Noel Furlong

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**Noel Furlong**
Noel Furlong in the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic event
Nickname(s)	Noel
Hometown	Dublin, Ireland
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1
Money finishes	3
Highest ITM main event finish	Winner (1999)

J. J. "Noel" Furlong (born December 25, 1937 in Dublin, Ireland) is a recreational poker player who won the 1999 World Series Of Poker. He originally became a millionaire from his carpet manufacturing business.

Furlong began playing poker in 1984, and in his first trip to the World Series of Poker, he placed 6th in the main event. Ten years later Furlong's biggest win would come in the 1999 WSOP main event, in which he won $1 million.

Until Andrew Black's 5th place finish at the 2005 World Series of Poker main event, he was the top money-winning Irish poker player in the world.

As of 2006, Furlong's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,100,000.

Furlong owns a carpet distribution company that does over $100 million worth of business a year. Because of his involvement with the carpet business he doesn't play poker frequently, usually only the WSOP and tournaments in Ireland and western Europe.