Louis Sager Hunsucker Jr.


Louis Sager Hunsucker Jr., also known as Sager, The Big Book and The Main Book, was an American poker player.

Life and career

Hunsucker was born in Harris, Texas, the son of Louis Sager Hunsucker Sr. and Pauline Edwina Tomlinson. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1959. After graduating, he worked as a businessman.
At the 1977 World Series of Poker, Hunsucker won a WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event for $34,200.
In 1982, Hunsucker pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion, and was placed on probation until 1984. After his probation sentence, in 1987, he was charged with promoting gambling, and was placed on probation again for three years.

Death

Hunsucker died on April 27, 2021, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 87.