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	Jack Straus - Pokermilestone - Home of the past, present and future Champions - Poker News - Player Bios and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jack Strauss 1930-1988 Jack was a hall of fame poker player he began playing poker in the early 1970’s but he is famous for the largest comeback in history in 1982 he went from a single $500 chip and cameback to win the 1982 world series of poker main event.
		Straus knew his was desparate to avoid a call, as his chances of drawing out to win on the river were very slim.
		Straus was nicknamed “Treetop” because he was 6′6″; he was a graduate of Texas A&M and had played varsity basketball there in his youth.
	www.pokermilestone.com /jack-straus (463 words)

	WikiPokerPedia.com : JackStraus
		Famously, Straus' 1982 win was a comeback after being down to just one $500 chip, supposedly the origin of the common tournament poker aphorism: "a chip and a chair." Although accounts vary, the most common story is that he pushed all his chips into the pot, was called, and lost the hand.
		In the telecast of the event, the look on Straus' face when he drew a 10 on the river to win the final hand was a charming visage of complete astonishment.
		Straus is also credited with one of the most celebrated bluffs of all time.
	www.wikipokerpedia.com /wiki/tiki-index.php?page=JackStraus (638 words)

	Legends of Poker - "Treetop" Jack Straus \| Poker News
		Straus was right about Dawson, who won the game's MVP award, and as usual, Jack lived to play another day.
		Jack followed his love for hunting on several trips to Africa, and during a trip to Mozambique, he shot a lion.
		Jack always said you had to accept the game you were playing in, and match both your bankroll and your temperament.
	www.pokernews.com /news/2005/06/poker-legends-treetop-jack-straus.htm (1152 words)

	WSOP Profile On Jack Straus At Gambling-Win.com
		Born in 1930, Straus earned the nickname "Treetop" as a young man because of his height.
		Jack was a lifelong fan of poker, but did not start competing in the World Series of Poker until the early 1970s.
		Jack Strauss, whether he wanted this or not, got to experience the ultimate sendoff.
	www.gambling-win.com /profile-jack-straus.html (478 words)

	View news - Irish Eyes Poker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As it turned out, Jack had actually worked as a teacher after getting a degree in business administration from Texas A and M, but there was no excitement for him there, and besides, he missed the thrill of playing basketball, and the work cut into his poker time.
		In 1982, Straus was a highly respected, upper-limit poker player in Las Vegas and the South, but because of his aggressive style, he was not a well-know player in other parts of the country.
		I can think of nothing that personifies Jack's life better than that tournament, and although I was saddened when he passed away in 1988, it was fitting that he was doing what he loved when his time came: playing in a high-limit poker game.
	www.irisheyespoker.com /Poker/News/View-news.aspx?DisplayId=59759060-8059-4BC5-922D-DE9C4514BFD8 (1070 words)

	Jack Straus Profile \| Background on Jack Straus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		So said one Jack Strauss, a man who towered over other professional poker player not only in size (he was six foot six inches tall) but in presence as well.
		While Jack Strauss was a youngster, born in Texas at the very start of the Depression, there was no question that he had some strong feelings about the concept of money and exactly how much of a hold it should have on a person.
		Jack took that one chip and turned into a championship win, taking down the field, winning the 1982 World Series of Poker main event and claiming the coveted gold bracelet for his own.
	www.guidetopoker.com /Jack-Straus.php (587 words)

	TIME.com: The Great Shopping Spree -- Jan. 8, 1965 -- Page 5
		Straus is descended from a line of German-Jewish traders who at the turn of the century paid $1,645,000 to buy Macy's, a thriving store that had been founded in 1858 by a onetime Yankee whaler named Rowland Hussey Macy.
		Jack himself was practically born with a silver trowel in his hand; he used it at the age of two to lay the cornerstone of the present store.
		Straus has guided the store through a new era of change and crisis in retailing.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,833454-5,00.html (706 words)

	Poker playes / WSOP winners / 1981-1990 / Jack Straus: 'If Money Is Your God, You Can Forget No-Limit Poker'
		Jack Straus had won at the WSOP in 1982.
		As a player Jack Straus was known for his creativity at the table, for his willingness to risk… to risk all he had.
		Jack once said: "If money is your god, you can forget no-limit poker, because it's going to hurt you too much to turn loose of it.
	www.launchpoker.com /players/wsop_winners/1981_1990/-jack-straus- (298 words)

	Strauss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strauss (German: Strauß) is a common German surname, with variant spellings Strauß, Straus and Strouse, possibly originating in Middle High German strûz "fight".
		Oscar Straus Memorial, a memorial in Washington, DC commemorates the accomplishments of Oscar Solomon Straus.
		Straus Hall is one of the dormitories housing first-year students at Harvard College.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Straus (568 words)

