Modern tournament play became popular in American casinos after the World Series of Poker began, in 1970. Notable champions from these early WSOP tournaments include Johnny Moss, Amarillo Slim, Bobby Baldwin, Doyle Brunson, and Puggy Pearson.

Four players have won the Main Event multiple times: Johnny Moss ( 1970, 1971, and 1974 ), Doyle Brunson ( 1976 and 1977 ), Stu Ungar ( 1980, 1981, and 1997 ) and Johnny Chan ( 1987 and 1988 ).

The winner in 1970, Johnny Moss, was elected by his peers as the first World Champion of Poker and received a silver cup as a prize.

* Most Main Event wins: Johnny Moss ( 1970 ( by vote ), 1971, 1974 ), Stu Ungar ( 1980, 1981, 1997 ) ( 3 )

* Most Main Event wins in consecutive years: Johnny Moss ( 1970 ( by vote )-1971 ), Doyle Brunson ( 1976-1977 ), Stu Ungar ( 1980-1981 ), Johnny Chan ( 1987-1988 ) ( 2 )

* Oldest Main Event Champion: Johnny Moss ( 1974 ; )

** Johnny Moss, American poker player ( d. 1995 )

Johnny Moss, Chill Wills, Amarillo Slim, Jack Binion, and Puggy Pearson outside of Binion's Horseshoe in 1974

They drank heavily, abused drugs, fought fans, critics, peers, and each other, and made celebrity friends such as Ian Brown, Paul Weller, Mani, Mick Jagger, Craig Cash, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp.

: " Fade Away ", accompanied by friend and Oasis fan Johnny Depp and Depp's then-girlfriend Kate Moss ; and The Beatles ' 1969 hit " Come Together ", along with Paul Weller, Paul McCartney and others in a supergroup called Smokin ' Mojo Filters.

* Three other DJs at the station are mentioned, but ( with one exception ) never seen: Moss Steiger has the graveyard shift after Venus and is mentioned as having attempted suicide at least twice ; Rex Erhardt ( who was finally seen in the fourth season episode " Rumors ", and played by Sam Anderson ) hosts a program after Dr. Johnny Fever's morning show ; and " Dean the Dream " has the afternoon drive slot.

Moss appeared on Oasis singles " Don't Go Away " ( 1998 ) and " Fade Away " ( 1994 ), and on the Be Here Now album ( 1997 ), playing tambourine, Johnny Depp playing a guitar.

* Johnny Moss

The Hammerlock wrestling school has produced some of the top names in England ranging from former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gary Steele, Doug Williams, Johnny Moss, Fergal Devitt, Rebecca Knox, Katie Lea, Zack Sabre Jr, Danny Garnell and many more.

UFC Hall of famer Dan ' The Beast ' Severn also held the promotion's NWA United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship while on tour with the promotion before losing it to Johnny Moss.

Also on the show was a NWA Scottish Heavyweight Championship match, Jack Jester defeated " Vigilante " Johnny Moss by pinfall to capture the title.

He is one of only two people to have won the World Series of Poker Main Event three times ( Johnny Moss also has three WSOP titles but his first was obtained by a vote of the players, not by winning a tournament ).

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

In 1949, he convinced Johnny Moss and Nick " The Greek " Dandolos to play high stakes poker heads up where the public could watch them.

Only four players in the history of the WSOP, world champions Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and Johnny Moss, have won more bracelets than Seidel.

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

In January 1949, Binion arranged for Johnny Moss and " Nick the Greek " Dandalos to play a head-to-head poker tournament which ended up lasting five months, with Nick the Greek ultimately losing a reported two million dollars.

His name spread around Vegas and before he knew it he was playing poker with Johnny Chan, Puggy Pearson, and David Grey.

After a cash game session, Johnny Moss was voted the best in the world by " Amarillo Slim " Preston, Sailor Roberts, Doyle Brunson, Puggy Pearson, Crandell Addington and Carl Cannon.

** Johnny Pearson

* Johnny Pearson ( 1925 – 2011 ), British composer

The TOTP Orchestra, led by Johnny Pearson augmented the tracks when necessary.

* 5 November 1970 to 14 July 1977: Led Zeppelin's " Whole Lotta Love " based on the CCS release, recorded by Johnny Pearson and session musicians from the BBC orchestra.

Lockwood made his wrestling debut in 1989, as " Johnny Pearson " in Bay Area Wrestling, where he competed until 1994.

Composers whose music has been used include Roger Roger, Johnny Pearson, Neil Richardson and Frank Chacksfield.

* Johnny Pearson

Other background music was provided by BBC music arranger and pianist Johnny Pearson.

The 2nd & 3rd seasons reused the Ellis score while adding a substantial amount of new music taken from KPM Library tracks (" production music ") featuring such English composers as Johnny Hawksworth, Syd Dale, David Lindup, Johnny Pearson, Alan Hawkshaw, Kenny Graham and the team of Bill Martin & Phil Coulter.

* " The Awakening ", a piece of library music composed by Johnny Pearson and used as theme music by ITV

The start of the movie uses The Awakening, a piece of library music by Johnny Pearson, also used as the theme for ITN's News at Ten.

Pearson won the 1973 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) main event when his A ♠ 7 ♠ defeated Johnny Moss's J ♠.

In 1971, Larry Page also signed up Johnny Pearson and released a stream of easy listening albums, the last of these being released in 1982.

Johnny Pearson is most notable as being the pianist and arranger behind British studio outfit Sounds Orchestral.

* Johnny Washbrook appeared as Tommy Peeks in " The Swift Cloud Story ", with Rafael Campos in the 1959 title role, and as Ron Pearson in " The Beth Pearson Story ", with Virginia Grey in the 1961 title role.

Mitten signed with the Manchester United in 1936, and was in the junior side with future colleagues Stan Pearson and Johnny Carey.

He was part of a talented forward line alongside Jimmy Delaney, Stan Pearson, Jack Rowley and Johnny Morris which became known as the ' Famous Five ' of Old Trafford.

The programme's titles utilised an excerpt of The Awakening, a piece of dramatic music composed by Johnny Pearson.

For the first time, the theme music-a piece of library music composed by Johnny Pearson entitled The Awakening-was re-recorded and re-arranged, by composer Dave Hewson, this time in a higher key.