WORST Player to ever with the WSOP ME

[davidlong14]

In 5 minutes of perusing my poker book collection (332 volumes & growing,) found no less than 28 versions of the Hal Fowler tale...starting with Super System & right up through several recent titles.

[betgo]

Fowler is generally considered the worst. Furlong is a wealthy amateur who plays wild. McEvoy is a nitty ABC mid limit grinder. Daugherty is also an ordinary pro who probably got lucky. Varkonyi, Moneymaker, and Gold may be a little stronger than some of those.

[betgo]

There is a history of WSOP final tables by Cloutier and someone.

[Jourdain]

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There is a history of WSOP final tables by Cloutier and someone.

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I have that book, it's called the championship table.

I just checked. Not much info about Hal Fowler, expect that he was a 52-year old PR guy from L.A., the description of the winning hand and a 1997 interview with Bobby Hoff.

[doc43]

What about Matlobi ('90) and Dastmalchi ('92)? I know next to nothing about these two.

[Jourdain]

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What about Matlobi ('90) and Dastmalchi ('92)? I know next to nothing about these two.

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Well, Mansour and Hamid have pretty good results.

I believe they are semi-retired now from tournament poker.

[SuperUberBob]

I voted Gold, but after watching a short clip of the 1979 WSOP ME, I have to agree with the folks saying Hal Fowler.

[Moose]

Stu set poker back 30 years by reinforcing every stereotype about a card sharp being a drug-addled degenerate gambler too far beyond redemption anywhere save his token "skill". No amount of bracelets could rectify that.

[seth14]

Hands down worst player ever Ted Lawson,03 maybe 04 PLO, couldnt even read the board.

[aramfingal]

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Hands down worst player ever Ted Lawson,03 maybe 04 PLO, couldnt even read the board.

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plus lawson had an easy time winning the main event since he got 4 hole cards every hand.