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Series of poker tournaments
The 1977 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.[1]
| Event
|
Winner
|
Prize
|
Runner-up
|
| $500 Ace to 5 Draw
|
Billy Allen
|
$10.8K
|
Unknown
|
| $10K Deuce to 7 Draw
|
Bobby Baldwin
|
$80K
|
Unknown
|
| $5K 7 Card Stud
|
$44K
|
Unknown
|
| $500 7 Card Razz
|
Gary Berland
|
$8.3K
|
Unknown
|
| $1K 7 Card Stud Split
|
Doyle Brunson
|
$62.5K
|
Unknown
|
| $500 A to 5 Draw
|
Perry Green
|
$10K
|
Unknown
|
| $1K No Limit Hold'em
|
George Huber
|
$33K
|
Unknown
|
| $1.5K No-Limit Hold'em
|
Louis Sager Hunsucker Jr.
|
$34.2K
|
Unknown
|
| $100 Ladies' 7 Card Stud
|
Jackie McDaniels
|
$5.58K
|
Unknown
|
| $1K 7 Card Stud Split
|
Fats Morgan
|
$10.8K
|
Unknown
|
| $500 7 Card Stud
|
Jeff Sandow
|
$11.4K
|
Unknown
|
| $5K 7 Card Razz
|
Richard Schwartz
|
$25K
|
Unknown
|
There were 34 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the winner-take-all tournament.
| Place
|
Name
|
Prize
|
| 1st
|
Doyle Brunson
|
$340K
|
| 2nd
|
Gary Berland
|
None
|
| 3rd
|
Milo Jacobson
|
None
|
| 4th
|
Andy Moore
|
None
|
| 5th
|
Unknown
|
None
|
| 6th
|
Unknown
|
None
|
Doyle Brunson