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1977 World Series of Poker
The 1977 World Series of Poker was the eighth annual World Series of Poker. It was held at Binnions Horseshoe. The number of preliminary events increased to 12, up from seven the previous year.
One of the most notable additions to the preliminary events was the $100 Ladies Seven Card Stud. The event was won by Jackie McDaniels, making her the first ever WSOP champion in a ladies only event. It was also the smallest buy-in with the smallest prize pool of any event in the history of the tournament. McDaniels walked away with a cash prize of $5,580.
The big winner from the preliminary events was Bobby Baldwin. He won both the $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw and the $5,000 Seven Card Stud, landing him cash prizes of $80,000 and $44,000 respectively. Baldwin was in his late twenties at the time of the tournament, which was relatively young by poker standards in those days.
Doyle Brunson was the second-biggest winner from the preliminary events. He won the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split tournament which was good enough for a cash prize of $62,500. Unheralded Louis Hunsucker earned the third-most money from the preliminary events. He won $34,200 in the $1,500 No Limit Holdem tournament.
From 1975 to 1976, the number of participants in the Main Event increased from 21 to 22. That number increased substantially in 1977. There were 34 players who agreed to pay $10,000 to play in the No Limit Holdem Main Event at the 1977 World Series of Poker. Just six years earlier, at the inaugural Main Event, there were six entrants in the Main Event. With all 34 players paying the $10,000 entrance fee into the tournament, the prize for first place was at a hefty $340,000. No money was awarded to second- and third-place finishers.
The amount of players slowly dwindled down until there were three players left: Doyle Brunson, Gary Berland, and Milo Jacobson. When Jacobson was eliminated, Doyle Brunson had just one more adversary to take care of in his quest to become the first person to repeat as Main Event champion (Johnny Moss won the first two WSOPs, but there was no Main Event when he won the first one in 1970).
His opponent, Gary “Bones” Berland, was a tremendous poker player and Brunson could not afford to take him lightly. He stuck around on the poker scene for a long time, ending up with five WSOP bracelets and a third-place finish at the 1986 Main Event.
In one of the most amazing coincidences in poker history, Brunson was dealt a ten-deuce. Just one year earlier, Brunson had won the 1976 Main Event with the same hand. Brunson called Berlands all in bid after the turn card when he had a pair of 2s and a pair of 10s. The river card was a 10, giving Brunson the same 10s over 2s full house that won him the Main Event one year earlier.
Brunson won the mammoth cash prize of $340,000 and secured himself a spot in poker history as one of the greatest to ever play. In the decades since he won the 1976 and 1977 WSOP, the ten-deuce hand is still known as “the Doyle Brunson.”
Free-roll Tournaments – The new Online Casino Bonus
The modern casino bonus is made display in many ways. From bonuses that are awarded with little to no contribution from the player, to bonuses that depend wholly on deposits, and even some that arrive as prize for bringing a friend to the party; yes, the online bonus takes many a form. And now, as the internet speeds up, platforms become more sophisticated and online casinos continually have to update what they have on offer, a new age of bonus has dawned.
As we speak, all over the net, the online casino community is host to any number of gaming tournaments. These tournaments, designed in the spirit of the real-world casino events of the same vein, are there to pit player against player and gamer against casino; virtual cards flutter, digital die crash down the felt and internet chips clack and roll; it’s an event of challenge and competition, where money flows and prizes abound.
And it is at these events that the brand new Casino Bonus that is the free-roll was born.
A free-roll is when a given casino allows players to participate in its online tournaments, free of charge. The idea is incentive to players who sign-up and play the tournament, experience what the casino has on offer, and in turn stay to try other features on the site; thereby becoming regular clientele of that particular casino.
Part of the huge appeal of this type of bonus is not only the fact that any player can join, and free of charge, but any prize, cash or otherwise, can be retained by that player.
The free-roll tournament exists today in two forms: firstly, as one that offers cash as prizes for the various games on offer within the tournament. Any cash prize won or accumulated by a player gets credited to that player’s online account and may be used at his or her will, within the confines of the casino, either as credit for playing other games offered, or for buying in to other entry-controlled tournaments.
Almost every online casino will have regular free-roll tournaments on offer. These are only open to new players and are a great opportunity for gamers new to the process, to gain some valuable experience and perhaps take away some winnings in the process. It should be noted though, that the prizes are not often largely valuable. This is a given as these are free offerings with no deposit or contribution needed; the value is in the experience.
The second type of free-roll bonus is the process whereby the casino awards the winner of a free-roll tournament a buy-in fee to another, larger tournament. Essentially, the prize for winning a free tournament is entry into one that will have a largely more valuable prize. Many of the larger tournaments require huge buy-ins and this is great incentive for joining and taking part if it means a chance at a much bigger jackpot.
The free-roll tournament is another great variation of the multi-ray sun that is the casino bonus. Gamers have nothing to lose; entrance is free and if nothing comes of it in terms of a prize or jackpot, at least the chance of gaining a wealth of tournament experience is definitely on the cards.