December 5
Deaths
- Jack Keller d. 2003 [age 60] (b. 12/29/1942)
1984 WSOP Main Event winner ($660,000). Two other Main Event final tables: 1987 9th place ($18,750) & 1992 8th place ($20,200). 1995 Bubble Boy. Two other bracelets: 1984 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud ($137,500), 1993 $1,500 Limit Omaha ($61,800). Only player other than Stu Ungar to win both the WSOP and Super Bowl of Poker Main Events. Poker Hall of Fame 1993.
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- Thor Hansen d. 2018 [age 71] (b. 6/23/1947)
Two bracelets: 1988 $5,000 Seven-Card Stud ($158,000) & 2002 $1,500 Deuce-to-Seven Draw ($62,600). First non-American (Norwegian) to win a bracelet.
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