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Robert Paul ''"Eskimo"'' Clark (born June 2, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died April 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American professional poker player who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. ==Life and career== Robert Paul Clark grew up in Stockton, MO, one of seven brothers and sisters. Before turning to poker, Eskimo Clark was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he worked as a medic. Clark first finished in the money at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1988 limit omaha event. He has also made money finishes in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em main event in 1997 (19th) and 1998 (25th) where he was eliminated with pocket aces. In 2003, Clark won the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event of the Bellagio's Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning a $160,095 prize by defeating a final table including Erik Seidel, Chris Karagulleyan, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Johnny Chan and Huck Seed. Clark began playing the World Poker Tour (WPT) during its second season. His second-place finish in the World Poker Challenge $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event earned him $310,403. Clark's last in-the-money finish at the World Series of Poker was in 2007. As of 2015, his total career winnings exceed $2,700,000. His 20 cashes at the WSOP account for $632,005 of those winnings.〔(World Series of Poker Earnings ), worldseriesofpoker.com〕 Outside of poker, Clark's hobbies included baseball. He died on April 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 67. 〔(Robert Paul "Eskimo" Clark Obituary )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Clark (poker player)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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