Sam Angel (November 30, 1920 – March 21, 2007)
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/ref> was a poker player best known as a top Razz player and for his two wins at the World Series of Poker
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(WSOP).
At the 1973 World Series of Poker
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Preliminary events
Main Event
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, Angel won the $1,000 buy-in WSOP Razz event, with its $32,000 prize and bracelet.[Player Profile at worldseriesofpoker.com]
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Events
January
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, he won a second bracelet and $17,000 in the $1,000 buy-in Razz event.[
Angel won a Razz event at the 1981 ]Super Bowl of Poker The Super Bowl of Poker (also known as Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker or SBOP) was the second most prestigious poker tournament in the world during the 1980s. While the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was already drawing larger crowds as many amat ...
, organized by 1972 world champion Amarillo Slim
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.[Player results at hendonmob.com]
/ref> For this win, he received a prize of $57,000. He cashed in various other tournaments during his career, with tournament winnings over $180,000.
In the 1950s, Angel worked as a driver for Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and began playing poker during this time. He sold jewelry to raise money for his poker bankroll. Despite his poker tournament
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success, Angel was primarily a cash game
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player during much of his poker career.
Angel died on March 21, 2007.
World Series of Poker Bracelets
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1920 births
2007 deaths
American poker players
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Angel, Sam