Corky McCorquodale

Felton "Corky" McCorquodale (1904–1968)^[1] was a professional poker player, noted as the person who introduced Texas hold 'em to Las Vegas in 1963. Since then, the game has become one of the most popular poker variants in history.

He was a charter inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979.^[2]

References

↑ David M. Hayano (1983). Poker Faces: The Life and Work of Professional Card Players. University of California Press. p. 87. ISBN 0-520-05067-3.
↑ Peters, Tim (2007-07-18). "The Quest for Immortality: The Poker Hall of Fame". Cardplayer Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

Poker Hall of Fame

1979	Johnny Moss Nick Dandolos Corky McCorquodale Red Winn Sid Wyman Wild Bill Hickok Edmond Hoyle

1980s	Blondie Forbes Bill Boyd Tom Abdo Joe Bernstein Murph Harrold Red Hodges Henry Green Puggy Pearson Doyle Brunson Jack Straus Sarge Ferris

1990s	Benny Binion Chip Reese Amarillo Slim Jack Keller Little Man Popwell Roger Moore

2000s	Stu Ungar Lyle Berman Johnny Chan Bobby Baldwin Berry Johnston Jack Binion Crandell Addington T. J. Cloutier Billy Baxter Barbara Enright Phil Hellmuth Dewey Tomko Henry Orenstein Mike Sexton

2010s	Dan Harrington Erik Seidel Barry Greenstein Linda Johnson Eric Drache Sailor Roberts Tom McEvoy Scotty Nguyen Jack McClelland Daniel Negreanu Jennifer Harman John Juanda

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