One for Most Consecutive WSOPs Record Holder

If we asked you who has played in the most consecutive World Series of Pokers, you'd probably say someone like Doyle Brunson or possibly Perry Green. Both are good guess, but both are wrong. That honor belongs to Howard “Tahoe” Andrew, from Walnut Creek, California.

He has played at least one WSOP event dating all the way back to 1973! That's 40 years, folks. Now 79 years old, Tahoe has won two bracelets both from the 1976 WSOP. His first came in Event #1 $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $28,000 and the other in Event #2 $2,500 Non-Pro No-Limit Hold'em for $24,000. Even if the fields were smaller back then, back-to-back titles is an impressive feat.

Tahoe is in today's field and peacefully grinding over at Table 42. In a recent hand, he and the player in Seat 5 both put in 750 preflop and saw a flop of . Tahoe check-called a bet of 975 before both players checked the turn. When the peeled off on the river, Tahoe bet out 1,200 and Seat 5 opted to fold.