Russ Hamilton (Russell Hamilton (as named by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission)): Real Name of the Poker Pro
Russ Hamilton's real name is Russell Hamilton (as named by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission).
Also known as: Sleepless
Russ Hamilton is an American poker player who won the 1994 WSOP Main Event and its $1,000,000 first prize, beating Hugh Vincent heads-up. In 2008 the Kahnawake Gaming Commission found him primarily responsible for the UltimateBet "superuser" cheating scandal. NBC News reported that the UltimateBet account "Sleepless" was tied to the address of a Las Vegas house (https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26563848), and Poker News Daily reported that the address was linked to Hamilton (https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/former-ultimate-bet-owner-implicated-in-ub-cheating-scandal-147/).
Source: Card Player: Kahnawake issues final report on online poker scandal
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