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| Russ Hamilton | |
|---|---|
&sq=World Government Summit 2022&lang=en&file=File:Russ_Hamilton.jpg) Hamilton playing at the 2007 UB Aruba Poker Classic | |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born | 1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)[1] |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 8 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 1994 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
Russ Hamilton (born 1948 or 1949)[1] is an American poker player. He was the 1994 World Series of Poker main event champion, defeating Hugh Vincent in heads-up play to win $1 million in first-prize money as well as his body weight in silver.[2] Following his World Series win, Hamilton served as a consultant for Ultimate Bet, an online poker server. In 2008, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission found Hamilton largely responsible for cheating players on Ultimate Bet out of $6.1 million through software that allowed access to opponents' hole cards.[3] In 2009, Kahnawake increased the $6.1 million estimate to $22,100,000.[4]
Hamilton initially attended college in Michigan and pursued a degree in electrical engineering, before a conversation with a professor led him to decide that playing poker for a living would be more profitable. After playing in underground games in Detroit, he moved to Las Vegas at the age of 36. He joined a tournament blackjack team and enjoyed a successful run; however, when tournaments started barring blackjack pros, he turned back to poker. In 1994, he won the World Series of Poker main event bracelet.
He also invented Elimination Blackjack, a tournament Blackjack derivative that was used as the format for the televised Ultimate Blackjack Tour.[5]
Hamilton's last major cash came in the 2009 World Poker Tour PCA Main Event.
As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,525,000.[6] His eight cashes at the WSOP account for $1,261,940 of those winnings.[7]
- ^ a b Benston, Liz (March 25, 2005). "Las Vegas is big-time poker's tournament capital of the world". Las Vegas Sun.
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- ^ "Sexton's Corner, Vol. 49: Russ Hamilton, Part 2 -- $1,000,000, a Bracelet and 43 Silver Bars". PokerNews.com. June 16, 2008.
- ^ "Kahnawake Gaming Commission: Kahnawake Gaming Commission Imposes Sanctions on Ultimate Bet with Regard to Cheating Incidents" (PDF). GamingCommission.ca. September 29, 2008.
- ^ "Kahnawake Gaming Commission report 2009" (PDF). GamingCommission.ca. September 11, 2009.
- ^ "ThePOGG Interviews - Anthony Curtis - Owner of the Las Vegas Advisor". ThePogg.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Russ Hamilton's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "World Series of Poker Earnings". WorldSeriesOfPoker.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2009.
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