunson, Sailor Roberts, Amarillo Slim
• Day 2: Puggy Pearson
• Day 3: Bobby Baldwin ^[7]

References

1. "World Series of Poker 1979". The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
2. "1979 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". WSOP.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
3. Pill, Jon (2023-05-26). "Celebrating the Extraordinary Legacy of Doyle Brunson at the World Series of Poker". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
4. Pajich, Bob (2014-04-17). "Passing of Danny Robison and Starla Brodie Impacts Poker". CardsChat. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
5. Holloway, Chad (2010-11-04). "History in Spades: The First Amateur to Win the Main Event". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
6. Schwartz, David G. (2018-07-05). "The Surprisingly Humble, Forgotten Roots Of Poker's Biggest Game". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
7. "World Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1979 Summary". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18.

External links

• Tournament results at the World Series of Poker
• Tournament results at the Hendon Mob Poker Database