Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

I'm doing a little research for an article on Johnny Moss and wanted to find out who he beat in '71. As I left my copy of All In at work, I did a few Google searches and nothing came up (well, I should say there are hundreds of sites that can tell you Moss won, but there isn't much record of the event otherwise), so I'm hoping I can find an answer here. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide 2+2,

Gary

Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

Didn't they elect winners in 1971?

Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

nope, that was '70. '71 was 6 players at 5K each.

Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

It was either Puggy Pearson, Amarillo Slim, Sailor Roberts, Doyle Brunson, Crandall Addington, or Carl Cannon but I'm not sure which.

Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

It seems there aren't records of this b/c it was winner take all the first 4-5 years.

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Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

Thank you sir. To save the rest of you the reading, it was Pug Pearson.

Gary

Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

For those who don't know...All In is a new book about the history of the WSOP.
I paged through it at a Barnes and Noble the other day and it looks to be very interesting.
I'm sure I'll get around to purchasing it sooner or later.

Anyone with any interest in the WSOP would probably get some enjoyment out of it I would guess.

Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

That site is kind of interesting...

i don't know too much WSOP history.
I knew that Sexton had one bracelet (I think 7-card stud in 1989 or something) but I had no idea he had that many high finishes in the main-event. Actually have more respect for the guy after seeing this:

24th in 91
23rd in 92
24th in 93
23rd in 95
12th in 00
29th in 01


Also i didn't know:

David Sklansky,
42nd in 2002
27th in 1988

Re: Who came second in the 1971 WSOP?
 

pretty sure it's in that booked called "The Championship Table" -

if you don't have an answer in 4 hrs I'll look it up - I'm at work right now

RB