Where Are They Now – Mel Judah

February 12, 2009

Where are They Now is a series of an in depth look at all poker players – not just the pros – as they travel through one long game. Some of the players profiled are deceased but not forgotten.

“Silver Fox” Mel Judah is a name I’ve had on my list to profile for quite a while, but had yet to cover him. Last night I was watching the World Series of Poker Europe event, and had no idea he was so well respected among his peers. That’s why it was a no brainer today to write about a poker player who has been among the top players on the tournament circuit for the last twenty years.

Mel Judah was born in Calcutta, India on October 8, 1947. As a teenager, Judah learned poker from his father. Their game of choice at the time was Seven Card Stud, which as his results show, would come in handy many years later. A lot of poker players we chronicle are by definition “gamblers.” They gamble on everything from who can lose the most weight to who can find a parking spot closer to the grocery store. Then we have poker players who wouldn’t even consider themselves gamblers. Judah fits the latter. As a child Judah received a piece of advice from his father that he has called the best advice he ever had. The advice was “to lose the minimum and win the maximum.” This may seem like simple advice, but it taught Judah to not take risks in poker, and in life, where he wouldn’t be a favorite. So, a gambler he would not be. But, a smart poker player he would be.

However, poker wouldn’t become a major factor for a few more years. As a young man Judah moved to Australia. After trying a number of jobs that never really held his interest for long he became interested in hairdressing. As he learned the trade he realized that Australia wasn’t exactly a hotbed for hairdressing if he ever wanted to make any real money in it. So, that prompted Judah to move to London so he could be around more experienced hairdressers and also have a chance to perhaps get on with a big styling company.

Once in London he eventually worked his way up and got a job with Vidal Sassoon. As a part of working with Vidal Sassoon he found himself working with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, often traveling across the ocean to do so. If you feel like you’ve read a strikingly similar story in our series, you will see Judah’s travels closely parallel those of Marco Trainiello’s. So, if the most unique list in poker was WSOP bracelet winner and Oscar nominee and included just Jennifer Tilly, the second most unique list in poker, hairstylist-to-successful poker player now stands at two.

Eventually Judah opened up his own salon on London’s West End and it was around this time that he also started playing poker again. At first he just made sure he left himself enough vacation time to take a few trips to Las Vegas a year to play in some tournaments, but as he was showing positive results in them, he wondered if he could turn poker into a more lucrative hobby if he played more. Judah has said a number of times that he feels that his early work as a hairstylist gave him a chance to really get inside the heads of his customers, and of course that has translated well on the poker felt. The social skills, he has said, helped him with the psychological side of poker.

In 1989 his early Seven Card Stud games with his dad transformed to a WSOP victory in the same event, earning him $130,800 in the very first event he ever cashed in at the series. That same year he nearly won a second event, finishing second in a $1,500 Limit Hold’em event. All said he placed in four events that year, including 17th in the Main Event.

Over the next five years Judah went on to cash in at least one WSOP event. He has said in interviews that the WSOP tournaments are easily his favorite, and it’s no wonder with results like this. Judah didn’t cash in any tournaments in 1996, but more than made up for it in 1997 when he earned his second WSOP bracelet, once again in Seven Card Stud, this time earning $176,000. This same year he also finished in 3rd place in the Main Event, the same year Stuey Ungar came literally out of nowhere to win the event for a record tying 3rd time.

Judah has cashed in WSOP events 37 times. He also won the World Poker Tour 2003 Legends of Poker tournament in Los Angeles for a career high of $579,375 dollars. Judah has talked openly about the WPT not allowing deals at the table. He says if they start to sponsor players, or pay them to be in tournaments they could do that, but he doesn’t feel they have a right to interfere in chopping deals. Because of that he hasn’t played in many WPT tournaments, but the ones he did, he had fine success, making two final tables in just a handful of events played.

A few years ago Judah alluded to the fact he would be cutting back on his tournament play, electing to spend more time with his family in London, where he still calls home. However, he still seems to show up deep in major tournaments. Since 2005 he has cashed in 7 WSOP events, including finishing in 21st place of the WSOPE event that I alluded to earlier in the story. In fact, last month, in January 2009, he finished first in Limit Omaha hi/lo event in Australia.

