Felix D. "Dody" Roach (May 3, 1937 – September 7, 2004) was an American

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player from

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, who won two bracelets at the

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Career

Roach won his first bracelet at the 1981 WSOP in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament. In 1982, he made the final table of the $10,000 Main Event. Roach finished in 6th place, earning a $41,060 cash prize in the event which was won by Jack Straus. Roach won his second bracelet in 1996, in the $1,500 Limit Omaha event. In the heads-up play, he defeated multi bracelet winner Men Nguyen "the Master" to win the bracelet and $102,600 prize. His total tournament cashes were $490,649. His 10 cashes at the World Series of Poker accounted for $283,734 of that total. In 2004, Roach died at age 67.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

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Card Player profileHendon Mob profileWSOP profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roach, Dody 1937 births 2004 deaths American poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners People from Corpus Christi, Texas