Story of The Backroom Deal That Changed Poker Forever

Uncover the shocking truth and hidden dynamics behind this pivotal moment in poker history when a deal was made that changed poker forever. This event involved players like Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim and Puggy Pearson and took place in the 1972 WSOP Main Event.
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[@DonLee1980]

$10k back then was a lot of money. Equivalent of about $75k today. And life was a lot different back then. Doyle not wanting to negatively affect his family, showed he cared more about his family than the glory of winning.

[@Technoanima]

You could buy a suburban house for $10K in a major state like Chicago or New York in the day.

[@timothygraham4304]

He still would have wanted to win, he just didn't want to pay taxes on it. That doesn't explain why he entered future tournaments, and write a book, though, he could have just stuck to cash games.

[@Sqweegi]

No, he wanted to not pay taxes and still be invited to private games.

[@rolandtomassi3486]

It was the tax man 😂😂😂🙄

[@user-bb1rl3ev5z]

I was a caddie in Nashville at Shelby Golf course when I was 13 or 14, I carried the bag for a car dealer from Texas named Swope. He played Puggy 4 holes 1,7,8,and 9 $1000/hole. Puggy hooked his drive on 1 into the woods. I had shagged balls for Swope before the match.Puggy swore I had his ball and made me empty the shag bag, and found his ball. In a word he was underhanded. Mr. Swope paid me $20 for 4 holes!! I was lucky to get $3 bucks for 18.

[@MrNemesis85]

Such a cool story. Never heard that before. Amazing too how Slim winning put poker in the mainstream. Without that precursor, would the world have been as ready for Moneymaker? So cool to think about, thanks!!!

[@mmfairhill]

Actually the first bracelets weren't bestowed until 1974 when Johnny Moss won for the third time

[@BarerMender]

Back in 1971, I stood at the rail several times and watched the 2nd World Series of Poker. I was a huge fan of Johnny Moss, and I read all the newspaper articles. Back then, Pearson was always referred to as "Pug," not Puggy.

[@scrapplepig]

5:13 The guy standing in the back of the picture, just ripped a silent but deadly one.

[@danstevens6515]

Respect to Doyle

[@spikenomoon]

For playing dirty. Making back door deals. Nothing honest when the winner was decided outside the game. Kinda like agreeing to steal something only to back out but still knowing it’s going to happen. There was bets on who the winner would be.

[@yellowteethvillage8671]

informative video, thank you

[@PokerBounty]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AirBahg]

i remember at one season of high stakes poker doyle being mad that someone had accused him of being involved in shady deals. he said well name one. well i guess this is one 😆

[@blamtasticful]

I mean he did play in illegal poker games. He got held up at gunpoint. Not exactly the life of saints.

[@Whyalias768]

Its like the same in every tournament where the make an ICM deal

[@oldgoat50]

I saw Stu win his last WSOP when it was held outside in 100 degree temps. You can see the Oldgoat in part of the video in the upper right corner of the video 😅

[@YouTubeaidsreal]

3 guys invited had better games going and skipped the event

[@mattbenz99]

Ya, grand prize was only supposed to be 80k as it was supposed to be a winner take all tournament. If you could find a closed game full of drunk businessmen, you could make more than that in 1 day as a pro back then.

[@Professor_Gamble]

I qualified for the 2003 main event in a satellite. However, the WSOP told me that a kid my age (22 at a time) wouldn't be good for poker. Instead they wanted an everyday man to win it. Therefore I withdrew from the event but got paid my weight in chips. I was also very skinny, so I only got 50K or so. That year Moneymaker won it and the poker boom was created. Had I won it as it was supposed to, poker wouldn't be as popular today.

[@chumoss2215]

So you folded under a person saying you wouldn't be good for poker? If you folded that easy they were probably right lol.

[@Professor_Gamble]

@chumoss2215 perhaps your reading comprehension is not great, but I never said a person told me not to play. The WSOP itself, the entity, the brand, was looking for the next poker boom. I was bought out for the good of the game, and I understand my role in the big picture. I was paid off not to win. Do you think Sammy folding the nuts was a mistake? If he calls the poker boom never happens. The WSOP did everything in their power to make sure Moneymaker was the champion

[@JohnnyAppleseed-yl6fo]

I don't believe your story, but I always thought that a guy with the last name of Moneymaker winning the big one was as suspect as it gets and I never believed it was a fair match. The final hand was about as much proof as I needed. No way Sammy Farha isn't good enough to fold JT on a J54 flop to a 3 bet from a fish like Moneymaker.

[@user-yr6li4vg8v]

Everything that involves money is fixed

[@Trephining]

One rule of life I picked up about twenty years ago goes something like: “When there is enough money involved, all the rules go out the window.” That’s applied to business, politics, and war. Well, war is generally just politics in action, but still.

[@Melvinvanharn]

I bet you got paid to say that.

[@PissyKnish]

I dont trust WSOP anymore.

[@mattbenz99]

No one involved with the WSOP at that time has any stake in it anymore. Even the Horseshoe Casino is no longer owned by the Binion family. They had to sell it to Harris Entertainment in 2004 due to financial troubles. This is why when you watch footage of the Day 1 of the 2004 Main Event it was so scruffy of an event. The sale went through 2 months before the Main Event and the transition was still taking place. Players even demanded their winnings in cash as they didn't trust checks from the Horseshoe due to the transition.

[@notthemessiah9243]

Is t it £20k now?

[@rotty66]

No still 10k

[@jasonfullerton7763]

$10,000

[@Gertzy41]

All BS , imagine hellmeth playing soft and deliberately losing 😂😂😂

[@mattbenz99]

Helmuth didn't play until 1989. This was 1972, 17 years before Helmuth played his first event. In 1972, there were only 8 total entrants into the tournament.

[@sansan1time796]

how can you enjoy going through 1972 dirty laundry

[@libe9295]

Y tú cómo puedes no hacerlo?