38 poker players graced the famous green felt to battle it out, although as what may come to a surprise to us all, the winner of the first W.S.O.P. was to be decided by vote. Mr Binion invited 7 of Americas finest players to make two votes to determine who was the worlds best, as we all would so modestly do all 7 players 1st vote was for themself, I mean who would not.......the second vote was completed and the majority number was given to the famous Jonny Moss, who recieved a silver cup and not the bracelets we all chase today.
1971 proved to be a little different from the previous year the winner would be determined via the main freezeout event  with preliminary events such as Limit 7 card stud, Limit razz, Limit 5 card stud, and Limit ace to 5 draw completing the events games. The great jonny Moss scooped both the Main event and the  Limit Ace to 5 draw titles to mark his standing as the best poker player of that year.
1972  was to be the year that changed  poker and made W.S.O.P dizzy in itself, a few preliminary events were held and of course the main event which was won by the famous figure that is "Amirillo slim Preston", the very man that started the media frenzy up and down America. TV shows and publishers jumped on the bandwagon that led to the worls series being televised via CBS in 1973, this was a massive step in the right direction for many including poker itself along with Mr Binion.
One Puggy Pearson scooped the main event in 1973 another poker great, picking up $130,000 for his troubles, not bad for a bit of work i may add. More preliminary events were held including Seven card razz, 2 to 7 draw, Seven card stud, 5 card stud, Limit ace to 5 draw and even a lower buy in ($1000) No limit hold'em event, as the main event in 1973 boasted a buy in of $10,000, double the previous years, serious money!!