Sam Mastrogiannis
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Stamatis A. "Sam" Mastrogiannis (born March 2, 1942) is an Greek American
professional poker
player who won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker
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event and won his second bracelet in 1986 in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event.
He also won a Seven-card stud
event at Amarillo Slim
's Super Bowl of Poker
in 1982
. Mastrogiannis was mostly a cash game
player during his career, his lifetime tournament winnings exceeded $145,000.
Sam Mastrogiannis invested his poker winnings and started his own shoe company. His shoe line was called the mastroni... they shoes were sold at Nortroms under the signature label.
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player who won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
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Mastrogiannis cashed three times at the World Series of Poker and won two bracelets. He won his first bracelet in 1979 in the $1,000 RazzRazz
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event and won his second bracelet in 1986 in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event.
He also won a Seven-card stud
Seven-card stud
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event at Amarillo Slim
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's Super Bowl of Poker
Super Bowl of Poker
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in 1982
1982 Super Bowl of Poker
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. Mastrogiannis was mostly a cash game
Cash game
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player during his career, his lifetime tournament winnings exceeded $145,000.
World Series of Poker Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 1979 World Series of Poker The 1979 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 54 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. Fowler was the first amateur to win the WSOP... |
$1,000 Razz | $22,200 |
| 1986 1986 World Series of Poker -Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 141 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.-Final table:-Other High Finishes:NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.... |
$1,500 Seven Card Stud | $80,000 |
Sam Mastrogiannis invested his poker winnings and started his own shoe company. His shoe line was called the mastroni... they shoes were sold at Nortroms under the signature label.