1977 World Series of Poker
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The 1977 World Series of Poker
(WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe
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World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe
Binion's Horseshoe
Binion's Horseshoe, also known as the Horseshoe Casino or simply The Horseshoe, was a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on what is now the Fremont Street Experience. The casino was named for its founder, Benny Binion and had 366 rooms, three restaurants and a rooftop pool.The...
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500 Ace to Five Draw Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to... |
Billy Allen | $10,800 | Unknown |
| $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw | Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin is a professional poker player, off-road racer and casino executive. As a poker player, Baldwin is best known as the 1978 world champion, becoming the youngest main event champion at that time.... |
$80,000 | Unknown |
| $5,000 Seven Card Stud | Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin Bobby Baldwin is a professional poker player, off-road racer and casino executive. As a poker player, Baldwin is best known as the 1978 world champion, becoming the youngest main event champion at that time.... |
$44,000 | Unknown |
| $500 Seven Card Razz Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low . The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace usually plays low... |
Gary Berland Gary Berland Gary "Bones" Berland was an American professional poker player who won five World Series of Poker bracelets.-Early Life:... |
$8,300 | Unknown |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split | Doyle Brunson Doyle Brunson Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to... |
$62,500 | Unknown |
| $500 Ace to Five Draw | Perry Green | $10,000 | Unknown |
| $1,000 No Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
George Huber | $33,000 | Unknown |
| $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Louis Hunsucker | $34,200 | Unknown |
| $100 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Jackie McDaniels Jackie McDaniels Jackie McDaniels was the first ever World Series of Poker champion in a ladies only event. She played in a $100 buy-in Limit 7 Card Stud Event. This was the only event in WSOP history with a $100 buy in and resulted in the smallest prize pool ever.... |
$5,580 | Unknown |
| $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split | Fats Morgan | $10,800 | Unknown |
| $500 Seven Card Stud | Jeff Sandow | $11,400 | Unknown |
| $5,000 Seven Card Razz | Richard Schwartz | $25,000 | Unknown |
Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doyle Brunson Doyle Brunson Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to... |
$340,000 |
| 2nd | Gary Berland Gary Berland Gary "Bones" Berland was an American professional poker player who won five World Series of Poker bracelets.-Early Life:... |
None |
| 3rd | Milo Jacobson | None |
| 4th | Andy Moore | None |
| 5th | Unknown | None |
| 6th | Unknown | None |