1971 World Series of Poker
series of poker tournaments
The 1971 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe during May 6–10, 1971. This was the second installment of the World Series of Poker, but unlike at the 1970 event, freezeout tournaments were played to decide the winner of the main title. The freezeout structure replaced the cash games, and it was kept in use ever since. Five freezeouts were played in total—four preliminary events and the Main Event—each featuring a different poker variant. The preliminary events required player to put up a buy-in of $1,000, while the Main Event buy-in was $5,000.
Events
The 1971 WSOP featured four preliminary events. Event #4 saw Johnny Moss become the first player in WSOP history to win multiple career bracelets.
Main Event
The 1971 WSOP Main Event was held on May 10, 1971. There were six entrants to the Main Event, each paying $5,000 to enter the tournament. The game played was no limit Texas hold 'em.
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