1973 WSOP Main Event

Johnny Moss

Puggy Pearson

The Hand

These two giants of the game were heads up for the biggest prize in Poker and it all came down to this hand for the bracelet.
Puggy had raised before the flop and Moss had called.
It was a monster flop for both hands and after a few raises all the 130,000 chips went in the middle. Up and down for Moss and the nut flush draw with an overcard for Pearson.

Analysis

In heads up play between two very aggressive players this hand was always going to see lots of chips going in the pot once the flop had appeared.

Puggy's ace was good enough to secure not only the $130,000 prize pool but also the main event bracelet.