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| Russ Hamilton | |
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| Nickname(s) | None |
| Hometown | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Money finishes | 9 |
| Highest event finish |
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| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | 0 |
| Final tables | 1 |
| Money finishes | 2 |
Russ Hamilton is a poker player best known
for winning the
Hamilton initially attended college and pursued a degree in
electrical engineering, before a conversation with a professor led him
to decide that playing poker for a living would be more profitable.
After playing in underground games in Detroit, he moved to Las Vegas at the age of
36. He at first joined a tournament blackjack team, which included Stanford
Wong, Anthony Curtis, Blair
Rodman, Fred David and other blackjack pros. He enjoyed a successful
run, but when tournaments started barring blackjack pros, he turned
back to poker. In 1994 he won the
Since then, Russ Hamilton has become one of the world's foremost experts in the gaming industry. He has won World Championships in several types of casino games and founded the Ultimate Blackjack Tour in 2005.
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