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Tal Herzog

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Tal Herzog
Tal Herzog, Israeli professional poker player
Nickname(s)Turkey1
ResidenceCaesarea, Israel
Born1996 (age 27–28)
Israel
World Poker Tour
Title(s)Second place at the World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit.
Money finish(es)923,165$

Tal Herzog (Hebrew: טל הרצוג), is an Israeli professional poker player, from Caesarea. Herzog won second place at the main event of the World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit.

Early life and education

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Herzog was born in Israel, in 1996. He served in the 202nd Paratroopers Brigade "Viper" of the Israel Defense Forces. After finishing his military service, Herzog studied psychology. He recently became the professional manager of the soon-to-be-launched theAcademy.Poker.[1]

Career

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Herzog first cashed in a major poker tournament in the 2020 WSOP Online.[2] In 2021, going by the moniker “Turkey1”, he won $923,165 and 2nd place at the main event World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit.[3]

World Series of Poker wins

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Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2020 WSOPC #18: $1,700 MAIN EVENT 923,165$

References

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  1. ^ "Former IDF paratrooper wins about $1 million in poker". The Jerusalem Post. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tal Herzog's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Zetzsche, Christian (January 16, 2021). ""turkey1" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($923,165)". PokerNews.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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