Al Krux (born in
North Carolina
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) is an American professional
poker
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player now based near
Syracuse
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Places Italy
*Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa''
*Province of Syracuse
United States
*Syracuse, New York
**East Syracuse, New York
**North Syracuse, New York
*Syracuse, Indiana
* Syracuse, Kansas
*Syracuse, Miss ...
,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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.
Before turning to poker, Krux was a
diamond
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merchant. He also once consulted with
Native Americans about casinos and poker rooms. Krux is married with four children.
Career
Krux has made the final table of the
World Series of Poker
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(WSOP) $10,000
no limit
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Music Record labels
*No Limit Records, a record label founded by Master P
*No Limit Forever Records, a record label founded by Romeo Miller, son of Master P
Albums
* ''No Limit'' (Art Pepper album), 1977
* ''No Limit'' ...
hold'em
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main event on three occasions (6th in
1990
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, 5th in
1994
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and 6th in
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
where he was eliminated by eventual winner
Greg "Fossilman" Raymer.)
Krux also won a WSOP bracelet in the
1996
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$1,500
pot limit
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hold'em, defeating a final table that included
"Miami" John Cernuto.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,400,000.
His 12 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,178,820 of those winnings.
The casino where he mostly plays poker is Turning Stone Casino, which is located in Verona, New York, when he is not participating on the tournament circuit.
Controversy
Krux, was charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, along with his son Adam Krux, 32, who was also stopped in his vehicle with 15 pounds of pot inside. A subsequent search of their residences near Syracuse, New York, unearthed a further 90 marijuana plants and $5,000 in cash.
Notes
External links
Hendon Mob profileWSOP profile
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American poker players
American people of Italian descent
Living people
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
People from North Carolina
People from Fayetteville, New York
Year of birth missing (living people)