Moss won the 1970, 1971, and 1974 World Series of Poker Main Events. For the 1970 Main Event, Moss was actually elected champion by his peers and received a silver cup as his prize. A (possibly apocryphal) story about that election which has appeared in print several times has every one of the seven players voting for himself as the best player, and that it was only when the players were asked to vote for the second best player that Moss emerged. He played at every WSOP from 1970 through 1995, and during his career, he won nine WSOP bracelets. Moss had at least a share of the lifetime WSOP bracelet lead up until the 2005 World Series of Poker, which is where Johnny Chan won his tenth career bracelet. World Series of Poker bracelets *In 1970, Moss was voted champion by his peers and was awarded a silver cup. **Moss set the record for the oldest bracelet winner in WSOP history, which still stands as of the end of the 2017 World Series of Poker. Personal life and legacy Moss's wife was Virgie, who was from West Texas. One of Moss's strategies for tournament poker was survival in the early stages. As the tournament goes on and blinds increase, his strategy was to test opponents with aggression and bigger pots. Moss outlined his strategies in a slim 1950 book, "How to Win at Poker" The publisher's foreword demurs that there is any such person as "John Moss," stating that the name hides the identity of "a very astute midwest poker player." Further biographical details confirm that the author is indeed Moss. Fellow professional Doyle Brunson put Moss on his Mount Rushmore of poker players, along with Puggy Pearson, Sailor Roberts, and Chip Reese. An authorized autobiography on Moss, which is called Champion of Champions'', was written by Don Jenkins. References External links Hendon Mob tournament results 1907 births 1995 deaths World Series of Poker Main Event winners World Series of Poker bracelet winners Super Bowl of Poker event winners American poker players People from Marshall, Texas People from Dallas American gamblers Poker Hall of Fame inductees