Melanie Weisner - Poker Player

Biography

Melanie Weisner is an American professional poker player known by her screen name, Callisto 5. She has made over $1,009,549 in total live earnings.

Background

Melanie Weisner was born on September 30, 1986 in Houston, Texas. She completed a vocal performance at New York University. Her brother introduced her to poker, and she made over $400,000 in online tournaments, winning while studying.

Melanie Weisner Poker Career

In March 2009, she finished third in the Poker stars Turbo Takedown and won $40,000. In 2016, she finished second in Full Tilt Poker’s Double Duce and won $24,000. In August 2010, she placed third in the Pokerstars Sunday $500 "500k Guaranteed" Tournament and won $50,398. In 2012, she finished fifth in the same tournament and won $20,034. The same year, she finished fourth in the Pokerstars Sunday $100+ Rebuys tournament and took $21.893 home.

In 2013, she finished third in the Pokerstars $215 Sunday second-chance tournament and took home $26,933. She has also hosted the heads-up event in Full Tilt Poker's FTOPS XVII.

European Poker Tour

Six months after graduation, she started travelling the live circuit. In 2009, she qualified for the online European Poker Tour and won the Ladies championship, taking €3100 home. She reached the final tables of EPT Deauville and EPT San Remo and finished fourth and sixth, respectively.

She won the €1,000 Ladies Championship and took €25,000 home.

In 2010, she finished second in the Partouche Poker Tour's Heads Up event and won $32,994. The same year, she finished 12th in the EPT main event and won €30,000. The following year, she chipleaded the EPT grand final and finished 42nd, taking €25,000 home.

In season 8 of the EPT, she cashed three EPT main events. She finished 91st in the EPT Sanremo and won €8,500. She finished 28th in the EPT Madrid and won €11,000. In the EPT Grand Final in Monaco, she finished second in the Heads Up Championship and won €39,250.

World Series of Poker

In the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), she finished 18th in the $10,000 No-Limit Heads-Up Championship event and won $18,420. She finished 56th in the $2500 no-limit event with a field and won $11,607.

The following year, she finished 14th in the $1500 No-Limit event and won $24,679. She ranked 15th in the 2011 WSOP number of cash rankings. She finished 33rd in the Main event and took €27,500 home.

In 2012 WSOP, she cashed thrice. She finished 57th in the $1500 Ante-Only event and won over $4,044. She also won her first shootout table in $1500 and $3000. She cashed  $5,295 and $9,086, respectively. The following year, she cashed four times in the $10,000 No-Limit Heads-Up Championship event and won $26,237.

In the 2014 WSOP, she cashed twice in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold-em event for $22,309 and in the $1,000 Ladies Event, winning $22,309 and $4,613, respectively.

In the 2016 WSOP, she cashed five times. Her notable finish was 127th in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold-Em Championship Main Event, where she cashed $49,108. She finished seven and six times in the 2021 and 2022 WSOP events.

World Poker Tour

Melanie Weisner Net Worth

Melanie Weisner's total live earnings are $1,009,549.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bracelets has Melanie Weisner won?

Melanie Weisner has won zero bracelets.