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To: Bob Ciaffone <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: Bob Ciaffone wrote on the message board: > Ciaffone was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1940. He spent many years > traveling the world playing games before settling down in Saginaw, > Michigan. > > He became an expert in poker home game statutes, and even presented a > paper of his findings at the London International Gaming Conference. > He later established FLOP, otherwise known as Fair Laws on Poker, to > push for state laws that are friendlier to poker players. > > As a poker player, Ciaffone came close to winning a WSOP gold bracelet > on a few occasions, and even finished third in the 1987 main event > that was ultimately won by Johnny Chan. > > Ciaffone was also a standout chess, backgammon, and bridge player. Not > only was he the former president of the Michigan Chess Association, > but he was also awarded the title of Life Master by the U.S. Chess > Federation. It was an honor he would also receive from the American > Contract Bridge League. Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message

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