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Latest article 2026-09-11 Bill Smith: 1985 WSOP Main Event Champion He overcame Cloutier’s two-to-one heads-up lead when kings beat nines, then won with pocket threes against ace-three for $700,000. Feature7 min

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  1. Feature · Bobby Baldwin: 1978 WSOP Main Event Champion He defeated Crandall Addington heads-up, earning $210,000—half the $420,000 pool—from 42 entries, with all five payouts reconciled.
  2. Feature · Johnny Moss: WSOP Career & Titles His nine recognized wins include three Main Event titles: a 1970 peer vote and freezeout victories in 1971 and 1974, spanning 18 years overall.
  3. Feature · Phil Hellmuth’s 10th WSOP Bracelet: Event #34 He defeated Juha Helppi for $631,863, tying Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan at ten bracelets—a record-tying victory, not a record-breaking one.
  4. Feature · 2026 WSOP Main Event Payouts: Reported Results Third-party results list Lucas Jumalon at $10 million and every finalist at $1 million or more; the article flags why the order is not officially confirmed.
  5. Feature · PFR Meaning: Poker and Other Uses In poker, PFR is Pre-Flop Raise: raises divided by eligible opportunities. It differs from VPIP, while context determines non-poker expansions.

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