Paul Clark (poker player)

infobox poker player
firstname=Paul
lastname=Clark
nickname=Eskimo


caption=Paul Clark at the 2005 World Poker Tour Mirage Poker Showdown
hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada
wsop bracelet count=3
wsop money finishes=20
wsop main event best finish rank=19th
wsop main event best finish year=1997
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=4

Paul "Eskimo" Clark (born June 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional poker player, living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Life and career

Before turning to poker, Paul Clark was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he worked as a medic.

Clark first finished in the money at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1988 limit omaha event.

He has also made money finishes in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em main event in 1997 (19th) and 1998 (25th) where he was eliminated with pocket Aces.

In 2003, Clark won the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event of the Bellagio's Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning a $160,095 prize by defeating a final table including Erik Seidel, Chris Karagulleyan, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Johnny "Oriental Express" Chan and Huck Seed.

Clark began playing the World Poker Tour (WPT) during its second season. His second place finish in the World Poker Challenge $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event earned him $310,403.

As of 2008, his total career winnings exceed $2,600,000

Outside of poker, Clark's hobbies include baseball.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Trivia

* Clark received his "Eskimo" nickname as he looks like the Alaska Airlines logo.Fact|date=July 2007

External links

* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=50 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.poker-player-profiles.com/eskimo-clark/ Poker Player profile]
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=1022 World Poker Tour profile]