Eric Drache

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Eric Drache is a professional poker player, cardroom manager and consultant for NBC. A notable seven-card stud player since the early 1970's, Drache is more well-known for his management contributions to the poker world.

Drache was responsible for inventing tournament satellites while running the World Series of Poker in the 1970's as a way to get more entries per tournament. Drache also managed and hosted notable cardrooms at the Golden Nugget and The Mirage. Drache's innovations as poker manager include: ante structures, dealer training and the invention of the "must-move" table. Eric Drache trained both Donna Harris and Doug Dalton, cardroom managers at The Mirage and Bellagio respectively.