While Seven Card Stud is the event that has brought Judah both of his bracelets, he says his favorite game to play is Omaha hi/lo and Stud hi/lo. In reality though it doesn’t really matter what game he plays, because he has run deep, and in many cases, won tournaments in every type of poker.

His advice for being a successful tournament player sort of reflects the advice his father gave him many years ago and that is to be patient, and he sees too many players throwing in any two cards when they could have afforded to wait a while to get it in, in a better spot. His advice and his father’s advice has seen him make over three million dollars to date.

Major Tournament Results:

12-Jan-2009 A$ 1,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Melbourne 1st A$ 30,600 $ 21,737

09-Jan-2009 A$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Melbourne 42nd A$ 3,290 $ 2,337

27-Sep-2008 £ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
2008 World Series Of Poker – Europe, London 21st £ 28,960 $ 52,670

19-Jul-2008 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo – Championship
2008 Orleans Open Poker Tournament, Las Vegas 9th $ 1,935

10-Jan-2008 A$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em – Bounty Event
2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Melbourne 12th A$ 7,511 $ 6,602

08-Dec-2007 A$ 1,100 Pot Limit Omaha
APPT Sydney, Sydney 5th A$ 6,765 $ 5,923

09-Oct-2007 Heat 3
Poker Million VI, Sky Sports 4th

14-Aug-2007 £ 1,250 No Limit Holdem
NPL 2007 Global Poker Circuit – United Kingdom Open, London 1st £ 7,500 $ 15,171

19-Jun-2007 $ 2,000 Seven Card Stud
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007, Las Vegas 10th $ 6,203

03-Jun-2007 $ 2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007, Las Vegas 20th $ 7,145

29-May-2007 $ 194 Omaha Hi/Lo
Mini Series Warm-ups, Los Angeles 3rd $ 1,860

18-Apr-2007 £ 200 No Limit Hold'em
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, Manchester 4th £ 2,350 $ 4,692

08-Jan-2007 A$ 1,000 Limit Omaha Hi Lo
2007 Aussie Millions, Melbourne 7th A$ 3,840 $ 3,054

15-Dec-2006 Final
Poker Million V, Sky Sports 4th $ 150,000

14-Dec-2006 Semi Final 2
Poker Million V, Sky Sports 1st

16-Nov-2006 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
Betfair Asian Poker Tour, Singapore 18th $ 930

31-Oct-2006 Heat 6
Poker Million V, Sky Sports 1st

14-Oct-2006 Poker EM Super Final – Limit 7 Card Stud
The Big Double 2006, Baden 21st € 2,056 $ 2,611

13-Oct-2006 Poker EM 3rd Consolation – Limit 7 Card Stud
The Big Double 2006, Baden 1st

07-Oct-2006 € 5,000 EPT – No Limit Hold'em
The Big Double 2006, Baden 22nd € 9,434 $ 11,982

26-Sep-2006 £ 500 Pot Limit Omaha Double Chance
Poker Meltdown Festival, London 7th

18-Sep-2006 £ 200 Pot Limit Hold'em
The European Poker Championships, London 11th £ 400 $ 753

17-Aug-2006 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
2006 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 14th $ 4,020

08-Aug-2006 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas 23rd $ 3,283

05-Aug-2006 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006, Las Vegas 19th $ 8,935

02-Jun-2006 € 3,000 Irish Poker Tour Grand Final – No Limit Hold'em
Boylepoker Irish Poker Tour Grand Final, Dublin 4th € 35,000 $ 45,006

15-Apr-2006 € 3,000 No Limit Hold'em
Paddy Power Irish Open Poker Tournament 2006, Dublin 16th € 10,000 $ 12,104

20-Mar-2006 $ 500 Limit 7 Card Stud
2006 Winnin' o' the Green, Los Angeles 1st $ 5,907

13-Jan-2006 A$ 3,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Crown Australian Poker Championships 2006, Melbourne 5th A$ 13,350 $ 9,784

28-Nov-2005 $ 200 Pot Limit Omaha
Caribbean Poker Classic, St. Kitts 9th $ 1,570

20-Nov-2005 $ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em
2005 Monte Carlo Millions, Monte Carlo 23rd

