Eskimo was born in Stockton, Missouri and grew up in Louisiana. He served as a medic in Vietnam. After returning home he gravitated to poker and became one of the more colorful figures in the game. In the 90's he was on the top ten list for cashing in 9 of those years. Eskimo won 3 World Series of Poker bracelets and a total of $2.7 million in live tournament cashes. Eskimo's first-ever cash came in the 1988 World Series of Poker when he finished eighth in Event #5: $1,000 entry Limit Omaha for $4,560. Three years later, he won his first bracelet when he won Event #14 7-Card Stud Limit for $122,000. Eskimo would go on to win two more bracelets —1999 World Series of Poker Event #2: $1,500 entry Razz for $84,610 and the 2002 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,500 entry Seven-Card Stud Limit Hi-Low for $125,200.
In Event #29 $1,500 Razz in 2007 he had 2 separate seizures and fell off his chair each time midway through the tournament while being the chip leader. He required immediate medical attention. Eskimo was taken from the tournament area but returned about 3 hours later and finished 4th for $31,186--the last WSOP cash of his career. It is believed that Eskimo introduced the poker variant "Badugi" to North America. In 2010, Eskimo was asked during an interview to talk about a recent bad beat, to which he replied: "There's no such thing as a bad beat. I mean, if a guy pays for a card and gets the card he needed, that's it".
Nolan Dalla tells the following humorous story about Eskimo:
"I was in Lake Tahoe at a Circuit event in 2005. The airport is smaller, it's not LAX or something, it's just a small regional airport. I'd seen Eskimo as we were both flying back on the same flight to Vegas. He couldn't find any place to smoke in the airport, and so he's looking around. The flight is delayed 30 minutes or something.
He sees this little side door. Doesn't pay attention to the alarm sign. He just goes out onto the tarmac. No one is allowed out there. He goes out there, where by the way, there are jets and refueling trucks, and he fires up a cigarette in front of the airplanes. It should have been on the front page of the paper. They should have shut down the airport. He gets about two puffs, security is all over him, and they were like, 'What are you doing, are you insane?'
For some reason, they must have thought he was so innocent, so they let him back in. Any other place would have arrested him. Only he could get away with something like that."
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In Event #29 $1,500 Razz in 2007 he had 2 separate seizures and fell off his chair each time midway through the tournament while being the chip leader. He required immediate medical attention. Eskimo was taken from the tournament area but returned about 3 hours later and finished 4th for $31,186--the last WSOP cash of his career. It is believed that Eskimo introduced the poker variant "Badugi" to North America. In 2010, Eskimo was asked during an interview to talk about a recent bad beat, to which he replied: "There's no such thing as a bad beat. I mean, if a guy pays for a card and gets the card he needed, that's it".
Nolan Dalla tells the following humorous story about Eskimo:
"I was in Lake Tahoe at a Circuit event in 2005. The airport is smaller, it's not LAX or something, it's just a small regional airport. I'd seen Eskimo as we were both flying back on the same flight to Vegas. He couldn't find any place to smoke in the airport, and so he's looking around. The flight is delayed 30 minutes or something.
He sees this little side door. Doesn't pay attention to the alarm sign. He just goes out onto the tarmac. No one is allowed out there. He goes out there, where by the way, there are jets and refueling trucks, and he fires up a cigarette in front of the airplanes. It should have been on the front page of the paper. They should have shut down the airport. He gets about two puffs, security is all over him, and they were like, 'What are you doing, are you insane?'
For some reason, they must have thought he was so innocent, so they let him back in. Any other place would have arrested him. Only he could get away with something like that."
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Paul Smith #50782368
Eskimo was born in Stockton, Missouri and grew up in Louisiana. He served as a medic in Vietnam. After returning home he gravitated to poker and became one of the more colorful figures in the game. In the 90's he was on the top ten list for cashing in 9 of those years. Eskimo won 3 World Series of Poker bracelets and a total of $2.7 million in live tournament cashes. Eskimo's first-ever cash came in the 1988 World Series of Poker when he finished eighth in Event #5: $1,000 entry Limit Omaha for $4,560. Three years later, he won his first bracelet when he won Event #14 7-Card Stud Limit for $122,000. Eskimo would go on to win two more bracelets —1999 World Series of Poker Event #2: $1,500 entry Razz for $84,610 and the 2002 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,500 entry Seven-Card Stud Limit Hi-Low for $125,200.
In Event #29 $1,500 Razz in 2007 he had 2 separate seizures and fell off his chair each time midway through the tournament while being the chip leader. He required immediate medical attention. Eskimo was taken from the tournament area but returned about 3 hours later and finished 4th for $31,186--the last WSOP cash of his career. It is believed that Eskimo introduced the poker variant "Badugi" to North America. In 2010, Eskimo was asked during an interview to talk about a recent bad beat, to which he replied: "There's no such thing as a bad beat. I mean, if a guy pays for a card and gets the card he needed, that's it".
Nolan Dalla tells the following humorous story about Eskimo:
"I was in Lake Tahoe at a Circuit event in 2005. The airport is smaller, it's not LAX or something, it's just a small regional airport. I'd seen Eskimo as we were both flying back on the same flight to Vegas. He couldn't find any place to smoke in the airport, and so he's looking around. The flight is delayed 30 minutes or something.
He sees this little side door. Doesn't pay attention to the alarm sign. He just goes out onto the tarmac. No one is allowed out there. He goes out there, where by the way, there are jets and refueling trucks, and he fires up a cigarette in front of the airplanes. It should have been on the front page of the paper. They should have shut down the airport. He gets about two puffs, security is all over him, and they were like, 'What are you doing, are you insane?'
For some reason, they must have thought he was so innocent, so they let him back in. Any other place would have arrested him. Only he could get away with something like that."
Provided by
Paul Smith #50782368
In Event #29 $1,500 Razz in 2007 he had 2 separate seizures and fell off his chair each time midway through the tournament while being the chip leader. He required immediate medical attention. Eskimo was taken from the tournament area but returned about 3 hours later and finished 4th for $31,186--the last WSOP cash of his career. It is believed that Eskimo introduced the poker variant "Badugi" to North America. In 2010, Eskimo was asked during an interview to talk about a recent bad beat, to which he replied: "There's no such thing as a bad beat. I mean, if a guy pays for a card and gets the card he needed, that's it".
Nolan Dalla tells the following humorous story about Eskimo:
"I was in Lake Tahoe at a Circuit event in 2005. The airport is smaller, it's not LAX or something, it's just a small regional airport. I'd seen Eskimo as we were both flying back on the same flight to Vegas. He couldn't find any place to smoke in the airport, and so he's looking around. The flight is delayed 30 minutes or something.
He sees this little side door. Doesn't pay attention to the alarm sign. He just goes out onto the tarmac. No one is allowed out there. He goes out there, where by the way, there are jets and refueling trucks, and he fires up a cigarette in front of the airplanes. It should have been on the front page of the paper. They should have shut down the airport. He gets about two puffs, security is all over him, and they were like, 'What are you doing, are you insane?'
For some reason, they must have thought he was so innocent, so they let him back in. Any other place would have arrested him. Only he could get away with something like that."
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