By: Martin Derbyshire

A few years ago "Yukon" Brad Booth was being hailed as one of the greatest poker players in the world you've never heard of. Back then it was guys like Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth saying it, so everybody was listening.

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Sounds like Brad's had a pretty tough time of it lately, but you have to give him props for keeping a sense of humor about it all. The bottom line is he's got mad poker skills and nobody doubts he'll be back on top soon enough. Too bad he didn't make a deeper run here at the Bellagio. And, oh yeah, that Ivey fella he bluffed? - he ended the day with the chip lead.