Furlong in the Hoddle Grid of Melbourne are also one furlong in length. Much of Ontario, Canada, was originally surveyed on a ten-furlong grid, with major roads being laid out along the grid lines. Now that distances are shown on road signs in kilometres, these major roads are almost exactly two kilometres apart. The exits on highways running through Toronto, for example, are generally at intervals of two kilometres. The furlong is also a base unit of the humorous FFF system of units. The exact conversion of the furlong to SI units varies slightly among English-speaking countries. In Canada and the
Noel Furlong exceed $1,100,000. His 3 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,070,785 of those winnings. Furlong owns a carpet distribution company that does over $100 million worth of business a year. Because of his involvement with the carpet business, he doesn't play poker frequently, usually only the WSOP and tournaments in Ireland and western Europe. Furlong's other interests include owning horses and working as a horse trainer. Noel Furlong J. J. Furlong (born December 25, 1937 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish businessman and poker player who won the 1999 World Series of Poker main event. Furlong was born and raised