(1988-08-17)August 17, 1988 (age 58) Los Angeles, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)
2
Money finish(es)
4
Highest ITM Main Event finish
Winner, 1982
Jack "Treetop" Straus (June 16, 1930 – August 17, 1988) was an American professional poker player.
He is best known for winning the 1982 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he was able to come back from being down to one chip earlier in the tournament, giving meaning to the poker phrase "a chip and a chair".[1][2] In addition, Straus is known for successfully pulling off one of the best bluffs in the history of poker.
^Suzuki, Sylvester; Cizmar, Paula (1998). Poker Tournament Strategies. Two Plus Two Pub. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-880685-19-8. Retrieved November 14, 2023. As the late Jack Straus demonstrated years ago at the World Series of Poker, if you still have a "chip and a chair," you always have a chance to win it all. Never give up. Never!
^Alfano, Sean (July 2, 2007). ""All You Need Is A Chip And A Chair"". CBS News. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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have been many memorable moments during the main events, including JackStraus's 1982 comeback win after discovering he had one $500 chip left when he...
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critical acclaim. Straus was born and raised in the New York City borough of Brooklyn; she is the child of recording engineer Oliver H. Straus Jr. and Agnes...
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version in 1976. Other Dunphy novels are Friends and Vague Lovers (Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952), Nightmovers (William Morrow, 1967), An Honest Woman (Random...
jargon referring to the three face cards showing only one eye: the Jack of Spades (J♠), Jack of Hearts (J♥) and King of Diamonds (K♦). The faces depicted on...
course, not known. Col. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Astor, Isidor Straus and Mrs. Straus, J. Bruce Ismay, Managing Director of the White Star Line: Benjamin...
with winnings from sports betting in baseball and from an investment in Jack Binion's Tunica casino. Martin, Douglas (December 7, 2007). "Chip Reese,...
win the super bowl a second time. Doyle Brunson and JackStraus are inducted. August 17: JackStraus (Born on June 16, 1930) Chronology of poker "Poker...
poker in 1982. Main tournament exceeds 100 players for the first time. JackStraus wins the main tournament. Ed Stevens wins the main tournament. Tom Abdo...
Ralph Morton John Paquette Chip Reese Vera Richmond David Sklansky (2) JackStraus Don Williams 1983 David Angel David Baxter Artie Cobb Donna Doman Jim...
of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit Texas hold'em Main Event in 1982 (to JackStraus) and 2001 (to Carlos Mortensen). Besides his success in the Main Event...
losing a sizable pot in a high-stakes game. It was only when Binion's son Jack interceded and convinced his father to let Ungar play, citing the media attention...
Poker, Seven Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 9, 2024. Flemming, Jack (September 21, 2017). "Casino mogul Bobby Baldwin is ready to roll the dice...
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