21-Oct-2005 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments – Oct 2005, Las Vegas 4th $ 6,790

23-Sep-2005 $ 5,000 Championship Event – No Limit Hold'em
California State Poker Championship, Los Angeles 7th $ 25,950

30-Aug-2005 No Limit Hold'em
World Poker Tour Battle of Champions II, Los Angeles 4th

19-Jun-2005 $ 2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005, Las Vegas 21st $ 3,080

07-Jun-2005 $ 2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold'em
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005, Las Vegas 11th $ 12,605

21-May-2005 $ 1,500 Super Satellite No Limit Hold'em
2005 Mirage Poker Showdown, Las Vegas 26th $ 10,200

19-May-2005 $ 3,000 Pot Limit Omaha
2005 Mirage Poker Showdown, Las Vegas 1st $ 36,084

Mar-2005 Heat 8
Party Poker World Open, Maidstone 3rd

14-Feb-2005 $ 970 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
2005 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 5th $ 7,372

09-Feb-2005 $ 970 Seven Card Stud
2005 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 41,991

16-Jan-2005 A$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Crown Australian Poker Championships – 2005, Melbourne 5th A$ 9,250 $ 7,191

15-Jan-2005 A$ 5,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Crown Australian Poker Championships – 2005, Melbourne 5th A$ 8,000 $ 6,220

13-Jan-2005 A$ 1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Crown Australian Poker Championships – 2005, Melbourne 8th A$ 3,000 $ 2,332

09-Jan-2005 A$ 500 Pot Limit Omaha
Crown Australian Poker Championships – 2005, Melbourne 10th A$ 1,790 $ 1,392

08-Jan-2005 A$ 500 Pot Limit Hold'em
Crown Australian Poker Championships – 2005, Melbourne 5th A$ 5,618 $ 4,368

10-Nov-2004 Consolation Tournament
2004 Monte Carlo Millions, Monte Carlo 7th $ 3,000

12-Oct-2004 $ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em Final Day
2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament, Las Vegas 11th $ 3,593

06-Sep-2004 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge, Las Vegas 5th $ 2,100

04-Sep-2004 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge, Las Vegas 7th $ 1,460

18-Aug-2004 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
2004 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 25th $ 1,265

16-Aug-2004 $ 500 E.O. World Championship
2004 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 9th $ 985

Aug-2004 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments – Aug 2004 (2), Las Vegas 6th $ 3,274

01-Jul-2004 £ 750 No Limit Hold'em
European Poker Championships, London 9th £ 2,740 $ 5,004

20-May-2004 $ 1,500 A-5 Draw Lowball
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 5th $ 16,500

10-May-2004 $ 2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 31st $ 2,380

09-May-2004 $ 2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 25th $ 2,580

28-Apr-2004 $ 1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas 18th $ 8,840

18-Mar-2004 £ 750 No Limit Hold'em
British Open 2004, London 15th £ 1,000 $ 1,803

10-Feb-2004 $ 1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
2004 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 1st $ 43,295

15-Dec-2003 $ 10,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship
2003 Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, Las Vegas 6th $ 101,842

11-Dec-2003 $ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
2003 Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, Las Vegas 3rd $ 33,465

01-Sep-2003 $ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event – WPT
2003 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 579,375

28-Aug-2003 $ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
2003 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 8th $ 2,760

19-Jul-2003 £ 2,500 European No Limit Holdem Championship
European Poker Championships 2003, London 10th £ 3,750 $ 6,115

28-Jun-2003 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
White Nights Poker Festival 2003, St Petersburg 3rd $ 6,688

09-Jun-2003 € 1,000 World Heads Up Poker Championships 2003
Austrian Masters 2003, Vienna 65th

09-Jun-2003 € 1,000 World Heads Up Poker Championships 2003
Austrian Masters 2003, Vienna 33rd

14-May-2003 $ 5,000 Seven Card Stud
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 2nd $ 102,680

05-May-2003 $ 2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 8th $ 6,520

20-Apr-2003 $ 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas 8th $ 5,920

03-Apr-2003 $ 1,500 Seven Card Stud
2003 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship, Las Vegas 7th $ 5,878

