Johnny Moss won three of the first four tournaments. Two years later the fee was $10,000, and it was agreed that play would continue until all players had gone “all in” and only one player remained at the table. The initial game in 1970 involved six players who each paid a $5,000 entry fee. Then, a year after celebrating a reunion of Texas poker players in Reno, he decided to invite the best players to Las Vegas for what he called the World Series of Poker. The idea of a big game with the best players remained in Binion’s mind for two decades. Finally, after reportedly being down $4 million, Dandolos stood up and declared, “Mr. The games gained much publicity as the public observed play that continued for five months, including many variations of the game. The games were arranged by Benny Binion and were played near the front window of his Horseshoe casino in Las Vegas. Its roots extend back to a 1949 match between Johnny Moss, a leading player on the Texas poker circuit, and the leading card personality of the time, Nick (“the Greek”) Dandolos. The WSOP stands above all others in both tradition and stature.

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