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Johnny Moss

Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player, first winner of the World Series of Poker (died 1995)

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Born
May 14, 1907
Died
December 16, 1995
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1907

About Johnny Moss

Johnny Moss was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970. He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in 1971 and 1974. He was one of the charter inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979. Fischer says that nearly every version of the story is virtually identical to the version first told by Moss beginning circa 1971. This game became the foundation for Al Alvarez's book The Biggest Game in Town and is one of the best known stories in poker.

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Johnny Moss timeline

  1. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded the title by the vote of his peers in 1970.
  2. Fischer says that nearly every version of the story is virtually identical to the version first told by Moss beginning circa 1971.
  3. He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in 1971 and 1974.

The world when Johnny Moss was born

Johnny Moss was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Johnny Moss's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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