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From High Stakes to the Hall of Fame Doorstep: The Life and Times of Eli Elezra

If passion for the game was the main criteria for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, Eli Elezra probably would have been in years ago.

"I had 10 cashes at the World Series of Poker this year and I made two final tables, but I don't just play 11 or 12 hours a day in the tournaments. When I finish, I go straight to Aria or Bellagio and play cash until 5 a.m., then I get up at 11 a.m. and get right back into the tournaments.