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costa in the 2005 world series of poker cyprus 27 january 1956 the poet the silver fox las vegas , nevada , u.s. peter costa.jpg peter costa
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peter costa

peter costa -lrb- born 27 january 1956 in cyprus -rrb- to greek cypriot parents is a british professional poker player based in las vegas , nevada .
he is most well known as the winner of the sixth series of the popular `` late night poker '' television series during his time living in the united kingdom , where he defeated austria 's jin cai lin in the final heads-up encounter to take the # 60,000 first prize .
he was formerly nicknamed '' `` the silver fox '' '' , a nickname shared by fellow poker player mel judah .
costa has made four final tables at the world series of poker -lrb- wsop -rrb- : 2002 $ 2,000 limit texas hold 'em - 9th place -lrb- $ 17,200 -rrb- 2003 $ 2,500 seven-card stud - 9th place -lrb- $ 3,600 -rrb- 2005 $ 1,500 limit texas hold 'em - 7th place -lrb- $ 57,905 -rrb- 2006 $ 3,000 omaha hi/lo - 7th place -lrb- $ 38,861 -rrb- costa was nominated for both the 2002 and 2003 european poker player of the year awards .
in addition , costa won the aussie millions tournament in 2003 , and at one time held the record for winning the limit hold-em tournament with the most entrants .
as of 2008 , his total live tournament winnings exceed $ 1,700,000 .
outside the poker world , costa 's favourite movie is groundhog day , and he is a big fan of james stewart .
his niece , maria demetriou , also has numerous poker results to her credit -lsb- http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=54247] .
