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1081:Card Player
874:Card Player
571:Dnevni avaz
386:CA$ 556,000
328:CA$ 241,500
317:Mike Sexton
306:final table
273:instead of
235:Quebec City
80:Bracelet(s)
1347:Categories
467:References
448:Van Nguyen
271:cash games
231:Yugoslavia
216:Main Event
58:1990-04-07
1214:PokerNews
939:PokerNews
907:PokerNews
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634:PokerNews
536:PokerNews
382:hero call
364:Amsterdam
302:Kahnawake
41:Residence
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598:"Équipe"
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501:Archived
415:See also
379:heads-up
228:war-torn
163:Title(s)
132:Title(s)
109:Highest
1182:YouTube
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371:100,000
313:100,000
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265:Career
239:Quebec
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