Two years later, Moss became a rounder and traveled the country looking for gambling action.
While he was keeping games safe from cheaters, he was learning the strategy behind playing poker. As a teenager, he was hired by a local saloon to watch over games and make sure they were played fairly. A group of cheaters taught him how to cheat in games, but Moss put this knowledge to good use. Moss was born on May 14, 1907, in Marshall, Texas and grew up in Dallas, Texas, which was where he learned how to gamble as a young boy.
He was one of the charter inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979. He also twice won the current tournament format of the WSOP Main Event in 19. 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. Johnny Moss (– December 16, 1995) was a gambler and professional poker player. Information accurate as of 30 January 2010.
