Tournament Information

Date: May 11 - 27, 1979
Venue: Binions Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event: No Limit Hold'em World Championship (May 22 - 27, 1979)
Buy-in: $10,000
Prize: $540,000
Entries: 54

Other Events

May 11, 1979 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw $10,000
May 12, 1979 Seven-Card Stud $500
May 13, 1979 Seven-Card Stud Split $1,000
May 14, 1979 Seven Card Stud - Mixed Doubles $600
May 15, 1979 Women's 7-Card Stud $400
May 16, 1979 No Limit Hold'em $1,500
May 17, 1979 Limit Ace to Five Draw $1,000
May 18, 1979 Draw High $2,000
May 19, 1979 Razz $1,000
May 20, 1979 Seven-Card Stud $5,000
May 21, 1979 No Limit Hold'em $1,000
May 22 - 27, 1979 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $10,000

Event Results

Place Player Prize GPI PoY 2023
1st Hal Gene Fowler $270,000
2nd Bobby Hoff $108,000
3rd George Thomas Huber $81,000
4th Sam Moon $54,000
5th Johnny Moss $27,000
6th Robert "Bobby" Baldwin
7th Crandell Addington
8th Sam Petrillo