- Gary Berland
infobox poker player
firstname=Gary
lastname=Berland
nickname=Bones
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hometown=
wsop bracelet count=5
wsop money finishes=8
wsop main event best finish rank=3rd
wsop main event best finish year=1986Gary "Bones" Berland (1950-1986) was an American professional
poker player that won fiveWorld Series of Poker bracelet s.Berland finished runner-up to
Doyle Brunson in the1977 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limitTexas hold'em main event [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8160 thehendonmob.com 8th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1977] ] but did not cash because at the time had a winner takes all format which was changed the following year at the1978 WSOP . [http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/annual/1978.html gaming.unlv.edu - Summary of 1978 Tournament] ] He also finished third in the 1986 main event. His total live tournament winnings exceeded $200,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=27565 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]According to Doyle Brunson, he died shortly after the
1986 World Series of Poker of a rare blood disorder. [ [http://cardozaplayer.com/deadlysins_details.php?aid=67&cid=67&ctr=5 Doyle Brunson: My Second world Championship] ]WSOP Bracelets
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External links
* [http://www.pokernews.com/news/2005/07/legends-poker-gary-bones-berland.htm Legends of Poker: Gary "Bones" Berland]
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