Felix D. "Dody" Roach (May 3, 1937 – September 7, 2004) was an American

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player from

Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi (; Ecclesiastical Latin: "'' Body of Christ"'') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patrici ...

, who won two bracelets at the

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Career

Roach won his first bracelet at the 1981 WSOP in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament. In 1982, he made the final table of the $10,000 Main Event. Roach finished in 6th place, earning a $41,060 cash prize in the event which was won by Jack Straus. Roach won his second bracelet in 1996, in the $1,500 Limit Omaha event. In the heads-up play, he defeated multi bracelet winner

Men Nguyen Men "The Master" Nguyen ( vi, Nguyễn Văn Mến; born 1954 in Phan Thiet, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player. Personal life In 1967, he dropped out of school at age 13 and became a bus driver to help support his fam ...

"the Master" to win the bracelet and $102,600 prize. His total tournament cashes were $490,649. His 10 cashes at the World Series of Poker accounted for $283,734 of that total. In 2004, Roach died at age 67.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

References

External links

WSOP Profile

Hendon Mob database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roach, Dody 1937 births 2004 deaths American poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners People from Corpus Christi, Texas