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He played horribly when drunk. |
He played horribly when drunk. |
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In between those two extremes, he was a great loose-aggressive player of the old "blast them out" school. The year he won the main event, he entered the final day's play sober and just sat there while he warmed up. He spent a long time before he got really drunk accumulating a huge pile of chips by well-timed aggressive play and trapping people when he really had the goods. |
In between those two extremes, he was a great loose-aggressive player of the old "blast them out" school. The year he won the main event, he entered the final day's play sober and just sat there while he warmed up. He spent a long time before he got really drunk accumulating a huge pile of chips by well-timed aggressive play and trapping people when he really had the goods. |
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He had so many chips once he got drunk that good luck got him through to the finish line. You can see T.J. Cloutier talking about him here. <ref>http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/interviews/cloutier.htm/ref>[[Special:Contributions/71.234.37.99|71.234.37.99]] Will in New Haven 01:06, 24 September 2008 (UTC) |
He had so many chips once he got drunk that good luck got him through to the finish line. You can see T.J. Cloutier talking about him here. <ref>http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/interviews/cloutier.htm/<ref>[[Special:Contributions/71.234.37.99|71.234.37.99]] Will in New Haven 01:06, 24 September 2008 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 01:18, 24 September 2008
| Bill Smith | |
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| Nickname(s) | None |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | Winner, 1985 |
Bill Smith was a renowned professional poker player.
Smith was a staple at the World Series of Poker during the 1980s. He was involved in three final tables of the main event. At the 1981 and 1986 WSOP he placed 5th, but at the 1985 World Series of Poker he won the bracelet, and $700,000. His total tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.
Smith died in 1997.
The most unusual thing about Bill Smith, or about his reputation, is that he drank heavily while playing serious poker and survived. He won a main event while blasted. Here is what I was was told by some fairly well-known players.
He did not play well when sober. He was too cautious and predictable. He played horribly when drunk. In between those two extremes, he was a great loose-aggressive player of the old "blast them out" school. The year he won the main event, he entered the final day's play sober and just sat there while he warmed up. He spent a long time before he got really drunk accumulating a huge pile of chips by well-timed aggressive play and trapping people when he really had the goods. He had so many chips once he got drunk that good luck got him through to the finish line. You can see T.J. Cloutier talking about him here. <ref>http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/interviews/cloutier.htm/<ref>71.234.37.99 Will in New Haven 01:06, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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