	TIME.com: Mr. Jack Steps Aside -- Oct. 4, 1968 -- Page 1
		As befits the familial heir,* Straus is not about to assume "a pensioner's schedule." He will head Macy's six-member executive committee, act as third man with Smiley and Molloy in a policy-making triumvirate.
		Straus zeroed in on what he called his "bull's-eye" (middle-income) clientele, liked to stalk around the floors to check on the sales people and inspect the merchandising for taste.
		Jack Straus says that he has "no timetable for stepping down entirely." And there are more Strauses on the way.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,838837,00.html (700 words)

	Texas Monthly August 1973: Inside the World Series of Poker
		Straus is boxed; if he was going to tap in he would have wanted to pick his own time to do it, but Moss forced him; he stands up and reaches for his coat, Moss shows his hole cards: two 8's, for three.
		Straus has two Hearts in the hole, for four, The next card up is a Diamond.
		Upstairs, Jack Straus is taking a shower, "gettin' ready to play some poker." Amarillo Slim and Crandall Addington are at the cashier's, buying tall stacks of fl checks.
	www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/1973-08-01/feature5-3.php (1795 words)

	Paid Notice: Deaths STRAUS, ROBERT K. - New York Times
		Straus is survived by his wife, Barbara, his daughter, Penelope More of Olema, CA and his son, Christopher Jesse of Santa Barbara.
		Straus had been interested in this approach to education and the study of decision-making for many years.
		He and his brother, Jack Straus, established a fund at the Harvard Business School in 1973 in memory of their father, for the same purpose.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE7DA1630F935A15751C0A961958260 (392 words)

	American Jewish Life Magazine
		Because the man they called "Treetop" Jack Straus went on to win the whole tournament, snagging a world championship and his second World Series of Poker bracelet.
		It's possible the single chip story is even apocryphal, but Straus is also remembred for the greatest bluff in poker history.
		Knowing he was probably beat, his opponent likely holding a three, Straus devised a beautiful bluff to get his opponent to fold.
	www.atlantajewish.com /content/052006/poker/jackstraus.html (473 words)

	Spooky Farrar, Straus - By Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine
		They would do real work for Straus as literary scouts, but they would also be reporting to this government agency, which would pay their salaries.
		Straus did business with the government on a dedicated phone line installed in his office, and the publisher concealed the arrangement from his colleagues.
		Straus says his "literary scouts" went and talked to writers such as Alberto Moravia and the publishers of Carlo Levi or Cesare Pavese to find out when their new books would be ready, presumably saving Straus a few dollars in international phone calls.
	www.slate.com /id/2064178 (736 words)

	Jewish Review: Announcements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Maiya Rose Straus was born on Nov. 20, 2004, to David and Irina Straus of Sharon, Mass.
		The grandparents are Sharon and Stewart Straus of Portland, and Nadya and Pavel Lazarev of Jekobpils, Latvia.
		The great-grandparents are Irene and Milt Rosenthal, and Jack Straus of Portland.
	www.jewishreview.org /Archives/Article.php?Article=2005-01-01-397 (513 words)

	Jack Straus Professional Poker Player, Gallery of Champions WSOP
		Jack Straus, the WSOP 1982 winner, was not a boring opponent at all.
		Straus had two small pairs with the worst possible kicker.
		It was lesser than the one on the board.
	www.pokerplayerpress.com /Gallery-JackStraus.html (238 words)

	Texas Monthly August 1973: Inside the World Series of Poker
		At a small table a few feet away, "Treetop" Jack Straus is drinking milk, chatting amiably with a visiting journalist and whoever else stops by.
		Straus is a gambler's gambler, widely thought to be one of the best all-around card players in the world, equally adept at everything from gin rummy to fljack and a dozen variations of poker.
		The IRS is presently claiming that Straus owes them a million and a half dollars and there is considerable side-betting at Binion's on just how far he win get with his money, should he win, before the IRS swoops in on him.
	www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/1973-08-01/feature5.php (1828 words)

	Holdem.ro - Primul site romanesc despre poker
		Jack Straus si Dewy Tomko au dat all in preflop (cel mai mare pot din istoria de pina atunci a WSOP).
		Un patru a venit in flop dindu-i lui Tomko prima sansa.
		Dar riverul a adus un 10 cistigator pentru Straus.
	www.holdem.ro /wsop.php?year=1982 (98 words)

