Perry Green (poker player)

Perry Green, born on 17 March 1936, is an American poker player who has won three World Series of Poker bracelets and has reached the final table of the WSOP Main Event twice. A fur trader from Anchorage, Alaska, he began playing at the WSOP in the 1970s and won his first bracelet in 1976 in the 1,000 dollar Ace to Five Draw event, his second in 1977 in the 500 dollar Ace to Five event, and his third in 1979 in the 1,500 dollar No Limit Texas hold'em event, defeating Jim Bechtel heads-up. His largest payday was at the 1981 Main Event, where he finished second for 150,000 dollars after losing heads-up to the reigning champion Stu Ungar, and in 1991 he made a second Main Event final table, finishing fifth. He has been active in the Alaska Jewish community and in an unsuccessful effort to legalize casino poker in Alaska.