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The Poker Hall Of Fame
1980 - 1989
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T. "Blondie" Forbes, 1980
A master road gambler. Deceased
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Bill Boyd, 1981
Regarded as one of the best five-card stud players of all time, Bill was several times champion of the event at the World Series of Poker. He was ceremonially dealt the first poker hands at both the Golden Nugget and Mirage cardrooms. After retiring from professional poker, he lived in Las Vegas until his death on Nov. 21, 1997.
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Tom Abdo, 1982
After suffering a heart attack at the poker table, Tom turned to another player and asked him to count his chips down and save his seat. He died that night, intending to return to the game.
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Joe Bernstein, 1983
A sharp road gambler; Joe was known as a dapper dresser at the poker table. Deceased.
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Murph Harrold, 1984
Regarded as one of the best deuce-to-seven draw (Kansas City lowball) players of all time. Deceased.
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Red Hodges, 1985
Considered one of the best seven-card stud players of all time. Deceased.
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Henry Green, 1986
A road gambler from Alabama, Henry Green was an even tempered player who was skilled at all forms of poker. Deceased.
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Puggy Pearson, 1987
A husky, cigar-chomping Tennessee born gambler, Walter Clyde Pearson won the world title in 1973. Considered a great seven-card stud player, he is noted for his aggressive style, an erratic temper, and homespun philosophy. He was made a Hall-of-Famer at age 58. An active professional gambler, he lives in Las Vegas.
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Doyle Brunson, 1988
A hulking-Texas-born gambler who won the 1976 and 1977 world titles, Doyle was the first player to win $1 million in tournament play. His book Super/System is an acclaimed study of his high stakes poker. Brunson got his nickname "Texas Dolly" when Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder misread "Doyle" as "Dolly." Enshrined at age fifty-four, he's an active professional gambler who lives in Las Vegas.
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Jack Straus, 1988
An aggressive gambler noted for imaginative play, Jack won the 1982 world title.The salt-and-pepper-bearded, Texas-born gambler was noted for spinning poker yarns. Nicknamed "Treetop," Straus stood six-foot-six. He died in August 1988 at age 58 after suffering a heart attack during a high-stakes poker game at the Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, California.
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Fred "Sarge" Ferris, 1989
A New England-born son of Lebanese immigrants, Sarge became a professional gambler to escape the poverty of his youth. He won the 1980 deuce-to-seven draw world title. He gained notoriety when, on April 22, 1983, the Internal Revenue Service seized $46,000 worth of chips from him during a high-stakes game at the Horseshoe. He died of a heart attack in March 1989.
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