Corky McCorquodale
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Felton "Corky" McCorquodale (August 23, 1904 – November 23, 1968)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> was a professional poker player, noted as the person who introduced Texas hold 'em to Las Vegas in 1963.
Poker had been legal in Las Vegas since 1931,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but Texas hold 'em was not played. In 1963, McCorquodale introduced Texas hold'em at the California Club in Las Vegas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The game became popular and quickly spread to the Golden Nugget, Stardust, and Dunes.<ref name="FarhaReback2007">Template:Cite book</ref>
He was a respected no-limit player in his career. Since McCorquodale's death in 1968, Texas hold ‘em has now become one of the most popular forms of the game in the world.
He was a posthumous charter inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979.<ref name="Quest">Template:Cite web</ref>