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Jack Straus

FROM: HOUSTON, TX, United States
BRACELETS
2
RINGS
0
CASHES
4
EARNINGS
$597,000
CASHES EARNINGS
WSOP 4 $597,000

Player Bio

  • Was down to last chip in Main Event and came back to win.
  • Was getting up to leave when someone noticed he had the one chip left.
  • From this incident, came the saying: "All you need is a chip and a chair."
  • Nicknamed "Treetop" for his height
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 11:27:44 PM EST
BENJAMIN KEELINE WINS COLOSSUS II AND MILLION-DOLLAR GUARANTEED PRIZE
Second edition of Colossus sees record 3,245 cash in event and -- 21,613 turn out to play.
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Monday, June 15, 2015 8:20:36 PM EST
PHIL GALFOND BESTS NICK SCHULMAN TO WIN NO-LIMIT 2-7 LOWBALL TITLE
Maryland pro shines brightest in field full of stars, dons second bracelet and pockets $224K.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 2:12:00 AM EST
JESSE MARTIN WINS FIRST GOLD BRACELET
Poker pro tops stacked final table in Deuce-to-Seven championship.
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Saturday, July 7, 2012 6:39:26 PM EST
SCHULMAN WINS JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME
Las Vegas Poker Pro Collects His Second WSOP Gold Bracelet Just as Main Event Begins.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:13:13 AM EST
HENRY LU WINS STUNNING VICTORY, FIRST GOLD BRACELET, AND $654,380
22-Year-Old New Yorker Slays British Pro Neil Channing in Epic Heads-Up Duel.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 3:51:29 PM EST
THE LOWDOWN ON LOWBALL, BY RANDY OHEL
26-Year-Old Las Vegas Poker Pro Wins Deuce-To-Seven Triple-Draw Lowball Championship.
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Sunday, June 12, 2011 1:40:51 PM EST
OH SO CLOSE. JUANDA TOPS HELLMUTH IN EPIC WSOP FINAL TABLE
Event #16 Official Report -- No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship.
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Monday, June 6, 2011 6:09:49 PM EST
UK'S MATT PERRINS CELEBRATES INCONCEIVABLE VICTORY
Event #9 Official Report -- No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Single-Draw Lowball.
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Monday, June 6, 2011 5:59:03 PM EST
MATT PERRINS WINS STUNNING WSOP VICTORY
Amazing Feat: Englishman Collects Gold Bracelet First Time He Plays the Game.
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Friday, July 16, 2010 1:44:24 PM EST
MICHAEL MIZRACHI 2nd OVERALL HEADING INTO WSOP MAIN EVENT DAY 7, THEO JORGENSEN LEADS
Michael Mizrachi, aka The Grinder (pictured) vaults to second place at End of Day 6.
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Thursday, July 1, 2010 3:26:05 PM EST
THE POKER HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!
You Can Nominate Your Candidate For The 2010 Poker Hall of Fame.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:17:27 PM EST
DAVID BAKER HAS PERFECT RECIPE FOR 1st WSOP BRACELET IN EVENT 19
Michigan's Baker Collects nearly $250,000 and 1st WSOP Gold Bracelet.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 2:17:33 PM EST
U.S. TAKES 7th WSOP GOLD BRACELET AS YAN CHEN WINS EVENT 14
Lowball Specialist Yan Chen Captures 1st WSOP Gold Bracelet.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 1:10:22 PM EST
Ali Can't Knockout van Klaveren
San Francisco Part-Time Poker Player Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring.
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Monday, November 23, 2009 5:12:43 PM EST
WAS 2009 WSOP MAIN EVENT GREATEST EVER?
10 Reasons why this final table will long be remembered.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009 4:49:41 PM EST
#34 - Jack Strauss
The man for whom the "chip and a chair" slogan was born, the 1982 Main Event champ comes in at #34 on the 40 Greatest Champions presented by BluffMagazine.com.
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Monday, April 6, 2009 11:02:12 AM EST
#35 - Amarillo Slim
One of the most cowerful champions in World Series of Poker History Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. aka 'Amarillo Slim' comes in at #35 on the 40 Greatest Champions presented by BluffMagazine.com.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:00:00 AM EST
Old-Time Texas Rounder Defeats Young Guns
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Monday, February 28, 2005 12:00:00 AM EST
Harrah's Rincon circuit report: Event #6, Feb. 26, 2005

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