Hoyt Corkins

Hoyt Bricken Corkins, born on 20 December 1959 in Glenwood, Alabama, is an American professional poker player known for his softly-spoken voice and aggressive style, who has two World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour titles. He started playing at nineteen after receiving lessons from his father and made his first WSOP cash in 1989, finishing fourth in the 2,500 dollar Pot-Limit Omaha event for 27,600 dollars. He won his first bracelet and 96,000 dollars in the 1992 5,000 dollar Pot Limit Omaha tournament and his second in the 2007 2,500 dollar 6 Handed No Limit Hold Em event, defeating Terrence Chan for over 515,000 dollars. He is known by the nickname Cowboy for the cowboy hat and boots he wears at the table, wears ear plugs during live tournaments, and in November 2005 finished second to Mike Matusow in the WSOP Tournament of Champions freeroll for 325,000 dollars.