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American poker player (1947–2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Paul "Eskimo" Clark (June 2, 1947, in Stockton, Missouri – April 15, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American professional poker player who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Robert Paul Clark | |
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Nickname(s) | Eskimo |
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Born | Stockton, Missouri, US | June 2, 1947
Died | April 15, 2015 67) | (aged
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 3 |
Money finish(es) | 20 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 19th, 1997 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | 1 |
Money finish(es) | 5 |
Robert Paul Clark grew up in Stockton, Missouri, one of seven brothers and sisters.
Before turning to poker, Eskimo Clark was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he worked as a dental assistant.[citation needed]
Clark first finished in the money at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1988 limit Omaha event.[1]
He has also made money finishes in the $10,000 No Limit Hold 'em Main Event in 1997 (19th) and 1998 (25th), where he was eliminated with pocket aces.[2][3]
In 2003, Clark won the $1,500 No Limit Hold 'em event of the Bellagio's Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning a $160,095 prize by defeating a final table including Erik Seidel, Chris Karagulleyan, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Johnny Chan and Huck Seed.[4]
Clark began playing the World Poker Tour (WPT) during its second season. His second-place finish in the World Poker Challenge $5,000 No Limit Hold 'em event earned him $310,403.[5]
Clark's last cash at the World Series of Poker was in 2007.[6]
His total career winnings exceeded $2,700,000.[7] His 20 cashes at the WSOP account for $632,005 of those winnings.[8]
Outside of poker, Clark's hobbies included baseball.
He died on April 15, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at age 67.[9]
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