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Felton "Corky" McCorquodale (August 23, 1904 – November 23, 1968) was a professional poker player, noted as the person who introduced Texas hold 'em to Las Vegas in 1963. Poker had been legal in Las Vegas since 1931, but Texas hold 'em was not played. In 1963, McCorquodale introduced Texas hold'em at the California Club in Las Vegas. The game became popular and quickly spread to the Golden Nugget, Stardust and Dunes. He was a respected no-limit player in his career. Since McCorquodale's death in 1968, Texas hold ‘em has now become one of the most popular forms of the game in the world.

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  • Felton "Corky" McCorquodale (August 23, 1904 – November 23, 1968) was a professional poker player, noted as the person who introduced Texas hold 'em to Las Vegas in 1963. Poker had been legal in Las Vegas since 1931, but Texas hold 'em was not played. In 1963, McCorquodale introduced Texas hold'em at the California Club in Las Vegas. The game became popular and quickly spread to the Golden Nugget, Stardust and Dunes. He was a respected no-limit player in his career. Since McCorquodale's death in 1968, Texas hold ‘em has now become one of the most popular forms of the game in the world. He was a posthumous charter inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979. (en)
  • Felton McCorquodale, meglio conosciuto come "Corky" McCorquodale (Fort Worth, 1904 – 1969), è stato un giocatore di poker statunitense. Nato in Texas, è noto per essere stato colui il quale introdusse il Texas hold 'em a Las Vegas nel 1963; da allora l'Hold'em divenne la specialità più diffusa di poker. Per questa ragione nel 1979 è stato inserito nel Poker Hall of Fame. (it)
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  • 1904-08-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Fort Worth, Texas (en)
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  • Felton McCorquodale (en)
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  • Corky (en)
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  • Felton McCorquodale, meglio conosciuto come "Corky" McCorquodale (Fort Worth, 1904 – 1969), è stato un giocatore di poker statunitense. Nato in Texas, è noto per essere stato colui il quale introdusse il Texas hold 'em a Las Vegas nel 1963; da allora l'Hold'em divenne la specialità più diffusa di poker. Per questa ragione nel 1979 è stato inserito nel Poker Hall of Fame. (it)
  • Felton "Corky" McCorquodale (August 23, 1904 – November 23, 1968) was a professional poker player, noted as the person who introduced Texas hold 'em to Las Vegas in 1963. Poker had been legal in Las Vegas since 1931, but Texas hold 'em was not played. In 1963, McCorquodale introduced Texas hold'em at the California Club in Las Vegas. The game became popular and quickly spread to the Golden Nugget, Stardust and Dunes. He was a respected no-limit player in his career. Since McCorquodale's death in 1968, Texas hold ‘em has now become one of the most popular forms of the game in the world. (en)
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