1974 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
| Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 Five Card Stud | Bill Boyd | $40,000 | Unknown |
| $1,000 Seven Card Razz Razz (poker) Razz is a form of stud poker that is normally played for ace-to-five low . The object of Razz is to make the lowest possible five-card hand from the seven cards you are dealt. In Razz, straights and flushes do not count against the player for low, and the ace usually plays low... |
Jimmy Casella Jimmy Casella Fiore "Jimmy" Casella was a prominent poker player at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s.In the 1971 World Series of Poker he won the Limit Razz event, but his main poker success came in the 1974 World Series of Poker, where he won the Seven Card Razz and the Seven-Card Stud world championship... |
$25,000 | Charlie Hall |
| $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Seven-card stud Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country. Two to eight players is common, though eight may... |
Jimmy Casella Jimmy Casella Fiore "Jimmy" Casella was a prominent poker player at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s.In the 1971 World Series of Poker he won the Limit Razz event, but his main poker success came in the 1974 World Series of Poker, where he won the Seven Card Razz and the Seven-Card Stud world championship... |
$41,225 | Johnny Moss Johnny Moss Johnny Moss was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970, He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in... |
| $1,000 No Limit Betting (poker) In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing... Hold'em |
Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston Amarillo Slim Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. , known as Amarillo Slim, is an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets... |
$11,100 | Pete Kay |
| $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Draw (poker) A poker player is drawing if they have a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. The hand itself is called a draw or drawing hand. For example, in seven-card stud, if four of a player's first five cards are all spades, but the hand is otherwise weak, they are drawing to... |
Brian "Sailor" Roberts Sailor Roberts Bryan W. "Sailor" Roberts was an American professional poker player.Before becoming a poker professional Roberts was a rounder and traveled the country looking for games along with other legends such as Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim... |
$35,850 | Larry Perkins |
Final table
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johnny Moss Johnny Moss Johnny Moss was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970, He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in... |
$160,000 |
| 2nd | Crandell Addington Crandell Addington Crandell Addington is an entrepreneur and poker player who is best known as one of the founders of the World Series of Poker, and is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.- Poker :... |
None |
| 3rd | Sailor Roberts Sailor Roberts Bryan W. "Sailor" Roberts was an American professional poker player.Before becoming a poker professional Roberts was a rounder and traveled the country looking for games along with other legends such as Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim... |
None |
| 4th | Jesse Alto Jesse Alto Jesse Michael Alto , was an American poker player, best known for his numerous main event final table appearances at the World Series of Poker.Alto was a fixture at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s and 1980s... |
None |
| 5th | Sid Wyman Sid Wyman Sidney "Sid" Wyman was a poker player and hotel owner in Las Vegas, Nevada.Wyman was a gambler and co-owner of several Las Vegas casinos including the Sands, Riviera, Royal Nevada and The Dunes.... |
None |
| 6th | Bob Hooks | None |