	Poker Pro - Jack Straus, VIPpoker.com spotlights
		Born in Texas at the start of the Great Depression, the 6-foot-6 Straus made a name for himself in the 1970’s as an aggressive player who treated money as if it were mere pieces of paper.
		Straus’ 1982 WSOP victory earned him his second bracelet, his first being a win in the Deuce to Seven Draw at the 1973 tourney.
		In August 1988, Straus died of a heart attack during a high-stakes game of poker at the Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, Calif. He was 58.
	www.cybersportsblog.com /06archives/apr/poker-pro-jack-straus.html (451 words)

	Gutshot.com : by
		Athlete, gambler and hunter, Jack Straus was an admirer of the work of that American poster boy for all things macho, Ernest Hemingway.
		After the gunman had shot and wounded a friend of his, Straus launched himself at the madman and knocked the gun from his hand.
		After his death, fittingly during a poker game, Jack Straus was inducted into the Binion's Poker Hall of Fame.
	www.gutshot.com /e/editorial/legends.php?player=42 (686 words)

	Poker Legend, Jack "Treetop" Straus
		For example, as the story goes (told by Jack, of course), he was waiting in an IRS office in his home town of San Antonio because he had been hauled in for owing a million dollars in back taxes.
		Jack got up, went over to the agent, and said, “Oh, hell, just put it on my tab.
		Jack “Treetop” Straus came to the end of his days in a manner befitting a poker warrior: he had a heart attack at a poker table in California in 1988.
	www.casino-magyck.com /casino-blogs-032406.html (532 words)

	Poker Pages: Poker Articles: TJ Cloutier
		"Jack Straus is there." So we start talking with Jack and pretty soon we hear a pounding on the door.
		He borrowed and loaned a lot of money in his time, and it was always on what we called "principle." Principle meant that Jack set up a certain day to pay back his loan, and he only paid it on that exact day.
		Seems that Jack had borrowed $5,000 from this fellow and the guy had come over to dun him for the money.
	www.pokerpages.com /articles/interviews/cloutier.htm (2160 words)

	social onanism » Blog Archive » It Takes Heart
		Consolation could always be found in the immortal words of Jack Straus.
		He had often said, as they all do, that he would like to die at the table — but only Jack could have added that he hoped he’d be losing at the time.
		Jack Straus himself defined it as “intestinal fortitude.” Heart, to me, was what defined Jack, both as a man and a player.
	www.brainvomit.com /shawnz/?p=52 (221 words)

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		The only thing that dwarfed Jack Straus' enormous 6 foot 7 inch frame was his exuberant personality and love of life.
		Known for his aggressive and creative flair at the table, Straus won the World Series of Poker in 1982, incredibly after going down to his last $500.
		It is perhaps fitting that Jack died doing what he loved when suffering a heart attack in 1988 during a high stakes poker game at the Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, California.
	www.32red.com /poker/school/legends_players3.php (240 words)

	Poker.Net - Legends of Poker
		The problem I experienced was simple, if talent was a musical instrument, Jack was playing a tuba, and I was sitting at the table with a kazoo.
		As it turned out, Jack had actually worked as a teacher after getting a degree in business administration from Texas A & M, but there was no excitement for him there, and besides, he missed the thrill of playing basketball, and the work cut into his poker time.
		Having been born in 1930, and calling San Antonio, Texas his home for much of his life, Straus knew the lay of the land.
	www.poker.net /headlines/news/archive/legendsofpoker.htm (346 words)

	Up For Poker Blog
		One of the most famous stories about the world championship was the way the late, great Jack Straus had won the title in 1982.
		Straus had just lost what we can assume to be a big hand, one that he must have thought eliminated him from the tournament.
		As he was collecting his stuff to leave the table he found the last chip, and the table/dealer/tournament director (not clear which, or if an issue was even made of it) allowed him to play on with his single chip.
	www.upforanything.net /poker/archives/000414.html (1152 words)

	1982 WSOP Winner Jack Straus
		At the bottom of this page you will find a short bio of 1982 WSOP winner Jack Straus.
		The bluff was depicted in the Stu Ungar biopic Stuey ; however, Straus is not a character in the film and the bluff is credited to another player.
		Straus was nicknamed "Treetop" because he was 6'6"; he was a graduate of Texas Aand M and had played varsity basketball there in his youth.
	www.freerollhaven.com /jackstraus.html (617 words)

	Intestinal Fortitude, It Applies to Writers too - Something Different - written road blog
		Jack Straus himself defined it as ‘intestinal fortitude’.
		Heart, to me, was what defined Jack, both as a man and a player.
		Holden told us that Jack Straus died of a heart attack at the early age of 58.
	www.writtenroad.com /archives/001036.shtml (789 words)

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