World Series of Poker Champions: 1970’s

The WSOP was started in 1970, when 37 players played a variety of games, and a ‘voting panel’ of eight players chose the player they thought had played the best (which turned out to be Johnny Moss). Every other year the WSOP was decided by a No Limit Hold Em tournament (it was winner take all until 1978). The tournament grew greatly during the decade. In 1972, six players entered, in 1979, over 50 entered. The winners in the 1970s were…

1970 – Johnny Moss
1971 – Johnny Moss
1972 – Amarillo “Slim” Preston
1973 – Puggy Pearson
1974 – Johnny Moss
1975 – Sailor Roberts
1976 – Doyle Brunson
1977 – Doyle Brunson
1978 – Bobby Baldwin
1979 – Hal Fowler