1972 World Series of Poker

The 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe

Preliminary event

Event Winner Prize Runner-up
$10,000 Five-Card Stud Bill Boyd $20,000 Unknown


Main Event

There were 8 entrants to the main event. Each paid $5,000 to enter the tournament, Benny Binion added $5,000 into the prize pool for every player who entered, to gain more publicity from the event and draw bigger crowds into Binion's Horseshoe.

Doyle Brunson actually cashed out his chips for $20,000 when the tournament was down to 3-handed because he felt too ill to play. Amarillo Slim went on to win the 1972 main event overcoming Puggy Pearson's 2-1 chip lead.From Wikipedia

Final table

Place Name Prize
1st Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston $60,000
2nd Walter "Puggy" Pearson None
3rd Doyle Brunson $20,000
4th Crandall Addington None
5th Jack Straus None
6th Johnny Moss None
7th Roger Van Ausdall None
8th Jimmy Casella None