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Flack started playing cards with his grandparents, but became engrossed in the game whilst working at a casino. He would regularly go to another casino after work to play poker. Despite becoming the Night Manager in his job, he quit as he was spending too much time on poker to continue working full-time as well. The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas (jb) A casino is a building that accommodates certain types of gambling games and activities. ...

He met up with Johnny Chan who helped him improve his game and, following a big loss, encouraged Flack to ensure he had a lot of rest before a tournament. He has also been mentored by Huck Seed. Johnny Orient(al) Express Chan (born 1957?) is a professional poker player. ... Huck Seed (born 1969?) is a professional poker player. ...

In 2004, Flack began experimenting with drugs. His friend, Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu stepped in and paid $80,000 for him to go into rehab. Flack has apparently now recovered from the experience. 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel Negreanu, Professional Poker Player Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a professional poker player. ...

As of 2005 he has made over $3,000,000 in live tournament winnings. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In his freetime, Flack enjoys listening to 1980's music and playing golf. Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is a sport where individual players or teams hit a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ...

World Series of Poker (WSOP)

Flack has made several noticable finishes at the WSOP, including winning 5 bracelets. The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ...

Tournament Wins

• 1999 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold-Em - won $224,400 - field included Lucy Rokach and Paul Phillips
• 2002 $2,000 No Limit Hold-Em - won $303,880
• 2002 $1,500 No Limit Hold-Em - won $268,020 - field included Johnny Chan, T.J. Cloutier and Juan Carlos "El Matador" Mortensen
• 2003 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split - won $119,260 - field included Men "The Master" Nguyen, Annie Duke, Howard "The Professor" Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
• 2003 $1,500 Limit Hold-Em Shootout - won $120,000 - field included Annie Duke and Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani

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Other High Finishes

• 1998 $2,000 No Limit Hold-Em - 2nd ($133,000) - field included Scotty Nguyen, Max Stern, Alex Brenes and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
• 2000 $5,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 3rd ($59,400) - field included Howard "The Professor" Lederer, Allen Cunningham, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Mel "Silver Fox" Judah
• 2001 $2,000 No Limit Hold-Em - 3rd ($81,270) - field included Phil Hellmuth Jr, T.J. Cloutier, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Berry Johnston and Kenna James
• 2005 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold-Em - 2nd ($185,855) - field included "Cowboy" Hoyt Corkins, Jennifer Harman, Marcel Luske, Dewey Tomko and Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier
• 2005 $5,000 Short-Handed No Limit Hold-Em - 4th ($99,030) - field included Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Scotty Nguyen, Men "The Master" Nguyen and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson

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World Poker Tour (WPT)

Flack has made numerous appearances on the WPT and has captured one WPT title. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a collection of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...

• 2002 World Poker Finals - 2nd place ($186,900) - finalists included Howard "The Professor" Lederer, Andy Bloch and Phil Ivey
• WPT Invitational Tournament - Winner ($125,000) - finalists included Jerry Buss (a good friend of Flack's) and Men "The Master" Nguyen
• 2004 UltimateBet.Com Poker Classic - 2nd place - finalists included Eric Brenes, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and John Juanda