1975 World Series of Poker

{{Infobox sports competition event

| competition = 1975 World Series of Poker

| location = Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada

| dates = May 6 – May 10

| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Sailor Roberts

| prev = 1974

| next = 1976

}}

The 1975 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held from May 6 to May 10, 1975 at Binion's Horseshoe.{{Cite web |title=6th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1975: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=1327 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en |archive-date=2024-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111224350/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=1327 |url-status=live }}

Events

There were four preliminary events at the 1975 World Series of Poker.{{cite web | title=1975 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule | website=WSOP.com| url=https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=224 | access-date=2024-11-16}} Moss became the first player in WSOP history to win five career bracelets. Future Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter won his first WSOP event in Event #3.

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!Date

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Event

!Entries

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Winner

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Prize

! bgcolor="#FFEBAD" | Runner-up

!Results

|May 6, 1975

| $1,000 Limit Seven-Card Stud

|44

| Johnny Moss (1/5)

| $44,000

| Unknown

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2250&grid=224 Results]

|May 7, 1975

| $1,000 Limit Razz

|17

| Sam Angel (1/2)

| $17,000

| Unknown

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2251&grid=224 Results]

|May 8, 1975

| $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball

| Billy Baxter (1/1)

| $35,000

| Unknown

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2252&grid=224 Results]

|May 9, 1975

| $1,000 No Limit Texas hold 'em

|32

| Jay Heimowitz (1/1)

| $32,000

| Unknown

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&tid=2253&grid=224 Results]

|May 10, 1975

|$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event

|21

|Sailor Roberts (1/2)

|$210,000

|Bob Hooks

|[https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&grid=224&tid=2254&rr=-1 Results]

Main Event

There were 21 entrants to the main event.{{cite web | last=Harris | first=Paul | title=Did you know a San Angelo man won the World Series of Poker? | website=Standard | date=2018-07-28 | url=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/sports/2018/07/28/did-you-know-san-angelo-man-won-world-series-poker-brian-sailor-roberts-wsop-1975-champ/853463002/ | access-date=2024-12-05 | archive-date=2023-03-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326130849/https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/sports/2018/07/28/did-you-know-san-angelo-man-won-world-series-poker-brian-sailor-roberts-wsop-1975-champ/853463002/ | url-status=live }} Each paid $10,000 to enter the winner-take-all tournament.{{cite web | last=Streltcoff | first=Max | title=The Biggest Prize of Its Time | website=PokerListings | date=2024-05-29 | url=https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1975-the-biggest-prize-of-its-time | access-date=2024-11-11 | archive-date=2024-11-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111224309/https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1975-the-biggest-prize-of-its-time | url-status=live }} Roberts defeated Hooks heads-up with pocket jacks holding against a missed flush draw.{{cite web | title=Pair of Jacks Nets Nevadan $200,000 In Poker ‘Series’ | website=The New York Times | date=1975-05-19 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/19/archives/pair-of-jacks-nets-nevadan-200000-in-poker-series.html | access-date=2025-03-05}} Roberts and Hooks had agreed to split the first-place prize, which was unknown to Horseshoe owner Benny Binion.{{cite web | last=Burnett | first=Andrew | title=Bob Hooks, Who Managed the First WSOP, Passes Away | website=PokerTube | date=2016-06-23 | url=https://www.pokertube.com/article/bob-hooks-who-managed-the-first-wsop-passes-away | access-date=2024-12-05 | archive-date=2024-02-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222164614/https://www.pokertube.com/article/bob-hooks-who-managed-the-first-wsop-passes-away | url-status=live }}