Gary "Bones" Berland (May 9, 1950 – February 6, 1988)[1] was an American professional poker player who won five World Series of Poker bracelets.
He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his family in 1968 and attended UNLV.
He dropped out of college after two years to become a full-time professional poker player.
Berland finished runner-up to Doyle Brunson in the 1977 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 no limit Texas hold'em main event,[2] but did not cash because the tournament had a winner-take-all format until 1978.
[5] Berland's 11 cashes at the World Series of Poker totaled $220,390.