18-Feb-2003 $ 1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo
2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 8th $ 3,640

13-Feb-2003 $ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha
2003 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 9th $ 2,660

10-Jan-2003 A$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Crown Australasian Poker Championships – 2003, Melbourne 5th A$ 11,500 $ 6,461

08-Jan-2003 A$ 5,000 32 Man Heads Up
Crown Australasian Poker Championships – 2003, Melbourne 7th A$ 8,000 $ 4,495

08-Jan-2003 A$ 2,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Crown Australasian Poker Championships – 2003, Melbourne 1st A$ 36,800 $ 20,676

06-Jan-2003 A$ 1,500 Hold'em
Crown Australasian Poker Championships – 2003, Melbourne 3rd A$ 12,900 $ 7,248

09-Oct-2002 £ 500 Pot Limit Omaha
European Poker Classics 2002, London 3rd £ 8,515 $ 13,323

29-Sep-2002 € 1,000 No Limit Holdem
Austrian Classics 2002, Vienna 3rd € 7,990 $ 7,837

14-Jun-2002 € 3,000 2002 World Heads Up Poker Championships – No Limit Hold'em
Ladbrokes Casino 2002 World Heads Up Poker Championships, Vienna 9th € 1,500 $ 1,417

13-Jun-2002 € 1,000 Heads Up Pot Limit Omaha
Ladbrokes Casino 2002 World Heads Up Poker Championships, Vienna 5th

12-Jun-2002 € 1,000 Heads Up Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Ladbrokes Casino 2002 World Heads Up Poker Championships, Vienna 3rd

11-Jun-2002 € 1,000 Heads Up Limit 7 Card Stud
Ladbrokes Casino 2002 World Heads Up Poker Championships, Vienna 5th

08-Jun-2002 € 400 Limit Holdem
Austrian Masters 2002, Vienna 2nd € 7,070 $ 6,594

07-Jun-2002 € 150 Limit 7 Card Stud
Austrian Masters 2002, Vienna 3rd € 3,060 $ 2,854

17-May-2002 $ 2,000 1/2 Hold'em – 1/2 7 Card Stud
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002, Las Vegas 13th $ 2,700

09-May-2002 $ 5,000 7 Card Stud
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002, Las Vegas 5th $ 25,940

05-Apr-2002 $ 250 Pot Limit Omaha
Moscow Poker Trilogy – Part 1, Moscow 9th $ 300

25-Mar-2002 £ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha
British Open 2002, London 3rd £ 14,820 $ 21,105

17-Mar-2002 $ 8,000 Limit Hold'em – Final Results
Party Poker Million, Cruise 9th $ 12,480

11-Feb-2002 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
2002 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 21st $ 1,032

03-Nov-2001 $ 300 Pot Limit 7 Card Stud
Moscow Open 2001, Moscow 2nd $ 5,244

01-Nov-2001 $ 500 Pot Limit Omaha
Moscow Open 2001, Moscow 6th $ 2,042

27-Oct-2001 $ 100 Pot Limit Holdem
Moscow Open 2001, Moscow 1st $ 8,469

01-Oct-2001 ATS 10,000 No Limit Holdem
Austrian Classics 2001, Vienna 5th ATS 56,650 $ 3,770

25-Aug-2001 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
2001 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 8th $ 2,570

21-Aug-2001 $ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
2001 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 5th $ 4,345

20-Aug-2001 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo
2001 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 2nd $ 15,410

12-Aug-2001 $ 500 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo
2001 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 2nd $ 13,000

06-Jun-2001 ATS 10,000 World Heads Up Poker Championships
Austrian Masters 2001, Vienna 2nd ATS 64,000 $ 3,998

05-Jun-2001 ATS 34,400 World Heads Up Poker Championships Finals
Austrian Masters 2001, Vienna 33rd

01-Jun-2001 ATS 2,000 Pot Limit Holdem
Austrian Masters 2001, Vienna 6th ATS 33,460 $ 2,090

31-May-2001 ATS 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha
Austrian Masters 2001, Vienna 4th ATS 35,260 $ 2,203

23-Apr-2001 $ 1,500 Seven Card Stud
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001, Las Vegas 20th $ 2,375

