The 1977 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from April 28 to May 10, 1977.
Events The 1977 WSOP featured 12 preliminary events. The 1977 WSOP featured the first Ladies' Championship event. Doyle Brunson recorded consecutive years recording multiple bracelet wins.
#Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1April 28, 1977 $5,000 Ace to Five Draw Lowball36 Billy Allen (1/1) $10,800 Vic Resnick Results2April 29, 1977 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw11 Bobby Baldwin (1/1) $80,000 Billy Baxter (0/1) Results3April 30, 1977 $5,000 Seven Card Stud (Rebuy)11Bobby Baldwin (1/2) $44,000 Ralph Levitt Results4May 1, 1977 $500 Limit Razz21 Gary Berland (1/1) $6,300 Chip Reese Results5May 2, 1977 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Split7 Doyle Brunson (1/3) $52,500 David Sklansky Results6May 3, 1977 $5000 Ace to Five Draw2 Perry Green (1/2) $10,000 Unknown Results7May 4, 1977 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em55 George Huber (1/1) $33,000 Milton Butts Results8May 5, 1977 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em38 Louis Sager Hunsucker Jr. (1/1) $34,200 Wayne Bingham Results9May 6, 1977 $100 Ladies' Seven Card Stud93 Jackie McDaniels (1/1) $5,580 Linda Davis Results10May 7, 1977 $1,000 7 Card Stud Split18 Fats Morgan (1/1) $10,800 Dave Levine Results11May 8, 1977 $500 Seven Card Stud38 Jeff Sandow (1/1) $11,400 Roger Moore Results12May 9, 1977 $5,000 Limit Razz5 Richard Schwartz (1/1) $25,000 Unknown Results13May 10, 1977$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event34Doyle Brunson (2/4)$340,000Gary Berland (0/1)Results
Main Event There were 34 entrants to the Main Event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the winner-take-all tournament. Brunson joined Johnny Moss as the only two-time winners of the Main Event at the time. Brunson once again won the Main Event with the same hole cards as the previous year, the 10–2. Final table Place Name Prize 1st Doyle Brunson $340,000 2nd Gary Berland None 3rd Milo Jacobson None 4th Andy Moore None 5th Sailor Roberts None 6th Unknown None
References
External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker