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The most celebrated poker event in the world, with huge prize money and mind blowing ambience World Series of Poker is regarded as one of the most coveted events. Here is the list of the top 3 winners of this event so far. Though the World Series of Poker made its official debut in 1970, the idea of the Horseshoe's annual tournament was actually conceived more than two decades earlier.
1949 In the summer of 1949, as the story goes, inveterate gambler Nicholas 'Nick the Greek' Dandolos approached Benny Binion with an unusual request-to challenge the best in a high-stakes poker marathon. Binion agreed to set up a match between Dandolos and the legendary Johnny Moss, with the stipulation that the game be played in public view. During the course of the marathon, which lasted five months with breaks only for sleep, the two men played every form of poker imaginable. Moss ultimately won 'the biggest game in town' and an estimated $2 million.
When the Greek lost his last pot, he arose from his
chair, bowed slightly, and uttered the now-famous words, 'Mr. Moss,
I have to let you go.' Dandolos then went upstairs to bed. 1970 It
wasn't until 1970 that Binion decided to re-create this excitement
and stage a battle of poker giants--dubbed the 'World Series Of
Poker'--to determine who would be worthy of the title 'World
Champion.' Some of the best players in the country were assembled,
and Johnny Moss came out on top. The decision was democratic in that
the champion was decided by popular vote.
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