Bob Ciaffone (December 10, 1940 – May 13, 2022) was an American

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player, author of ''Robert's Rules of Poker''. Ciaffone finished third in the 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000

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main event, winning $125,000. In that same year, he finished fourth in the WSOP $2,500

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event and fifth in the

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$1,000 no limit Texas hold 'em event. Ciaffone was the president of the Michigan Chess Association in 2003, is the author of four books on poker and two books on chess, and has been awarded the Life Master title by both the

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and the

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. He was a delegate to the

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. Ciaffone's total live tournament winnings were $347,106.Bob Ciaffone Hendon Mob tournament results
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References

External links

Official site

Fair Poker Laws Advocacy Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ciaffone, Bob 1940 births 2022 deaths Writers from Brooklyn American poker players American gambling writers American male non-fiction writers