Johnny Moss, the first winner of a WSOP Main Event.

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(1907-1995) A legend of poker. His name is related to two 'greats' like Doyle Brunson and 'Amarillo' Slim when talking about the first great players.In fact, Moss was the first winner of the Main Event of the WSOP (1970), something that would repeat the following year and in...

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Amarillo Slim ', one of the' fathers' of modern poker

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Amarillo Slim ', one of the' fathers' of modern poker, along with Johnny Moss and Doyle Brunson (1928-2012) His original name was Thomas Preston and he adopted this nickname because he was originally from the small Texan town of Amarillo and, obviously, because of his thin physical constitution.He...

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Phil Ivey, the Tiger Woods of the poker tables

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(1976) Known as the Tiger Woods of poker", both for his skin color and his early successes, has probably been, along with Daniel Negreanu, the most complete player of the last decade.He has 9 bracelets (3 of them achieved in 2002) of the WSOP, although none of the...

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Doyle Brunson, the first to win a million dollars playing poker

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(1933) Along with Johnny Moss and 'Amarillo Slim', one of the 'fathers' of modern poker, he achieved his first successes when this card game was still illegal in the United States. Member of the Poker Hall of Fame since 1988, throughout his career he won 10 WSOP bracelets...

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