O'Neil Longson is an American professional poker player from

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, who has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker.

Poker career

Longson first finished

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at the

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(WSOP) in 1980, finishing 4th in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event. In

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in the $5,000 Pot limit Omaha event, he finished 2nd to former world champion Amarillo Slim. He had another second-place finish in the

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in the $1,500

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event, where he finished 2nd to

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. He also cashed in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event that year, finishing 12th. Longson was again close to winning a WSOP bracelet in 1992, finishing 2nd to

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in the $5,000

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Omaha event. Longson eventually won a WSOP bracelet in

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in the $1,500 pot limit Omaha event, defeating a final table including Surinder Sunar and T. J. Cloutier. He defeated

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during the heads-up play. He won a second bracelet in 2003 in the $5,000 no limit deuce to seven

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event, defeating a final table including runner-up

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, Bill Baxter, Chris Ferguson and

Howard Lederer Howard Henry Lederer (born October 30, 1964) is an American professional poker player. He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and holds two World Poker Tour titles. Lederer has also contributed to several books on poker strategy and has ...

. His third and most recent bracelet came in the 2005 $1,500 Seven-Card Razz event, defeating a final table including runner-up

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, and

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. As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000. His 26 cashes at the WSOP account for $994,195 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com Longson plays fewer tournaments than he used to as he is

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and now chooses to concentrate on cash games instead. His overwhelmingly aggressive style was noted in "Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker" by Stewart Reuben and

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, and his signature colossal preflop raises and betting in the dark continue to astound and confuse opponents years later. (1)
/sup> His son, Matt Longson, is an amateur poker player.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Notes

External links

Hendon Mob tournament results
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