Tournament Information
Tournament:
9th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1978
Date:
May 7 - 22, 1978
Venue:
Binions
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em World Championship (May 17 - 22, 1978)
Buy-in:
$10,000
Prize:
$420,000
Entries:
42
Other Events
| May 7, 1978 |
 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
|
$10,000 |
| May 8, 1978 |
Seven-Card Razz
|
$1,000 |
| May 9, 1978 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$500 |
| May 10, 1978 |
Seven-Card Stud
|
$5,000 |
| May 11, 1978 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,000 |
| May 12, 1978 |
Women's 7-Card Stud
|
$200 |
| May 13, 1978 |
Draw High
|
$5,000 |
| May 14, 1978 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| May 15, 1978 |
Seven-Card Stud Split
|
$1,000 |
| May 16, 1978 |
Limit Ace to Five Draw
|
$1,000 |
| May 17 - 22, 1978 |
No Limit Hold'em World Championship
|
$10,000 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert "Bobby" Baldwin | $210,000 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Crandell Addington | $84,000 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Louis "Sager" Hunsucker | $63,000 | — | — | |
| 4th | Buck Buchanan | $42,000 | — | — | |
| 5th | Jesse Alto | $21,000 | — | — | |
| 6th | Ken Smith | — | — | ||
