Gene Fisher is an American

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player from

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who won

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s in 1980 and 1993, winning the same amount ($113,400) in both events. He has also cashed in various other poker tournaments. Fisher stopped playing in the World Series of Poker for many years due to problems with the

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. He won his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in 1980. Fisher came in third place the 1981 WSOP Main Event, which was eventually won by

Stu Ungar Stuart Errol Ungar (September 8, 1953 – November 22, 1998) was an American professional poker, blackjack, and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest gin player of all time and one of the best Texas hold 'em players. He ...

after he defeated Perry Green in heads-up play. Fisher won his second WSOP bracelet in 1993 by winning the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Split event for $113,400, the same amount won for his first bracelet. Fisher was also runner-up to Ungar in 1989 at

Amarillo Slim Thomas Austin Preston Jr. (December 31, 1928 – April 29, 2012), known as Amarillo Slim, was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets. Preston won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and was ...

's Super Bowl of Poker. As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000. His 23 cashes as the WSOP account for $581,246 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Gene American poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners Super Bowl of Poker event winners Living people People from El Paso, Texas Year of birth missing (living people)