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Jay B. Heimowitz -LRB- born December 26 , 1937 -RRB- is an American poker player from Bethel , New York .. American. United States. poker. poker. Bethel. Bethel, New York. New York. New York ( state ). Heimowitz was one of the original players to help establish the Mayfair Club as a premier poker house .. poker. poker. Mayfair Club. Mayfair Club. Heimowitz started playing poker for baseball cards at the age of 9 .. poker. poker. He went on to join the U.S. Army ; by the time he left the service at age 21 , Heimowitz had won approximately $ 10,000 playing against his fellow servicemen .. Heimowitz used this money to invest in a beer company , which he later sold to Budweiser .. Budweiser. Budweiser ( Anheuser-Busch ). Heimowitz has attended the World Series of Poker -LRB- WSOP -RRB- since 1975 and has won six bracelets  :. World Series of Poker. World Series of Poker. Heimowitz is one of only three players , the other two being Phil Hellmuth and Billy Baxter , in World Series of Poker history to have won a bracelet in four different decades .. World Series of Poker. World Series of Poker. Phil Hellmuth. Phil Hellmuth. Billy Baxter. Billy Baxter ( poker player ). Heimowitz won a Poker After Dark title on his sole appearance , earning $ 120,000 .. Poker After Dark. Poker After Dark. The show was themed around former Mayfair Club regulars with a table composed of Heimowitz , Mickey Appleman , Dan Harrington , Mike Shichtman , Howard Lederer , and Steve Zolotow .. Mayfair Club. Mayfair Club. Mickey Appleman. Mickey Appleman. Dan Harrington. Dan Harrington. Howard Lederer. Howard Lederer. Steve Zolotow. Steve Zolotow. As of 2009 , he has made over $ 2,000,000 in live tournament winnings .. His 36 cashes at the WSOP account for $ 1,503,615 of those winnings .. Outside of poker , Heimowitz enjoys keeping himself fit .. poker. poker. He lives with his wife Carole -LRB- they married in 1960 . -RRB-. They have four sons -LRB- Eddie , Lonnie , Roy , and Neil -RRB- and grandchildren -LRB- Katelyn , Jaclyn , Angelo , Max , Sofia , Jake , Anatoly , Casey , and Neil Patrick -RRB- .