Perry Green
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| Nickname(s) | Alaska’s Poker Guru |
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| Hometown | Anchorage, Alaska |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 3 |
| Money finishes | 20 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
2nd 1981 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | 1 |
| Money finishes | 1 |
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Perry Green (b. c. 1936) is an American poker player who has won three World Series of Poker bracelets and who has made it to the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event twice.
Green, a fur trader from Anchorage, Alaska, began playing at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1970s and won his first bracelet in 1976 in the $1000 Ace to Five Draw event. In the following year he won his second bracelet in the $5000 Ace to Five event and then in 1979 he won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Texas Hold’em event in which he defeated Jim Bechtel during heads-up play.
In addition to his three bracelets, Green’s largest payday to date in a poker tournament was at the 1981 World Series of Poker Main Event where he finished in second place earning $150,000 after he had been beaten by the then reigning champion Stu Ungar in heads-up play. Ten years later at the 1991 WSOP Main Event he made a second final table finishing in fifth place.
Green has been active in a so far unsuccessful effort to legalize casino poker in Alaska.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $900,000. His 20 cashes as the WSOP account for $530,810 of those winnings.
WSOP Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | $1,000 Ace to Five Draw | $68,300 |
| 1977 | $5,000 Ace to Five draw | $10,000 |
| 1979 | $1,500 No Limit Texas Hold’em | $76,500 |
Notes
- ^ a b Alaska Ponders Legalizing Poker
- ^ a b c Legends of Poker: Perry Green
- ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
- ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
External links
- pokerworks.com WSOP 1981 Final Hand
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