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'''Crandell Addington''' (born June 2, 1938 in [[Graham, Texas]]) is an [[entrepreneur]] and [[poker]] player who is best known as one of the founders of the [[World Series of Poker]], and is a member of the [[Poker Hall of Fame]].<ref name ="PKLST">{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_crandell-addington |title=Crandell Addington |accessdate=December 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813024202/http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_crandell-addington |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Crandell Addington''' (June 2, 1938 – April 14, 2024) was an American businessman and poker player who is best known as one of the founders of the [[World Series of Poker]], and is a member of the [[Poker Hall of Fame]].<ref name="PKLST">{{Cite web |title=Crandell Addington |url=http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_crandell-addington |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813024202/http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_crandell-addington |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |access-date=December 2, 2007}}</ref>


== Poker ==
== Poker ==
Known as "Dandy" because he was always well-dressed, Addington was a regular player in the Texas poker circuit in the 1960s. In 1969, he won the Texas Gamblers Convention in [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], [[Nevada]]; it was there that the idea for the World Series of Poker was conceived.<ref name="BLFMAG">{{cite web|url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/Magazine/2006_09_028.asp |title=The Gambling Dandy |accessdate=December 2, 2007 |last=Wise |first=Gary |publisher=bluffmagazine.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225226/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/Magazine/2006_09_028.asp |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time, Addington was already a self-made millionaire<ref name ="PKLST"/> who played poker primarily for fun; for him, the game was more about personal challenge.
Known as "Dandy" because he was always well-dressed, Addington was a regular player in the Texas poker circuit in the 1960s. In 1969, he won the Texas Gamblers Convention in [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], [[Nevada]]; it was there that the idea for the World Series of Poker was conceived.<ref name="BLFMAG">{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Wise |title=The Gambling Dandy |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/Magazine/2006_09_028.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225226/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/Magazine/2006_09_028.asp |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=December 2, 2007 |website=BLUFF}}</ref> At the time, Addington was already a self-made millionaire<ref name="PKLST" /> who played poker primarily for fun; for him, the game was more about personal challenge.


Addington participated in the first World Series of Poker that year along with [[Amarillo Slim]], [[Doyle Brunson]], [[Sailor Roberts]], [[Puggy Pearson]], and [[Carl Cannon]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1970.html |title=World Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1970 Summary |work=UNLV |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> Addington made the final table of the WSOP Main Event almost every year from 1972 to 1979, and still holds the record for most final table appearances (seven). He finished second on two occasions, losing to [[Johnny Moss]] in [[1974 World Series of Poker|1974]] and [[Bobby Baldwin]] in [[1978 World Series of Poker|1978]].<ref name ="BLFMAG"/> However, since the WSOP Main Event was winner-take-all until 1978, most of these appearances were not in the money finishes.
Addington participated in the first [[1970 World Series of Poker|World Series of Poker]] in 1970 along with [[Amarillo Slim]], [[Doyle Brunson]], [[Sailor Roberts]], [[Puggy Pearson]], and [[Carl Cannon (poker player)|Carl Cannon]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=World Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1970 Summary |work=UNLV |url=http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1970.html |access-date=November 29, 2018 |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813162800/https://gaming.library.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1970.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Addington made the final table of the WSOP Main Event almost every year from 1972 to 1979, and still holds the record for most final table appearances (seven). He finished second on two occasions, losing to [[Johnny Moss]] in [[1974 World Series of Poker|1974]] and [[Bobby Baldwin]] in [[1978 World Series of Poker|1978]].<ref name="BLFMAG" /> However, since the WSOP Main Event was winner-take-all until 1978, most of these appearances were not in the money finishes.


Although he is no longer an active player and has not had a tournament cash since 1990, fellow Hall of Famer [[Doyle Brunson]] has described him as a "No Limit Hold'em Legend".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |title=Poker Hall of Fame (Crandell Addington, 2005) |accessdate=December 2, 2007 |publisher=pokerpages.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125045458/http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |archivedate=January 25, 2009 }}</ref>
Although he was no longer an active player and had not had a tournament cash from 1990, fellow Hall of Famer [[Doyle Brunson]] described him as a "No Limit Hold'em Legend".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poker Hall of Fame (Crandell Addington, 2005) |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125045458/http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ |archive-date=January 25, 2009 |access-date=December 2, 2007 |publisher=pokerpages.com}}</ref>


In 2005, Addington took another shot at a WSOP win when he returned to Vegas to be inducted into the [[Poker Hall of Fame]],<ref name ="PKLST"/> but did not fare as well as he had in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-vaults-crandell-addington-part-2-1258-1294.htm |title=From the Poker Vaults: Crandell Addington, Part II |work=Poker News |access-date=November 29, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2005, Addington took another shot at a WSOP win when he returned to Vegas to be inducted into the [[Poker Hall of Fame]],<ref name="PKLST" /> but did not fare as well as he had in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite news |title=From the Poker Vaults: Crandell Addington, Part II |language=en |work=Poker News |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-vaults-crandell-addington-part-2-1258-1294.htm |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>


As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $160,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=27551|title=Crandell Addington - Stats|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=December 2, 2007}}</ref>
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $160,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crandell Addington's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=27551 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>


