Perry Green
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| Perry Green | |
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| Nickname(s) | Alaska's Poker Guru[1] |
| 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 |
Perry Green (b. c. 1936) is a 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.[2]
Green, a former fur trader from Anchorage, Alaska, began playing at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1970's 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.[2]
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.[2]
Green has been active in a so far unsuccessful effort to legalize casino poker in Alaska.[1]
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $800,000.[3]
[edit] WSOP Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
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| 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 |
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