- Al Krux
Infobox poker player
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firstname=Al
lastname=Krux
nickname="None"
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hometown=Fayetteville, New York
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=10
wsop main event best finish rank=5th
wsop main event best finish year=1994
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables="None"
wpt money finishes=2Al Krux (born in
North Carolina ) is an American professionalpoker player now based near Syracuse,New York .Before turning to poker, Krux was a
diamond merchant. He also once consulted with Native Americans about casinos and poker rooms.Krux has made the final table of the
World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limithold'em main event on three occasions (6th in 1990, 5th in 1994 and 6th in 2004 where he was eliminated by eventual winner Greg "Fossilman" Raymer.)Krux also won a WSOP bracelet in the 1996 $1,500 pot limit hold'em, defeating a final table that included "Miami" John Cernuto.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,300,000.
The casino where he mostly plays poker is Turning Stone Casino located in Verona, New York, when he is not participating on the tournament circuit.
Krux is married with four children. He also has a half-sister from
Bayonne, New Jersey who lives in Craford Hall Nursing Home inCranford, New Jersey .External links
* [http://www.thepokerweb.com/al-krux-interview.html Interview]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=5755 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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