Bobby Baldwin is an American professional poker player and casino executive from Tulsa, Oklahoma, born around 1950, who attended Oklahoma State University before moving to Las Vegas. He won the 1978 World Series of Poker Main Event at age 28, the youngest champion at the time, and went on to win four WSOP bracelets between 1977 and 1979, with career tournament winnings exceeding 2.3 million dollars; he was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2003. He later became a leading casino executive, serving as president of the Golden Nugget in 1984, the Mirage in 1987 and the Bellagio in 1998, and later as CEO of Mirage Resorts and CityCenter at MGM Resorts before departing in 2018; the Bellagio's high stakes poker room, Bobby's Room, is named in his honor.
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Competition Category Career HighlightWon the 1978 World Series of Poker Main Event 1 Connections
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Bobby Baldwin (born c. 1950) is a professional poker player and casino executive.
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Baldwin won his largest tournament prize in 1978 when he won the WSOP Main Event, earning the title and the $210,000 first prize.
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1950) is a professional poker player and casino executive.
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As a poker player, Baldwin is best known as the winner of the 1978 World Series of Poker Main Event, becoming the youngest Main Event champion at that time.
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