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Robert Varkonyi

Name: Robert Varkonyi
Current Residence: Great Neck, N.Y.
Born: October 7, 1961
Birth Place: New York, N.Y.

Trivia

Won the WSOP Main Event in 2002
Worked as a Vice President of Goldman-Sachs
Used to build trading systems on Wall Street
Semi-professional poker player
Married to Olga Varkonyi, one of the chip leaders in Day 2 of the 2005 WSOP Main Event
Father of a two and half year old daughter, Victoria (named after Robert's 2002 WSOP victory)
2002 WSOP Main Event Champion

Notable Tournament Cashes

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2007 WSOP, Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	177th	$51,398
2002 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2002	1st	$2,000,000

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