Paul Clark (poker player)

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Paul Clark
Paul Clark (2005)
Paul Clark (2005)
  Personal information  
Date of birth June 2, 1947
place of birth United StatesUnited States New Orleans
date of death April 15, 2015
Place of death United StatesUnited States Las Vegas
Nickname Eskimo
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 310,403
Total prize money $ 2,719,182
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 3
Cashes 20th
Best main event 19th ( 1997 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 4th

Robert Paul Clark (born June 2, 1947 in New Orleans , Louisiana - † April 15, 2015 in Las Vegas , Nevada ) was a professional American poker player . He won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker and was nicknamed Eskimo .

Personal

Clark grew up with six siblings in Stockton , California . Because his face looked similar to the one on the former Alaska Airlines logo , he was nicknamed Eskimo . During the Vietnam War , Clark worked as a medic in Vietnam . He died in Las Vegas on April 15, 2015 at the age of 67 .

Poker career

Career

Clark participated in prestigious live tournaments from 1988 . In May 1988 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas and came into the money in a tournament of the Limit Omaha variant . At the 1992 WSOP , he won a tournament in Limit 7 Card Stud for $ 122,000 in prize money and his first bracelet . He secured two more bracelets in 1999 and 2002 . Clark won the highest prize money of his career in early April 2004 at the main event of the World Poker Tour in Reno . There he landed in second place out of 342 players and cashed in more than $ 300,000.

Overall, Clark has earned more than $ 2.5 million playing poker in live tournaments.

Bracelet overview

Clark cashed 20 times at the WSOP and won three bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
1992 5000 Limit 7 Card Stud 061 122,000
1999 1500 Limit razz 141 084,610
2002 1500 Limit 7 Card Stud Hi / Lo 240 125,200

Web links

Commons : Paul Clark  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The Poker Community Morns the Death of Paul 'Eskimo' Clark (1947-2015) at realmoney.durrrrchallenge.com, accessed on April 5, 2016 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c Paul Clark in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ 19th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1988 ($ 1,000 Omaha Limit) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016 (English).
  4. ↑ 23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992 ($ 5,000 Seven-Card Stud) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ 2004 World Poker Challenge ($ 5,000 + 100 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016 (English).
  6. ↑ Paul Clark in the World Series of Poker database, accessed April 5, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Clark, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clark, Robert Paul (full name); Eskimo (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 2015
Place of death Las Vegas , Nevada , United States