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j. c. pearson -lrb- poker player -rrb-
 las vegas , nevada j. c. pearson
j. c. pearson -lrb- poker player -rrb-

j. c. pearson is a professional poker player originally from tennessee who won a bracelet at the world series of poker .
he is a brother of 1973 world series of poker champion puggy pearson .
pearson born and raised in tennessee and was one of nine siblings .
he followed in his brother 's footsteps and moved to las vegas , nevada to play poker and has been an active player since the early 1980s .
he won one wsop bracelet : at the 1994 world series of poker in the $ 2,500 limit omaha hi-lo split event , defeating matthias rohnacher during heads-up play .
in addition to the bracelet , pearson earned a cash prize of $ 103,000 .
earlier in the same series , pearson finished 2nd to o'neil longson in the $ 1,500 pot limit omaha event .
when j. c. won his bracelet , he and brother puggy became the first brothers to win bracelets at the world series of poker .
they held that distinction until the 2008 world series of poker when brothers blair hinkle and grant hinkle both won a bracelet .
pearson also cashed in the $ 10,000 no limit holdem main event in 1994 , finishing in 19th place and earning $ 16,800 .
his total live tournament earnings exceed $ 900,000 .
his 12 cashes at the world series of poker make up $ 250,744 of that total .
