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"Gentle" Joe Awada (born March 12 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Awada moved from Lebanon to the United States in his early teenage years, working as a juggler, eventually touring with the Harlem Globetrotters. After a car accident, he began working as a casino dealer and eventually became a regular on the poker tournament circuit.

At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Awada finished 2nd to Scott Fischman in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event. Later in the same WSOP, Awada defeated "The Flying Dutchman" Marcel Lüske to win a bracelet in the $5,000 seven-card stud event. Three months later, he also made the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) third season event won by Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson.

Awada has also won an event on the Ultimate Poker Challenge and made the final table of a World Series of Poker circuit event.

As of 2005, his total live tournament winnings exceed $800,000.

Awada has six children.

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