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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Derick "Tex"
Barch is a businessman and professional poker player from McKinney,
Texas whose rise to fame came in the 2005 World Series of Poker. Barch
made the final table at the Main Event, finishing third, behind Steve
Dannenmann and eventual champion Joe Hachem. Barch has been playing
poker since 1993 and has cashed in fourteen other major tournaments
besides the 2005 WSOP. His first in-the-money finish in a World Series
event came on April 27, 2004 in the $1,500 pot limit hold'em event.
Barch finished 16th, earning $4,000.
