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Posted by on Jun 6, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 5 comments

Eskimo Clark Remembered

 

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I just learned Eskimo Clark died.

He passed away a few months ago here in Las Vegas.  His death went unnoticed within the poker community until Chad Holloway from PokerNews.com uncovered the details of his passing and posted an announcement along with a feature story late last night.  One presumes no one recognized Eskimo at the end of his life, nor made the connection to his many exploits and achievements in poker.

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Posted by on May 31, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, World Series of Poker | 2 comments

Bjorin to be Wild (Chris Bjorin Back at the 2015 WSOP, and Cashing Again)

 

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Trivia:  Identify the following individual.

Who’s ranked in the top ten of most number of cashes in history at the World Series of Poker….and who has won two career WSOP gold bracelets….and who’s earned more than $5.5 million just in poker tournaments alone….and who’s cashed in the Main Event Championship four consecutive years (then, a record)….and who made the world championship final table the same year Stu Ungar won his last title….and yet, who plays poker only part-time, with the bulk of his actual winnings as a full-time professional gambler coming from not from cards, but rather from sports wagering and horseracing?

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