21-Apr-2001 $ 2,000 Texas Hold'em (limit)
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001, Las Vegas 24th $ 7,160

27-Nov-2000 $ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Costa Rica Classic, San Jose 5th $ 1,600

26-Nov-2000 $ 500 Limit Hold'em/Omaha Hi-Lo Split Mix
Costa Rica Classic, San Jose 9th $ 330

25-Nov-2000 $ 500 Pot Limit Hold'em
Costa Rica Classic, San Jose 4th $ 300

22-Nov-2000 $ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split
Costa Rica Classic, San Jose 3rd $ 1,920

27-Aug-2000 $ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em
2000 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 7th $ 9,975

22-Aug-2000 $ 1,000 H.O.S.E Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo
2000 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 3rd $ 7,680

19-Aug-2000 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
2000 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 6th $ 3,640

18-Aug-2000 $ 1,000 Limit Hold'em
2000 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 6th $ 3,915

14-Aug-2000 $ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo
2000 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 23,400

08-Aug-2000 $ 300 Limit Hold'em Shootout
2000 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 5th $ 2,350

15-May-2000 $ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas Hold'em
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Las Vegas 38th $ 15,000

12-May-2000 $ 5,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Las Vegas 8th $ 12,325

10-May-2000 $ 5,000 7 Card Stud
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Las Vegas 3rd $ 50,500

04-May-2000 $ 2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Las Vegas 13th $ 3,225

01-May-2000 $ 2,500 7 Card Stud
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000, Las Vegas 10th $ 5,660

Dec-1999 $ 500 Pot Limit Omaha
Moscow International, Moscow 2nd $ 5,000

18-Jul-1999 $ 200 Seven Card Stud
1999 Orleans Open, Las Vegas 5th $ 2,697

Apr-1999 $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em
1999 Shooting Star, Santa Ynez 6th $ 5,400

19-Mar-1999 ATS 20,000 Limit 7 Card Stud
Vienna Spring Festival 1999, Vienna 8th ATS 11,520 $ 922

18-Mar-1999 ATS 1,000 Pot Limit Holdem
Vienna Spring Festival 1999, Vienna 4th ATS 40,010 $ 3,201

23-Sep-1998 $ 220 Bounty Hold'em
1998 National Championship of Poker, Inglewood 6th $ 2,115

21-Sep-1998 $ 100 Seven Card Stud
1998 National Championship of Poker, Inglewood 2nd $ 4,240

Aug-1998 $ 300 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split
1998 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 4th $ 2,375

Aug-1998 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
1998 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 4th $ 3,010

Aug-1998 $ 50 Limit Hold'em
1998 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 15,790

Aug-1998 $ 50 Hold'em/Seven Card Stud – Teams
1998 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 2nd $ 2,600

22-Jul-1998 A$ 250 Limit Hold'em
Australasian Poker Championships – 1998, Melbourne 5th A$ 1,400 $ 848

21-Jul-1998 A$ 250 Limit Seven Card Stud
Australasian Poker Championships – 1998, Melbourne 1st A$ 6,910 $ 4,187

10-Apr-1998 $ 100 Limit Hold'em
1998 Spring Challenge, Compton 9th $ 1,960

Sep-1997 $ 500 No Limit Hold'em
1997 Legends Of Poker, Los Angeles 8th $ 1,775

Sep-1997 $ 500 7 Card Stud
1997 Legends Of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 10,800

Sep-1997 $ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo
1997 Legends Of Poker, Los Angeles 3rd $ 3,240

12-May-1997 $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
28th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1997, Las Vegas 3rd $ 371,000

09-May-1997 $ 5,000 Seven-Card Stud
28th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1997, Las Vegas 1st $ 176,000

27-Apr-1997 $ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud Split
28th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1997, Las Vegas 8th $ 7,854

06-Apr-1997 $ 300 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
1997 National Championship Of Poker, Inglewood 6th $ 1,680

03-Oct-1996 $ 330 No Limit Hold'em – Terminator
LA Poker Open IV, Gardena 5th $ 1,650

