Jack Straus

Jack Straus was an American professional poker player born on June 16, 1930, who died on August 17, 1988. He holds two World Series of Poker bracelets: the 1973 $3,000 Deuce to Seven Draw event and the 1982 WSOP No-Limit Hold'em Main Event for $520,000. His 1982 Main Event victory, achieved after coming back from a single chip, gave rise to the poker expression ""a chip and a chair."" He was inducted posthumously into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1988. He was nicknamed ""Treetop"" due to his height of 6 feet 6 inches.