Bob Ciaffone

Bob Ciaffone (born December 10, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is the author of Robert's Rules of Poker, and an American poker player, based in Saginaw, Michigan.

Bob Ciaffone
Nickname(s)The Coach
ResidenceSaginaw, Michigan, U.S.
BornDecember 10, 1940 (1940-12-10) (age 79)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)7
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		3rd, 1987

Ciaffone finished third in the 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event, winning $125,000. In that same year, he finished fourth in the WSOP $2,500 pot limit Omaha hold 'em event and fifth in the World Series of Poker $1,000 no limit Texas hold 'em event.

He was the president of the Michigan Chess Association in 2003, is the author of four books on poker and two books on chess, and has been awarded the Life Master title by both the United States Chess Federation and the American Contract Bridge League.

He was a delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.[1][2][3]

As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $330,000.[4]

References
  1. Poker Coach Bob Ciaffone Now a Democratic Delegate at cardplayer.com
  2. "Ciaffone, Robert B." at the Political Graveyard
  3. Obama as president? Professional gamer likes the odds by John Hiner, in MLive on August 28, 2008
  4. Bob Ciaffone Hendon Mob tournament results
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