Don Holt is an American

United States

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 poker

Poker

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 player. He has won a World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker

The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...

 (WSOP) bracelet and has cashed in various events at the WSOP including the Main Event.

Holt began playing at the WSOP in the 1980s. He won his bracelet at the 1989 World Series of Poker

1989 World Series of Poker

The 1989 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1989 Main Event was won by 24-year-old Phil Hellmuth, defeating defending champion Johnny Chan, and also breaking the record for the youngest player to win the WSOP Main Event . Had Johnny Chan won, he would have tied Johnny...

 in the US$5,000 seven card stud event, defeating three-time bracelet winner, David Sklansky

David Sklansky

-Life and career:Sklansky was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School in 1966. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, but left before graduation. He returned to Teaneck and passed multiple Society of Actuaries exams by the time he was 20, and worked...

 heads-up. That same year he had his other first place tournament

Poker tournament

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 finish, also in seven card stud, at Amarillo Slim's

Amarillo Slim

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 Super Bowl of Poker.

Holt finished second in a seven card stud eight-or-better event in 1998

1998 World Series of Poker

-Preliminary events:-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.-External Links:*...

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Holt has also cashed in the WSOP Main Event several times. His highest Main Event finish came in 1991

1991 World Series of Poker

-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 215 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. This was the first Main Event to offer a top prize of 1 million dollars.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:...

, when he finished in second place to Brad Daugherty

Brad Daugherty (poker player)

Brad Daugherty is a professional poker player.Daugherty began playing poker in 1969 on a high school trip. Following high school he worked in the construction industry, but after hearing of large prize money for tournament winnings, in 1978 he moved to Reno, Nevada...

. For his second place finish, Holt won $402,500. This is his largest cash to date at the World Series of Poker.

Holt's total live tournament winnings exceed $875,000. His 8 cashes as the WSOP account for $672,960 of those winnings.