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Jokers wild: Bill Fisher won $1,000 in The Star's Weekend Poker game with five of a kind
Jokers wild: Bill Fisher won $1,000 in The Star's Weekend Poker game with five of a kind

Jokers wild: Bill Fisher won $1,000 in The Star's Weekend Poker game with five of a kind

Date8/22/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jokers wild: Bill Fisher won $1;000 in The Star's Weekend Poker game with five of a kind.
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0119616F
Eight-Year-Old Steven Veals (left) plans to buy himself and his brother, Scott, 9, dreams bikes with the $2,000 he won in The Star's Jokers Wild conte(...)
Eight-Year-Old Steven Veals (left) plans to buy himself and his brother, Scott, 9, dreams bikes with the $2,000 he won in The Star's Jokers Wild conte(...)
9/1/1978
Mike Dales: Orangeville man won first prize playing Star's Jokers Wild
Mike Dales: Orangeville man won first prize playing Star's Jokers Wild
10/2/1981
Full House in The Star Jokers Wild contest gave Joan Steig, 26, of Lawrence Ave
Full House in The Star Jokers Wild contest gave Joan Steig, 26, of Lawrence Ave
9/22/1978
No Joking: Tom Nesbitt of Mississauga is the latest winner of the $1,000 grand prize in The Star's Joker Wild contest
No Joking: Tom Nesbitt of Mississauga is the latest winner of the $1,000 grand prize in The Star's Joker Wild contest
10/8/1981
Weekend poker winners: Susan Sheppard with $1,000 cheque and Fred Fernandez with one for $500 in Star contest
Weekend poker winners: Susan Sheppard with $1,000 cheque and Fred Fernandez with one for $500 in Star contest
8/29/1980
Eileen Conway: A flush of top cards made Metro woman the winner of $750 in the Star's Weekend Poker Game
Eileen Conway: A flush of top cards made Metro woman the winner of $750 in the Star's Weekend Poker Game
9/5/1988
Winning hands: $750 winners in The Star fourth Weekend Poker game from left, Ed Dabush, Reg Stapleton, Bob Coleman took the pot with took the pot with royal flushes
Winning hands: $750 winners in The Star fourth Weekend Poker game from left, Ed Dabush, Reg Stapleton, Bob Coleman took the pot with took the pot with royal flushes
8/1/1980
Kathy Potter was 11 when she won the $1,000 scholarship from The Star's Terry Taggert, for her 18
Kathy Potter was 11 when she won the $1,000 scholarship from The Star's Terry Taggert, for her 18
8/5/1981
Woman Wins $1,000 Snapshot Prize, Phyllis Smith, left, of Thornhill, whose entry from The Star won grand prize of $1,000 in Newspaper Snapshot Awards (...)
Woman Wins $1,000 Snapshot Prize, Phyllis Smith, left, of Thornhill, whose entry from The Star won grand prize of $1,000 in Newspaper Snapshot Awards (...)
3/29/1961
James Deans: The mississauga man knew enough about poker to recognize a straight flush that earned him $500
James Deans: The mississauga man knew enough about poker to recognize a straight flush that earned him $500
9/5/1980
Wild Flowers' Pal, Top Essay on conservation of wild flowers won this Toronto Star trophy for Mrs
Wild Flowers' Pal, Top Essay on conservation of wild flowers won this Toronto Star trophy for Mrs
3/6/1959
Strut your stuff: Speed Sport, Key 590 rock radio and The Star's Wheels team are expecting between 800 and 1,000 cars to participate in the second annual Wheels cruise
Strut your stuff: Speed Sport, Key 590 rock radio and The Star's Wheels team are expecting between 800 and 1,000 cars to participate in the second annual Wheels cruise
7/31/1989