Famous Poker Legends

Johnny Moss was known also as “The Grand Old Man”. He continued playing poker until his 89th birthday. He was playing poker his entire life. Johnny Moss was originally from Texas. During the Great Depression he played in backrooms and illegal gambling halls of the South and after some time he earned his respect as one of the best poker professionals in the world. Moss was the pioneer who turned the game into a spectator event. He participated in the duel on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas in 1949. That was the greatest heads-up poker match of all-time, when he faced in a 21-week marathon of Five-Card Stud, Nick “the Greek” Dandalos. Later on Moss took over the Dunes poker room and moved to Las Vegas which for many years was the Mecca for high-stakes poker. He won three times the World Series of Poker (he is the only player who has as many victories as Stu Ungar). He died in 1997.

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