Paul Clark (poker player)

Robert Paul Eskimo Clark (2 June 1947 to 15 April 2015) was an American professional poker player from Stockton, Missouri who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Vietnam War veteran who worked as a dental assistant, he first cashed at the World Series of Poker in the 1988 limit Omaha event and made money finishes in the Main Event in 1997 (19th) and 1998 (25th). In 2003 he won the 1,500 dollar no limit hold'em event at the Bellagio's Five Diamond World Poker Classic for 160,095 dollars, beating a final table that included Erik Seidel, Johnny Chan and Huck Seed. He played the World Poker Tour from its second season, taking second in a World Poker Challenge event for 310,403 dollars. His career winnings exceeded 2,700,000 dollars, with 20 WSOP cashes worth 632,005 dollars.