1974

Poker Omnibus W50P

February 13

Gus Hansen [], b. Copenhagen, Denmark as Gustav Jacobsen
Won 2010 WSOP Europe £ Heads-Up No-Limit Hold 'Em High Roller ($444,925). 3 WPT titles.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

April 30

Kenny Tran [], b. Vietnam as Phuong Tran
Won 2008 $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold 'Em ($539,056). 2007 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. 5th place ($444,000). Five WSOP Main Event cashes, including 17th place in 2022 ($410,000).
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

May 9

$5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw (Event #1, began 5/7)

Winner: Sailor Roberts ($35,850)

Entries: 16 (3 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 10

$10,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud (Event #2, began 5/9)

Winner: Jimmy Casella ($41,225)

Entries: 9 (3 paid)

Event was likely originally winner-take-all with the players agreeing to a chop three-way.

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 11

Bonnie Baez Becomes First Woman to Cash in Open Event
Finishes fourth in $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em for $1,050.

Amarillo Slim Preston Wins $1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em Third Bracelet
Defeats field of 21 for $11,100.

$1,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #3, began 5/10)

Winner: Amarillo Slim Preston ($11,100)

Entries: 21 (4 paid)

Dates are approximate.

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 12

Bill Boyd Wins $5,000 Five-Card Stud for Fourth Bracelet
Defeats field of 8 for $40,000. [After Boyd's fourth straight Five-Card Stud victory, the event is retired.]

$5,000 Limit Five-Card Stud (Event #5, began 5/12)

Winner: Bill Boyd ($40,000)

Entries: 8 (1 paid)

Boyd's fourth straight Five-Card Stud win led to the retirement of the event.

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 13

$500 No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #4, began 5/11)

Winner: Duane Hickman ($10,540)

Entries: 47 (5 paid)

Event missing from WSOP.com and Hendon Mob database but May 14, 1974 Las Vegas Review-Journal, p. 17. says Hickman won $10,540 of $23,500 prize pool (all other data is estimated).

May 14

Jimmy Casella Wins $1,000 Razz for Second Bracelet of Year, Third Overall
Defeats record field of 36 for $25,000 four days after overcoming a field of 9, including Johnny Moss heads up, for $41,225 in the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud.

$1,000 Limit Razz (Event #6, began 5/13)

Winner: Jimmy Casella ($25,000)

Entries: 36 (2 paid)

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 18

Johnny Moss Wins 1974 WSOP Main Event
Defeats field of 16 players, including Crandell Addington heads up, for his third world championship and fourth bracelet, the first actual gold bracelet ever awarded.

$10,000 Main Event - No-Limit Hold 'Em (Event #7, began 5/15)

Winner: Johnny Moss ($160,000)

Entries: 16 (1 paid)

Johnny Moss received the first actual gold bracelet for his win.

WSOP.com | Hendon

May 29

Amarillo Slim Preston Appears on "The Tomorrow Show"
Preston convinced Benny Binion and Joe Bernstein to join him on Tom Snyder's late night show, which becomes an hour-long advertisement for poker and the Horseshoe Casino.

July 26

Daniel Negreanu [], b. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Six bracelets from 1998 to 2013. First player to win WSOP (1998), WSOP Europe (2013), and WSOP Asia-Pacific (2013) bracelets. Only two-time WSOP Player of the Year (2004 & 2013). Poker Hall of Fame 2014.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

September 26

Josh Arieh [], b. Rochester, NY
2004 WSOP Main Event 3rd place ($2,500,000).
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

October 10

John Phan [], b. Da Nang, Vietnam as Bon Phan
Two bracelets: 2008 $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em & 2008 $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($151,896). 1 Circuit ring. 1 World Poker Tour title.
Wikipedia | WSOP.com | Hendon

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