Player Profile

Johnny Moss
Hall of Famer
Johnny Moss
The Grand Old Man of Poker
WSOP Bracelets9
Career WSOP Winnings$834,422
BornMay 14 1907
BirthplaceMarshall, Texas, USA
Resides
Poker Hall of Fame Inductee 1979
One of the original legends of poker, Johnny Moss, along with players like Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim, and Puggy Pearson, helped lay the foundation for the WSOP

Like many old school legends, Moss started his career as a rounder, frequenting the biggest underground poker games in his home state of Texas.

In 1970, Moss, along with six of the best poker players in the world, was invited to play in the inaugural World Series of Poker. In the first year of the Main Event, the winner was determined by vote amongst the players following a cash game session.

According to legend, it would take two rounds of voting to decide the champion, as initially, every participating player voted for themselves. Ultimately, Moss would be voted the winner and would go on to repeat the very next year when he took down the 1971 Main Event. He was the first of just four players to win back-to-back.

Winning 9 WSOP bracelets throughout his career, Moss would spend many years as the all-time leader until Johnny Chan won his tenth bracelet in 2011.

Considered one of the founding fathers of poker, even after his passing in 1995, the legacy of Johnny Moss lives on as players from all over gather each summer for the WSOP.
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  • WSOP Bracelet(2024)9
Title
9# 35
Bracelets
9# 6
Rings
0# -
Final Tables
22# 304
Cashes
25# 5,539
Total Earnings
$834,422# 1,588
Series / EventsDateRankEarningsResults
WSOP
1992 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Apr 22 199212 / 254$4,572Results
WSOP
1991 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

May 05 19915 / 177$13,275Results
WSOP
1990 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

May 09 19908 / 71$10,650Results
WSOP
1990 World Series of Poker

Event #9: $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball

May 07 19905 / 37$9,250Results
WSOP
1990 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo

May 01 19907 / 181$8,145Results
WSOP
1988 World Series of Poker

Event #10: $1,500 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball

May 13 19881 / 194$116,400Results
WSOP
1988 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud

May 11 19882 / 217$71,610Results
WSOP
1987 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

May 11 198726 / 152$10,000Results
WSOP
1987 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $1,000 Limit A-5 Draw Lowball

Apr 30 198712 / 216$2,160Results
WSOP
1986 World Series of Poker

Event #13: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

May 20 198626 / 141$10,000Results

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