Chris Karagulleyan
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Chris Karagulleyan is a professional gambler now living in Glendale
, California
, United States
. Before becoming a gambler, he worked as a taxi driver and as a baker.
He broke onto the poker
scene by winning the World Poker Tour
$5,000 No Limit Hold-Em tournament
at the 2002 Legends of Poker, to earn a $258,000 first prize. Several notable finishes continued on from this, including winning the $62,700 first prize in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold-Em tournament at the 2003 LA Poker Classic. However, Karagulleyan took all the winnings and bet it at a blackjack
table, losing all his winnings from the event.
Karagulleyan won both his first pot and last pot at the 2002 Legends of Poker World Poker Tour
final table while holding pocket Queens. Knocking out both Kathy Liebert
and later on, Hon Le to win the tournament.
Karagulleyan eliminated Liebert from the final table of the 2002 Legends of Poker World Poker Tour
tournament on only the second hand. Liebert raised to $20,000 with A♠ , Karagulleyan re-raised to $60,000 while holding Q♠ . It came back around to Kathy, who moved all in for her remaining $129,000, which Chris also called. The board read 5♠ 5♣ 6♣ 7♣. Giving Chris two pair, Queens and sixes, and the best hand. It was considered the fastest elimination on the World Poker Tour
. Tied only by T.J. Cloutier later that same season at the Reno
Hilton's World Poker Challenge, when his pocket sevens were defeated by Ron Rose
's pocket Aces. Also on only the second hand of the final table. Until, Michael Perry, was knocked out on the very first hand of play at the final table of the season five World Poker Finals.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000.
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. Before becoming a gambler, he worked as a taxi driver and as a baker.
He broke onto the poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
scene by winning the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
$5,000 No Limit Hold-Em tournament
Poker tournament
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at the 2002 Legends of Poker, to earn a $258,000 first prize. Several notable finishes continued on from this, including winning the $62,700 first prize in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold-Em tournament at the 2003 LA Poker Classic. However, Karagulleyan took all the winnings and bet it at a blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
table, losing all his winnings from the event.
Karagulleyan won both his first pot and last pot at the 2002 Legends of Poker World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
final table while holding pocket Queens. Knocking out both Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert
Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player.- Poker :Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado...
and later on, Hon Le to win the tournament.
Karagulleyan eliminated Liebert from the final table of the 2002 Legends of Poker World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
tournament on only the second hand. Liebert raised to $20,000 with A♠ , Karagulleyan re-raised to $60,000 while holding Q♠ . It came back around to Kathy, who moved all in for her remaining $129,000, which Chris also called. The board read 5♠ 5♣ 6♣ 7♣. Giving Chris two pair, Queens and sixes, and the best hand. It was considered the fastest elimination on the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
. Tied only by T.J. Cloutier later that same season at the Reno
Reno
Reno is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.Reno may also refer to:-Places:Italy*The Reno River, in Northern ItalyCanada*Reno No...
Hilton's World Poker Challenge, when his pocket sevens were defeated by Ron Rose
Ron Rose
Ron Rose is an American poker player from Dayton, Ohio, and a two time World Poker Tour Champion with a World Series of Poker bracelet.-Early Life and Career:...
's pocket Aces. Also on only the second hand of the final table. Until, Michael Perry, was knocked out on the very first hand of play at the final table of the season five World Poker Finals.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000.