== Business ==
== Business ==
Addington graduated from [[Southwestern University]] with majors in [[economics]] and [[accounting]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071016005226/en/Harvard-Law-Meets-Texan-Poker-Icon-Crandell |title=Harvard Law Meets Texan Poker Icon: Crandell Addington, Gold Reef International, Inc., Chairman, Shares Lessons Learned at the Poker Table |work=BusinessWire |access-date=November 29, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> He left his professional poker career in the 1980s to put his business degree to work. Over the course of his 40 years as an entrepreneur, he founded successful businesses ranging from chemical manufacturing to oil and gas exploration.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
Addington graduated from [[Southwestern University]] with majors in [[economics]] and [[accounting]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Harvard Law Meets Texan Poker Icon: Crandell Addington, Gold Reef International, Inc., Chairman, Shares Lessons Learned at the Poker Table |language=en |work=BusinessWire |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071016005226/en/Harvard-Law-Meets-Texan-Poker-Icon-Crandell |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> He left his professional poker career in the 1980s to put his business degree to work. Over the course of his 40 years as an entrepreneur, he founded successful businesses ranging from chemical manufacturing to oil and gas exploration.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}


He is the currently the CEO, Chairman, and Director of Phoenix Biotechnology, a company that focuses on cancer treatment research.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixbiotechnology.com/index-1.html |title=Management Team |accessdate=December 2, 2007 |publisher=phoenixbiotechnology.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127110358/http://www.phoenixbiotechnology.com/index-1.html |archivedate=November 27, 2007 }}</ref>
Addington was the CEO, Chairman, and Director of Phoenix Biotechnology, a company that focuses on cancer treatment research.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Management Team |url=http://www.phoenixbiotechnology.com/index-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127110358/http://www.phoenixbiotechnology.com/index-1.html |archive-date=November 27, 2007 |access-date=December 2, 2007 |publisher=phoenixbiotechnology.com}}</ref>


== Notes ==
== Death ==
Addington died on April 14, 2024, at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Conneller |first=Philip |date=18 April 2024 |title=Poker Legend Crandell Addington Dies, Age 85 |url=https://www.casino.org/news/poker-legend-crandell-addington-dies-age-85/ |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=Casino.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=Crandell Addington Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/crandell-addington-obituary?id=54914551 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Legacy.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{wikiquote|Crandell Addington}}
*[http://www.phoenixbiotechnology.com/ Phoenix Biotechnology]
*[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/2981-crandell-addington Card Player profile]
*[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=27551 Hendon Mob profile]
*[https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/crandell-addington/ PokerNews profile]
*[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/crandell-addington/ WPT profile]
*[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=17875 WSOP profile]


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Latest revision as of 14:40, 20 April 2024

Crandell Addington
Addington at the 2005 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)Dandy
Born(1938-06-02)June 2, 1938
Graham, Texas, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 2024(2024-04-14) (aged 85)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)3
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		2nd, 1978

Crandell Addington (June 2, 1938 – April 14, 2024) was an American businessman and poker player who is best known as one of the founders of the World Series of Poker, and is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.[1]

Poker[edit]

Known as "Dandy" because he was always well-dressed, Addington was a regular player in the Texas poker circuit in the 1960s. In 1969, he won the Texas Gamblers Convention in Reno, Nevada; it was there that the idea for the World Series of Poker was conceived.[2] At the time, Addington was already a self-made millionaire[1] who played poker primarily for fun; for him, the game was more about personal challenge.

Addington participated in the first World Series of Poker in 1970 along with Amarillo Slim, Doyle Brunson, Sailor Roberts, Puggy Pearson, and Carl Cannon.[3] Addington made the final table of the WSOP Main Event almost every year from 1972 to 1979, and still holds the record for most final table appearances (seven). He finished second on two occasions, losing to Johnny Moss in 1974 and Bobby Baldwin in 1978.[2] However, since the WSOP Main Event was winner-take-all until 1978, most of these appearances were not in the money finishes.

Although he was no longer an active player and had not had a tournament cash from 1990, fellow Hall of Famer Doyle Brunson described him as a "No Limit Hold'em Legend".[4]

In 2005, Addington took another shot at a WSOP win when he returned to Vegas to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame,[1] but did not fare as well as he had in the 1970s.[5]

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $160,000.[6]

Business[edit]

Addington graduated from Southwestern University with majors in economics and accounting.[7] He left his professional poker career in the 1980s to put his business degree to work. Over the course of his 40 years as an entrepreneur, he founded successful businesses ranging from chemical manufacturing to oil and gas exploration.[citation needed]

Addington was the CEO, Chairman, and Director of Phoenix Biotechnology, a company that focuses on cancer treatment research.[8]

Death[edit]

Addington died on April 14, 2024, at the age of 85.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Crandell Addington". Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Wise, Gary. "The Gambling Dandy". BLUFF. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "World Series of Poker: A Retrospective: 1970 Summary". UNLV. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Poker Hall of Fame (Crandell Addington, 2005)". pokerpages.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  5. ^ "From the Poker Vaults: Crandell Addington, Part II". Poker News. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Crandell Addington's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Harvard Law Meets Texan Poker Icon: Crandell Addington, Gold Reef International, Inc., Chairman, Shares Lessons Learned at the Poker Table". BusinessWire. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "Management Team". phoenixbiotechnology.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  9. ^ Conneller, Philip (April 18, 2024). "Poker Legend Crandell Addington Dies, Age 85". Casino.org. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Crandell Addington Obituary". Legacy.com. April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

External links[edit]

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