Peter Feldman is a professional

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player from

Harper Woods Harper Woods is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city had a population of 15,492 at the 2020 census. Harper Woods is a northeastern suburb of Metro Detroit and shares its southern and western border with the city of Det ...

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Feldmans's first major success in poker came in a

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circuit event, where he won the tournament and $532,950. Since then, Feldman has cashed in some

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events and in the 2006 and 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event. As of 2008, he ranks second in

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earnings, having cashed for a total of $830,028. As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,100,000. He was indicted by the

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in 2013 for

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