Gabe Kaplan
Gabe Kaplan is a very famous poker player from New York. He is also famous as a comedian and an actor. But his poker career has made him very famous around the world. In fact, his success in poker has been so big that quite a lot of people remember him for his poker skills rather than his comic and acting abilities.
Gabe started off his career as a standup comedian and he became quite popular at that. He was known for his sense of humor and timing and his standup comedy shows were very popular with everyone. Soon, he started getting involved in albums, sitcoms, and other types of entertainment. Even when he was very active at his acting and comedy career, he wanted to become a poker player badly. So, he soon started taking part in poker tournaments all over the country and became known for his poker skills in the professional circles in the country. He first appeared in World Series of Poker in 1978. Soon, he got addicted to poker tournaments and started appearing in them regularly. In 2004, his first major break viewable to the big public came when he finished third in a big World Poker Tour which announced his arrival to the poker world. It was a classic Texas Hold ‘em event and he won big prize money of over $250,000. Ever since then, he took part in a whole lot of poker events and tournaments and won a lot of them. To date, he has earned more than a million dollars in prize money. He has also become very famous with poker fans around the world.
He recently got back to standup comedy again and he has been received well by his fans. Thanks to his success, Gabe is placed right along poker stars like Chris Ferguson, Gus Hansen, and Doyle Brunson.