Brad Daugherty (poker player)
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Brad Daugherty is a professional poker
player.
Daugherty began playing poker in 1969 on a high school trip. Following high school he worked in the construction industry, but after hearing of large prize money for tournament winnings, in 1978 he moved to Reno, Nevada
. In 1987 he won his first tournament.
Daugherty was awarded the first ever World Series of Poker
$1,000,000 prize when he won the bracelet in the main event at the 1991 World Series of Poker
. He made another deep run in the WSOP main event in 1993, finishing in 9th place.
Daugherty is the coauthor, with Tom McEvoy
, of Championship Satellite Strategy and No-Limit Texas Hold'em for New Players.
Although Daugherty no longer travels much to play poker, he still plays at the larger tournaments as well as online. He has one son and currently resides in the Philippines
.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,700,000. His 19 cashes as the WSOP account for $1,158,574 of those winnings.
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player.
Daugherty began playing poker in 1969 on a high school trip. Following high school he worked in the construction industry, but after hearing of large prize money for tournament winnings, in 1978 he moved to Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
. In 1987 he won his first tournament.
Daugherty was awarded the first ever World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
$1,000,000 prize when he won the bracelet in the main event at the 1991 World Series of Poker
1991 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 215 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. This was the first Main Event to offer a top prize of 1 million dollars.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:...
. He made another deep run in the WSOP main event in 1993, finishing in 9th place.
Daugherty is the coauthor, with Tom McEvoy
Tom McEvoy
Thomas K. McEvoy is a professional poker player and author. He is best known for his win in the 1983 World Series of Poker main event.-Early life:...
, of Championship Satellite Strategy and No-Limit Texas Hold'em for New Players.
Although Daugherty no longer travels much to play poker, he still plays at the larger tournaments as well as online. He has one son and currently resides in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,700,000. His 19 cashes as the WSOP account for $1,158,574 of those winnings.