Perry Green (poker player)

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Perry Green
Nickname(s)Alaska's Poker Guru [1]
ResidenceAnchorage, Alaska
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 3
Money finish(es)30
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		2nd, 1981
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 30 June 2015.

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. [2]

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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. [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 reigning champion, Stu Ungar in heads-up play. At the 1991 World Series of Poker Main Event, he made a second final table, finishing fifth. [2]

Green has been active in the Alaska Jewish community [3] [4] and in a so far unsuccessful effort to legalize casino poker in Alaska. [1]

As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,124,000. [5] His 23 cashes at the WSOP account for $592,709 of those winnings. [6]

WSOP Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
1976 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw $68,300
1977 $500 Ace to Five draw$10,000
1979 $1,500 No Limit Texas Hold'em $76,500

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References

  1. 1 2 Friedman, Michael (September 8, 2005). "Alaska Ponders Legalizing Poker". PokerNews.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Moe, Al (August 2, 2005). "Legends of Poker: Perry Green". PokerNews.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2005.
  3. ↑ Nairman, Jessica (August 23, 2010). "Alaskan Jewish Community Hails Sen. Steven's Legacy". Chabad.org. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ Leon, Masha (February 25, 2009). "Alaska Honors Ruth Gruber". Forward.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Perry Green's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Perry Green". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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