About Perry Green
Born 1936. Perry Green is an American poker player.
Perry Green (March 17, 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 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw event. In the following year, he won his second bracelet in the $500 Ace to Five event, then in 1979 won a third WSOP bracelet, in the $1,500 No Limit Texas hold'em event in which he defeated Jim Bechtel during heads-up play. and in a so far unsuccessful effort to legalize casino poker in Alaska. His 23 cashes at the WSOP account for $592,709 of those winnings.
WSOP Bracelets YearTournamentPrize (US$)1976$1,000 Ace to Five Draw$68,3001977$5,000 Ace to Five draw$10,0001979$1,500 No Limit Texas Hold'em$76,500
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Who is Perry Green?
American poker player
When was Perry Green born?
Perry Green was born in 1936 in Seattle.
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Perry Green is a poker player.
What nationality is Perry Green?
Perry Green is American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Perry Green (poker player)
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