He finished second on two occasions, losing to Johnny Moss in 1974 and Bobby Baldwin in 1978.

His next defense was on October, when he lost to Johnny Moss via disqualification, and retaining the championship as a result.

Ungar and Johnny Moss are the only players to have won the World Series of Poker main event three times.

December 16 - Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. 1907)

Johnny Moss (May 14, 1907 - December 16, 1995) was a gambler and professional poker player.

Johnny Moss, then 63, was voted champion by his younger competition and received a small trophy.

His preferred game was five card stud, and he often played against other poker legends such as Johnny Moss.

Johnny Moss won the tournament and took the whole prize pool.

Since its inception, Stu Ungar and Johnny Moss are the only players to have won the Main Event three times.

Johnny Lewis appeared on the VoP in the early 1980s as Johnny Moss.