- Tom Franklin
infobox poker player
firstname=Tom
lastname=Franklin
nickname=Captain Tom
caption=Tom Franklin in the2006 World Series of Poker
hometown=Gulfport, Mississippi
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=28
wsop main event best finish rank=7th
wsop main event best finish year=1995
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=5"Captain" Tom Franklin (born
October 23 ,1950 ) is an American professionalpoker player born inFresno, California . [ [http://www.pokerjunkie.com/user.php?op=userinfo&uname=Tom%20Franklin pokerjunkie.com profile] ]Franklin's poker career began in the 1970s. His first in the money cash at the
World Series of Poker (WSOP) occurred in 1990, finishing 24th in the $10,000 no limithold'em championship event. Franklin won a WSOP bracelet in 1999 in the $2,500 limit Omaha event. [ [http://www.conjelco.com/wsop99/event8.html 1999 World Series of Poker Limit Omaha report] ]In 2005, Franklin won a No Limit Holdem event at the Bellagio Casino's "Five Diamond Classic", picking up $434,025 for the win.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000.
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External links
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=1038 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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