The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe from May 4 to May 10, 1973.

Preliminary events

The 1973 WSOP had six preliminary events. The 1973 WSOP marked the first time a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event in a single series with Puggy Pearson winning twice. Event #4 marked the first time in WSOP history that two players were awarded the same title in Aubrey Day and Jack Straus. Both players received credit for the first-place finish. Event #5 has a record of showing a single entry, Bill Boyd. Boyd was automatically awarded the bracelet by documented sources. All details of Event #5 are currently unknown to dispute the claim.

Main Event

There were 13 entrants to the winner-take-all Main Event. With Pearson's victory, he set a record with three bracelets won during a single World Series. Pearson's feat would not be matched again until the 1993 WSOP, when Phil Hellmuth and Ted Forrest captured three bracelets each. He became the first player to reach four career bracelets, although this Main Event would be his last bracelet.

Final table

Other Finishes