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Will Durkee

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William Porter Durkee, born around 1983, is a professional poker player. He was a graduate student at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in economics, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors in wrestling and Academic All-American honors. In 2007 he won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the 2,000 dollar No-Limit Hold'em event for 566,916 dollars, and later that year finished 13th in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event for 38,010 pounds. As of 2008 he had earned over 750,000 dollars in live tournament play, with 715,422 dollars coming from his seven WSOP cashes. The article states no nationality for him.

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Birth Year
1983 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
Titles
1 1
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1. Will Durkee (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth year
    (born c. 1983)
  • Article, pronoun use
    He was a graduate student at the Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois
  • Lead, titles won
    Durkee won a World Series of Poker bracelet
  • Plays: Poker, Lead, poker player
    poker player
  • Competed In: World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker results
    In 2007, Durkee won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $566,916
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