"Those sparks included Amarillo Slim’s victory in the first *$10,000* main event". There, fixed that for you (it was the 2nd WSOP Main Event in the 3rd year of the WSOP in 1972). Robert Jen (Author of the Poker Omnibus -- https://pokeromnibus.com)
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As noted a couple of years ago, Moneymaker's initial satellite buyin was $86 not $39. See https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/23594337/world-series-poker-life-legacy-chris-moneymaker-15-years-2003-wsop-main-event-win-changed-world-poker or your own https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/23013-poker-stories-podcast-chris-moneymaker-on-new-tour-hall-of-fame-worthiness-and-felting-ben-affleck Robert Jen (https://w50p.com/po)
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To fill in the missing ages: Mansour Matloubi was 37. Hamid Dastmalchi was 39. The rest of the ages appear to have been calculated by subtracting the year of birth from the championship year. Jack Straus was actually 51 not 52 (born June 16, 1930 ...
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"Women make up the majority of New Jersey online high rollers, 51.8 percent female to 48.2 percent male" -- Please investigate this. That's very surprising! Robert Jen (developer of THETA Poker Pro for iPhone et al.)
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Nani Dollison has also won three bracelets: the 2000 & 2001 Ladies Championships and the 2001 $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em. Robert Jen (developer of THETA Poker Pro )
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Dear Matt King, Since poker isn't a game of skill, I offer you 10 to 1 odds if you can beat any decent pro (say, anyone in the Card Player Top 100) over ten thousand hands of Heads Up No Limit Hold 'Em. A million ...
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My "friends" and I were discussing this in my blog just last month: http://www.thetapoker.com/stans-lists-card-player-player-of-the-year/ Most relevant points: * John Pham is the only player to finish in the Top 10 three times. Joseph Cheong, John Hoang, John Juanda, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, Steve O’Dwyer, John ...
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