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WSOP Main Event Number 13: Winner Jack Straus
Jack “Tree-Top” Straus became the winner of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, the 13th Main Event in 1982. He began playing in the WSOP events in the early 1970’s finishing fourth in the 1972 Main Event. He won … Continue reading
Stu “The Kid” Unger, WSOP’s Lucky Winner
As I continue to document the winners of the WSOP one by one from the beginning, I have to admit that the story of Stu “The Kid” Unger really got to me. I knew of him, the first youngest to … Continue reading
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Hal Fowler, WSOP’s 10th Main Event Winner
I’ve been writing, researching and learning all I can about poker and through all the publications, websites and blogs, I have yet to run across the name of Hal Fowler. As I continue to document and read about all of the winners of … Continue reading
WSOP Main Event Winner #9 ~ Mr. Bobby Baldwin
I know the world wide web is saturated with stories of who won the WSOP’s main events. But researching and writing about the winners, in order, has provided me with a sense of “awe” as I learn about the history … Continue reading
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Doyle Brunson, WSOP’s First Consecutive Winner
Brunson was born in Longworth, Texas on August 10, 1933, and with his 10th World Series of Poker bracelet in 2005, is tied with Johnny Chan. He married his wife, Louise, in 1962 and had four children, one of whom, … Continue reading
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WSOP 5th Winner ~ Mr. Johnny Moss
In 1974, the fifth World Series of Poker main event winner was again, Johnny Moss. In 1970 he won a trophy and in 1974 he took home a whopping $160,000. This was Johnny’s third and final WSOP main event bracelet, … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-card draw, 7-card draw, Benny Binion, gold bracelets, Johnny Moss, Main Event, Nick Dandolos, Nick the Greek, old school poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Texas Hold 'em, The Horshoe Casino, WSOP winners
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Puggy Pearson, WSOP Winner #4!
By now you’ve probably have guessed that we are listing all the WSOP winners, since the event was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. This post highlights Puggy Pearson, World Series of Poker winner number four. Puggy Pearson was born and … Continue reading
World Series of Poker’s Third Champion ~ Amarillo Slim Preston
The winner of the first and second WSOP tournament was Johnny Moss, and the winner of the third main event tournament in 1972 was the famous Amarillo Slim. Born Thomas Austin Preston Jr., Amarillo Slim can still be found playing … Continue reading
Phil Hellmuth drops to 129th in Player of the Year Rankings
Phillip Jerome Hellmuth, Jr. was born on July 16th, 1964 and became the youngest player ever to win the WSOP main event. Known as the ‘poker brat’, he holds the record for winning 11 World Series of Poker gold bracelets … Continue reading
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Great Players in Poker History 