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Tom 'Captain' Franklin

BIRTHPLACE: FRESNO, CA
RESIDES: GULFPORT, MS
BRACELETS
1
RINGS
2
CASHES
104
EARNINGS
$1,501,113
CASHES EARNINGS
WSOP 65 $1,284,032
CIRCUIT 39 $217,081

Player Bio

  • Started playing poker in the 1970s
  • First cash came in the 1990 World Series Main Event. He finished 24th.
  • U.S.M.C. Vietnam Veteran
  • Learned to play poker from his Dad
  • Occupation: Singer and drummer
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 8:30:42 PM EST
MICHAEL BLAKE TRIUMPHS IN $1,000 SUPER SENIORS NLHE
Broomfield, Colorado's Blake earns $359,863 in just third-ever WSOP cash
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 9:02:54 PM EST
ANDREW DONABEDIAN WINS $600 POT-LIMIT OMAHA FOR FIRST-EVER WSOP BRACELET
Andrew Donabedian wins $600 Deepstack Pot-Limit Omaha Tournament for first WSOP gold bracelet.
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Monday, September 18, 2017 2:03:29 AM EST
KYLE CARTWRIGHT ON VERGE OF SEVENTH RING
Six-time ring winner and WSOP bracelet winner takes massive chip lead into final day of IP Biloxi main event
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Sunday, September 17, 2017 12:42:57 AM EST
KEVIN PATEL TAKES MASSIVE CHIP LEAD INTO DAY 2 OF IP BILOXI MAIN EVENT
Patel finished Day 1B with 330,000 and has sizable lead over 65 players remaining.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:29:01 PM EST
JAMES MOORE GOES BACK-TO-BACK IN SUPER SENIORS EVENT
Moore gains repeat win after seesaw heads-up duel against Kerry Goldberg
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Saturday, June 25, 2016 6:17:18 PM EST
VENI, VIDI, VITCH! A GOLD BRACELET VICTORY AT 2016 WSOP
Christopher Vitch comes out on top in $2,500 buy-in Mixed Triple Draw Limit Lowball
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 4:46:55 PM EST
RYAN D'ANGELO WINS 2-7 DRAW LOWBALL TOURNEY, EARNS FIRST GOLD BRACELET
Poker pro from Upstate New York rules lowball tourney, dominates tough field.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 12:55:33 AM EST
DAVID NICHOLSON EYES FIFTH RING AS 10 REMAIN IN NEW ORLEANS MAIN EVENT
The decisive day of play begins Monday at noon CT with a $174,514 first prize on the line.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 1:07:22 AM EST
STEVEN MOORE LEADS AFTER DAY 1 IN NEW ORLEANS
Portland's Steven Moore and Kentucky's Dustin Denzik are the only players over 300,000 chips.
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Friday, March 6, 2015 3:21:29 PM EST
JESSE WATSON WINS LUMIERE CASINO CHAMPIONSHIP
Cash game grinder records first three cashes of his tournament career in St. Louis.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 8:20:05 PM EST
JOSH TURNER WINS CIRCUIT MAIN EVENT IN ST LOUIS
Turner wins $136,945 and his second ring of the season in his hometown.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 1:44:11 AM EST
JOSH TURNER HEADLINES MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE AT LUMIERE PLACE
Turner started Day 2 with the chip lead, and leads again heading into Day 3.
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Sunday, March 1, 2015 12:46:59 AM EST
JOSH TURNER LEADS LUMIERE MAIN EVENT AS 80 ADVANCE TO DAY 2
Play resumes Sunday at 2 p.m. CT with $136K and a National Championship berth on the line.
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Sunday, February 1, 2015 12:46:30 AM EST
ARI ENGEL HEADLINES DAY 2 OF HORSESHOE TUNICA MAIN EVENT
Play resumes Sunday at noon CT with 93 players remaining and a $147K first prize on the line.
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Saturday, June 7, 2014 10:05:20 PM EST
TODD BUI BESTS TOM FRANKLIN FOR TRIPLE DRAW TITLE
The Southern California cash game pro earns $125K and his first bracelet.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1:21:12 PM EST
THE BOSSIER CITY CIRCUIT SERIES SET TO KICK OFF
Twelve ring events highlight the eighth stop on the 2013-2014 Circuit schedule.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 1:29:36 AM EST
MARTIN ZENTNER WINS IP BILOXI CHAMPIONSHIP
Zentner earns $106K, joins Casino Champion Ylon Schwartz at National Championship.
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Monday, November 12, 2012 12:15:50 AM EST
WSOP SALUTES AMERICA'S VETERANS
Captain Tom Franklin Kicks-Off Monday's WSOP Circuit Event at Lake Tahoe by Singing National Anthem (Video)
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Sunday, October 7, 2012 3:25:43 AM EST
SOUTHERN INDIANA CIRCUIT MAIN EVENT ENDS DAY ONE WITH 175 REMAINING
Aaron Massey looks to make back-to-back HSI Main Event final tables.
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Sunday, September 16, 2012 11:54:41 AM EST
CAPTAIN TOM FRANKLIN STEERS HIS WAY TO THIRD RING VICTORY
The streak of success for ring winners continues in Bossier City.
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Saturday, June 2, 2012 7:19:49 PM EST
THE WSOP DAILY SHUFFLE: SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012
Negreanu Takes Fifth in Pot-Limit Hold'em; Nick Jivkov Wins Gold Bracelet; Event #8 Largest Live Omaha High-Low Split Tournament in History, NLHE Re-Entry Begins at Noon Today.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:39:26 PM EST
BRENT HANKS WINS GOLD BRACELET AND $517,725
Jacob Bazeley Runner Up; Former Champs Andrew Badecker Third and Vanessa Selbst Fourth.
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Monday, May 28, 2012 7:34:10 PM EST
THE DAILY SHUFFLE
WSOP DAY 3: Tuesday, May 29, 2012.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012 4:55:58 PM EST
WEBER FEVER! MATTHEW WEBER CLINCHES AN EASY VICTORY AT HARRAH'S TUNICA
24-year-old College Student Steamrolls Final Table in Circuit Event #4.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:58:37 PM EST
ELIE PAYAN WINS LARGEST POT LIMIT OMAHA TOURNAMENT IN POKER HISTORY
Event #22 Official Report -- $1,500 Buy-In Pot-Limit Omaha.