Blondie Forbes

American poker player and road gambler

T. "Blondie" Forbes was a poker player and road gambler who was the sole 1980 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame.[1] Forbes is credited with creating the game of Texas hold'em.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ^ "PokerPages.com: Poker Hall of Fame". PokerPages.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009.
  2. ^ Petes, Tim (July 18, 2007). "The Quest for Immortality: The Poker Hall of Fame". Card Player. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "The History of Texas Hold'em". BetMGM. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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  • Johnny Moss
  • Nick Dandolos
  • Corky McCorquodale
  • Red Winn
  • Sid Wyman
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1980s
  • Blondie Forbes
  • Bill Boyd
  • Tom Abdo
  • Joe Bernstein
  • Murph Harrold
  • Red Hodges
  • Henry Green
  • Puggy Pearson
  • Doyle Brunson
  • Jack Straus
  • Sarge Ferris
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