The first winner of the WSOP was chosen by voting

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Hello to all poker lovers!
I found a very interesting fact about the first wsop tournament which took place in 1970.
Tournament winner: Johnny Moss.
The most interesting thing is that the first tournament was held according to unusual rules for us. The players were just playing for money. And then there was a vote. The vote was to be given to the best player. Everyone voted for themselves) Accordingly, the winner was not identified.
There was a second voting, where it was necessary to vote for the second strongest player) As a result, the winner was chosen. They became Johnny Moss.
 
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Cool story. Imagine applying that today.
 
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