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Crandell Addington

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  • Name: Crandell Addington
  • Nickname: Dandy
  • Current Residence: San Antonio, Texas, United States
  • Birth Date: June 2, 1938
  • Birth Place: Graham, Texas, United States

If you dig down deep into the roots of poker in the United States, you'll find yourself in Texas.

The game may have been played elsewhere, but in the early days the toughest games in the world could only be found in the Lone Star State. So it's no surprise many of poker's legends cropped up there.

Included among them: Crandell Addington, one of the founders of the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Addington - also known as "Dandy"... Read More >>

Trivia

  • President, CEO, chairman, and director of a biotechnology company involved in cancer drug research
  • One of the founders of the WSOP but has never won it
  • Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2005

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament Place Winnings
1973 WSOP, Event 6, No-Limit Hold'em 1st $17,000
1978 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 1978 2nd $84,000

Player Statistics

Cashes2
Total Winnings$101,000
First Place Finishes1
WSOP Bracelets1

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