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WSOP Champions: Puggy Pearson (1973)
Jun 27, 2007The Roving Gambler - Puggy Pearson (1973)
"I'll play any man from any land any game he can name for any amount he can count."
These were the immortal words displayed on the 'Roving Gambler' - the tour bus of the 1973 WSOP Champion, Puggy Pearson. While on the road if someone would challenge Puggy to a game that he wasn't so fond of he would point to just below his famous phrase where it read, "...Providing I like it". This was Puggy Pearson!
Known as 'Puggy' for his bashed-up nose caused by a childhood accident, Pearson is the only person to have been present at all WSOP Main Event tables be it as a player or spectator - until his death in 2006. He also birthed the freeze-out concept, an idea that was suggested to Las Vegas club owner Benny Binion, who adopted this for all tournaments and changed the face of poker. In 1973, Pearson became WSOP Champion preventing Johnny Moss from winning his 3rd title in 4 years by calling Moss's all-in bet with Ace-Seven, which beat Moss's King-Jack. No matching cards were on the table for both players. This was Peason's first of four WSOP bracelets. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987, Pearson attended his final WSOP in 2005 before passing away in April 2006. He will be remembered as one of the pioneers of poker.
Previous WSOP Champions:
The Grand Old Man of Poker - Johnny Moss (1970, 1971 & 1974)
One of the Original Rounders - Amarillo Slim (1972)
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