28-Aug-1996 $ 200 Pot Limit Omaha
August Sizzle, Lake Elsinore 5th $ 620

22-Aug-1996 $ 1,000 Limit Hold'em
1996 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 3rd $ 10,080

18-Aug-1996 $ 500 Seven Card Stud
1996 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 15,400

15-Jun-1996 $ 300 Seven Card Stud
California State Poker Championship 1996, Los Angeles 6th $ 1,800

May-1996 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
Masters Of Poker Championship IV, Gardena 2nd $ 6,350

May-1996 $ 200 Omaha Hi/Lo Split
Masters Of Poker Championship IV, Gardena 1st $ 5,750

08-Mar-1996 $ 50 Limit Hold'em
1996 Winnin' o' the Green, Los Angeles 8th $ 915

27-Aug-1995 $ 1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
1995 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 8th $ 1,890

18-Aug-1995 $ 500 Seven Card Stud
1995 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 5th $ 2,430

17-Aug-1995 $ 500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
1995 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles 1st $ 17,200

27-Jun-1995 £ 100 Pot Limit Seven Card Stud
1995 Festival Of Poker, London 2nd £ 4,725 $ 7,536

15-May-1995 $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
26th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1995, Las Vegas 87th

01-May-1995 $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em
26th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1995, Las Vegas 10th $ 6,588

13-Aug-1994 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo
10th Annual Diamond Jim Brady, Oceanside 9th $ 2,280

10-Aug-1994 $ 300 7 Card Stud
10th Annual Diamond Jim Brady, Oceanside 3rd $ 8,450

18-Jun-1994 $ 300 Limit Hold'em
California State Poker Championship 1994, Los Angeles 9th $ 1,165

05-Jun-1994 $ 100 No Limit Hold'em
Summer Oasis, Las Vegas 2nd $ 6,360

27-Apr-1994 $ 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
25th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1994, Las Vegas 10th $ 4,446

05-May-1993 $ 2,500 Limit Hold'em
24th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1993, Las Vegas 16th $ 2,980

23-Mar-1993 $ 200 1/2 Stud 1/2 Hold'em – Doubles
Masters Of Poker Championship II, Gardena 5th

03-Mar-1993 $ 500 Seven Card Stud
1993 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 3rd $ 4,800

27-Feb-1993 $ 1,000 Limit Hold'em
1993 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 6th $ 4,185

15-Feb-1993 $ 300 No Limit Hold'em
1993 L.A. Poker Classic, Los Angeles 9th $ 1,827

20-Aug-1992 $ 1,000 Seven Card Stud
Jim Brady Tournament, Los Angeles 5th $ 4,000

11-May-1992 $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992, Las Vegas 24th $ 8,080

29-Apr-1992 $ 1,500 Omaha Limit
23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992, Las Vegas 7th $ 4,950

22-Apr-1992 $ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud
23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992, Las Vegas 14th $ 3,015

24-Aug-1991 $ 1,500 Hold'em
7th Annual Diamond Jim Brady, Los Angeles 1st $ 71,400

22-Aug-1991 $ 1,500 7 Card Stud
7th Annual Diamond Jim Brady, Los Angeles 5th $ 5,625

May-1991 $ 1,500 Omaha 8 or Better
22nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1991, Las Vegas 2nd $ 59,700

May-1991 $ 1,500 Omaha Limit
22nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1991, Las Vegas 18th $ 1,848

01-Dec-1990 $ 300 Lowball
National Finals, Las Vegas 7th $ 1,500

22-Aug-1990 $ 1,000 Hold'em
6th Annual Diamond Jim Brady, Los Angeles 1st $ 58,000

14-Aug-1990 $ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo
6th Annual Diamond Jim Brady, Los Angeles 7th $ 3,510

14-May-1990 $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
21st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1990, Las Vegas 17th $ 12,500

11-May-1990 $ 2,500 Limit Hold'em
21st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1990, Las Vegas 12th $ 6,350

30-Apr-1990 $ 1,500 Limit Hold'em
21st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1990, Las Vegas 2nd $ 126,000

08-May-1989 $ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud
20th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1989, Las Vegas 1st $ 130,800

Nov-1988 Limit Seven Card Stud
The Malta European Poker Championship, Silema 2nd $ 3,900

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