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The passing of a poker legend
Filed in archive Poker News by matt on April 14, 2006
The passing of a poker legend
According to Bluff Magazine, Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson, the originator of the freeze-out style poker tournament, has passed away at age 77. Starting in 1973, Pearson's freeze-out style tournaments, in which players play until one player has all the chips, became the format for all WSOP events. Pearson himself won 3 WSOP bracelets including the 1973 Main Event. Besides poker, Pearson became an expert gambler in both pool and golf and was elected to the poker hall of fame in 1987.

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