1973 World Series of Poker

The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe. This year marked the first year a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event.

Preliminary events

Event Winner Prize Runner-up
$1,000 Seven Card Razz Sam Angel $32,000 Unknown
$3,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Aubrey Day $16,500 Unknown
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em Walter "Puggy" Pearson $17,000 Unknown
$4,000 Seven-Card Stud Walter "Puggy" Pearson $32,000 Eric Drache
$3,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Jack Straus $16,500 Unknown
Limit Ace to Five Draw Joe Bernstein $21,000 Unknown
Five Card Stud Bill Boyd $10,000 Unknown

Main Event
There were 13 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.From Wikipedia

Final table

1st Walter "Puggy" Pearson $130,000
2nd Johnny Moss None
3rd Jack Straus None
4th Bobby Brazil None
5th Bob Hooks None
6th Brian "Sailor" Roberts None

Other High Finishes

Place Name Prize
10th Bobby Hoff None
11th Doyle Brunson None
12th Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston None