Noel Furlong (born in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional poker player.
Furlong began playing poker in 1984, and in his first trip to the World Series of Poker, he placed 6th in the main event. Ten years later Furlong's biggest win would come in the 1999 WSOP main event, in which he won $1 million.
As of 2004 he is the top money winning Irish player in the world, with career tournament winnings of over $1.1 million.
Furlong owns a carpet distribution company that does over $100 million worth of business a year. Because of his involvement with the carpet business he doesn't play poker frequently, usually only the WSOP and tournaments in Ireland and western Europe.
Furlong began playing poker in 1984, and in his first trip to the World Series of Poker, he placed 6th in the main event.
Noel went to local all-Irish schools where they didnt speak English, instead every subject was studied through the medium of Irish, which basically is a dead language, just as Latin is. He left college at 17 and never attended university.
Noel was first dragged to Las Vegas by Terry in 1989 and got to the final table of the championship event, purely by luck.
Furlong admits that he is mainly a recreational poker player, but few question his skill.
Although Furlong is an amateur player, poker observers say that he is one of the most unpredictable poker players in the world, with a style that can be pretty wild and aggressive.
Furlong is a very private man, and some say he’s really quite shy, so it isn’t surprising why little is known about him.
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