| Competition: | 1973 World Series of Poker |
| Location: | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dates: | May 4 – May 10 |
| Champion: |  Puggy Pearson |
| Prev: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1974 |
The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from May 4 to May 10, 1973.
The 1973 WSOP had six preliminary events.[1] The 1973 WSOP marked the first time a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event in a single series with Puggy Pearson winning twice.[2] [3] Event #4 marked the first time in WSOP history that two players were awarded the same title in Aubrey Day and Jack Straus. Both players received credit for the first-place finish. Event #5 has a record of showing a single entry, Bill Boyd. Boyd was automatically awarded the bracelet by documented sources. All details of Event #5 are currently unknown to dispute the claim.[4] [5] [6]
| Date | Event | Entries | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1973 | 1 | $4,000 Limit Seven-card stud | 8 | Puggy Pearson (1/2) | $28,000 | Eric Drache | Results | |
| May 5, 1973 | 2 | $1,000 Limit Razz | 32 | Sam Angel (1/1) | $32,000 | Unknown | Results | |
| May 6, 1973 | 3 | $3,000 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball | 7 | Joe Bernstein (1/1) | $21,000 | Unknown | Results | |
| May 7, 1973 | 4 | $3,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 11 | Aubrey Day (1/1)Jack Straus (1/1) | $16,500 each | Unknown | Results | |
| May 8, 1973 | 5 | $10,000 No-Limit Five-card stud | 1* | Bill Boyd (1/3) | $10,000 | None | Results | |
| May 9, 1973 | 6 | $1,000 Texas hold 'em | 17 | Puggy Pearson (2/3) | $17,000 | Unknown | Results |
There were 13 entrants to the winner-take-all Main Event.[7] [8] With Pearson's victory, he set a record with three bracelets won during a single World Series. Pearson's feat would not be matched again until the 1993 WSOP, when Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest captured three bracelets each.[9] He became the first player to reach four career bracelets, although this Main Event would be his last bracelet.
| Place | Name | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Puggy Pearson (3/4) | $130,000 | |
| 2nd | Johnny Moss (0/3) | None | |
| 3rd | Jack Straus (1/1) | None | |
| 4th | Bobby Brazil | None | |
| 5th | Bob Hooks | None | |
| 6th | Sailor Roberts | None | |
| 7th | Jimmy Casella (0/1) | None | |
| 8th | Roger Van Ausdall | None | |
| 9th | Crandell Addington | None | |
| 10th | Bobby Hoff | None |
| Place | Name | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | Doyle Brunson | None | |
| 12th | Amarillo Slim (0/1) | None | |
| 13th | Sherman Lanier | None |