WSOP - Legends Of The Main Event

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1. Who was the first non-professional poker player to win the WSOP Main Event? Chris Moneymaker - 2003 Noel Furlong - 1999 Hal Fowler - 1979 Robert Varkonyi - 2002

2. In 2006 many thought Annie Duke stood a chance of making the Main Event final table. Duke finished in 88th place. Had Annie Duke made the final table, she would have become the first female EVER to do so, making her an instant legend. True False

3. Who were the first two players to win the WSOP World Championship three times? Johnny Chan & Doyle Brunson Johnny Moss & Doyle Brunson Johnny Moss & Stu Ungar Doyle Brunson & Stu Ungar

4. Who was the first player to finish second or higher, four times? Stu Ungar Johnny Chan Doyle Brunson Johnny Moss

5. Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim, and Sailor Roberts used to travel Texas together, and shared a bankroll. They also played regularly with Johnny Moss who was a mentor of sorts. What amazing feat did these four friends from Texas accomplish in the Main Event? As a group they won seven of the first eight WSOP titles They all won the Main Event at least twice As a group they Won the first five WSOP titles As a group they won the first four WSOP titles

6. Johnny Chan is the only player to make the final two, three years in a row. True False

7. The WSOP is actually a continuation of an invitational event held in Reno in 1969. Benny and Jack Binnion acquired the rights to this event, moved it to Vegas, and renamed it "The World Series Of Poker". The original event was not a freeze out, and a winner was chosen just like the 1970 WSOP. Although the 1969 winner is not officially recognized as a Main Event Champion, who won this invitational that gave birth to the WSOP? Doyle Brunson Chadler Cowles Johnny Moss Crandell Addington

8. "Nobody remebers second", so the old saying goes. But one second place finisher will be better remembered than some WSOP Champions. The movie "Rounders" dubiously immortalized which second place finisher? Frank Henderson Don Holt Hans Lund Erik Seidel

9. Chris Moneymaker was the first online qualifier to win the WSOP Main Event. The surge in online qualifiers and enormous fields that resulted in the following years are known as "The Moneymaker Effect". Moneymaker is a very cool name to use at a poker table, and will definately further cement Chris in poker lore. But do you know his real last name? Johnson Luckyfish Christiansen Moneymaker

10. Many people consider finishing 3rd of 839 in 2003 and 4th of 2,576 in 2004 to be the greatest accomplishment in Main Event History. Who did this? Answer: (Two words, or last name only, he is known for wearing an ugly, green Red Sox cap at the table)

11. Many consider finishing 1st of 2,576 in 2004 and 25th of 5,619 in 2005 to be the greatest accomplishment in Main Event history. Who did this? Answer: (Two words, or last name only, his nickname is "Fossil Man")

12. Many consider winning the Main event in 1987, 1988 and finishing second in 1989 to be the greatest accomplishment in Main Event history. Who did this? Answer: (Two words, or last name only, his nickname is "The Orient Express")

13. Which WSOP legend mentored 2006 Main Event winner, Jamie Gold? Johnny Chan John Strzemp Johnny Moss Russ Hamilton

14. Who was the first player to win the Main Event three times in it's current, freeze-out format? Answer: (Two words, or last name only, his nickname was "The Kid")

15. In 2006 Jamie Gold became an instant legend defeating a record field in a WSOP Main Event that boasted 8,773 entrants, shattering the record set the previous year of 5,619. In 1972 a new record was set, breaking the old record set just two years before at the WSOP's inagural event. The new record broke the old record by just 1 entry. Poker legend Amarillo Slim won in '72 against this record field. How many entrants were there in 1972 for this record breaking extravaganza? 92 91 8 231