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| '''Gavin Smith''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is a ] professional ] player. | '''Gavin Smith''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is a ] professional ] player. | ||
| Smith learnt cards by playing ] and ] with his father. He began playing poker at the age of 26, playing mixed games with co-workers. He became a poker dealer in ] and set up his own poker club in ]. He has also worked as a ] driver and on a ]. | Smith learnt cards by playing ] and ] with his father. He began playing poker at the age of 26, playing mixed games with co-workers. He became a poker dealer in ] and set up his own poker club in ]. He has also worked as a ] driver and on a ]. | ||
| Smith first came to note by winning tournaments in ] ] and ] in the ] and ] World Poker Finals at ]. | Smith first came to note by winning tournaments in ] ] and ] in the ] and ] World Poker Finals at ]. | ||
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Gavin Smith (born 4 September 1968 in Guelph, Ontario) is a Canadian professional poker player.
Smith learnt cards by playing cribbage and rummy with his father. He began playing poker at the age of 26, playing mixed games with co-workers. He became a poker dealer in 1996 and set up his own poker club in 1998. He has also worked as a taxi driver and on a golf course.
Smith first came to note by winning tournaments in no limit hold'em and seven card stud in the 1999 and 2000 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
He first cashed in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2003 and would later make the money of the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in 2004, finishing 52nd. He went on to cash in 2005 also (471st.)
In May 2005 he won the first prize of $1,128,278 in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown in Las Vegas, defeating Ted Forrest in the final heads-up confrontation. In October 2005 he made the WPT final table again in the 2nd Annual Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, where he finished 3rd, behind Minh Ly and "Action" Dan Harrington. His two WPT final tables make him the current fore-runner for the World Poker Tour Player of the Year award for season 4.
Smith is good friends with Erick Lindgren who helped bankroll him early in his career.
As of 2005, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000. He also plays regular online poker at Full Tilt under the alias "birdguts", and considers John "World" Hennigan to be the toughest opponent he has faced.
Smith is a superstitious person. He has refused to cut his hair since October 2004 as he found his luck ran badly shortly after the last time he cut it. His hobbies include roller hockey and golf.