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== Poker career == | == Poker career == | ||
Eric Drache is best known as a cardroom manager and tournament director who significantly influenced the modern poker landscape. He served as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament director from 1973 to 1988, where he invented the concept of satellite tournaments to increase field sizes. He also managed cardrooms at the Golden Nugget and The Mirage, and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2012<ref>https://www.wsop.com/news/ten-finalists-for-the-2012-poker-hall-of-fame-unveiled/</ref> | Eric Drache is best known as a cardroom manager and tournament director who significantly influenced the modern poker landscape. He served as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament director from 1973 to 1988, where he invented the concept of satellite tournaments to increase field sizes. He also managed cardrooms at the Golden Nugget and The Mirage, and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2012.<ref>https://www.wsop.com/news/ten-finalists-for-the-2012-poker-hall-of-fame-unveiled/</ref> | ||
=== World Series of Poker === | === World Series of Poker === | ||
He never won a bracelet. | He never won a bracelet. | ||