Biography
Shaun Deeb is an American professional poker player. He has won six WSOP titles, eight Poker Stars WCOOP and five SCOOP titles. After recording 16 cashes and winning two bracelets, he was named World Series of Poker POY. He also won the POY title in SCOOP and WCOOP.
Background
Shaun was born in 1986 in Troy, New York. He started playing poker at 16 and used to run $20 buy-in tournaments for his peers. Later, he began playing online, which became his full-time job. He dropped out from Bently University to pursue his career as a professional poker player.
Soon enough, he started playing regularly, playing the biggest cash games and tournaments on Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars.
Poker Career
Deeb is a passionate poker player who often plays 15-20 games. He started visiting Las Vegas casinos after 2007 and retired at 24 but returned two months later.
In 2009, he won $85,000 at a European Poker Tour event; in 2011, he won $83,000 in a Poker Stars Caribbean tournament.
Before the 2011 U.S. poker ban, he played online on major poker sites. He won around $312,610 in one online tournament and several championships. He even paid his 91-year-old grandmother to join a big tournament. She lost the game; however, she became the oldest player.
In 2012, he entered a high-stakes tournament and deliberately lost to get a spot as an alternate. This is a strategy players use to win money without playing further.
He won his first WSOP bracelet in 2015 by defeating Paul Volpe, winning $318,857. As of 2021, his total earnings from live poker tournaments are over $9.2 million.
World Series of Poker
Deeb reached his first WSOP final table in 2011, finished 4th place and won $67,146. In 2015, he won his first bracelet in a PLO event and took $318,857 home.
In 2016, he won $111,101 in the Seven-Card Stud tournament. 2018 was his year; he was leading in the Player of the Year rankings. He finished ‘in the money’ in 15 different events and earned a PLO High Roller event, winning $1,402,683 and a No-Limit Hold'em event, winning $814,179.
Deeb's COOP Titles
|
Year |
Event |
Field |
Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2008 |
WCOOP Event #25: $320 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys |
$748 |
$144,113 |
|
2010 |
SCOOP-17M: $162 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys [6-Max] |
$743 |
$62,252 |
|
2010 |
WCOOP Event #28: $1,050 No-Limit Hold’em |
$1,433 |
$243,610 |
|
2012 |
SCOOP-10H: $2,100 Seven-Card Stud |
$64 |
$41,600 |
|
2012 |
SCOOP-19H: $2,100 Triple Stud |
$68 |
$44,200 |
|
2012 |
SCOOP-26H: $2,100 Seven Card Stud [High/Low] |
$74 |
$40,330 |
|
2012 |
SCOOP-38H: $2,100 HORSE |
$85 |
$46,325 |
|
2015 |
WCOOP Event #44: $215 NL Hold'em [4-Max] |
$1,593 |
$68,000 |
|
2016 |
WCOOP Event #12: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw Championship |
$95 |
$22,186 |
|
2019 |
WCOOP-09-H: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw [Progressive KO] |
$70 |
$25,375 |
|
2019 |
WCOOP-37-M: $530 PLO [6-Max] |
599 |
$52,372 |
|
2018 |
WCOOP-22-H: $1,050 PLO8 [8-Max] |
192 |
$38,089 |
|
2018 |
WCOOP-59-H: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] |
173 |
$69,011 |
Shaun Deeb’s net worth
Shaun Deeb’s total live earnings are $12,887,023.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bracelets did Shaun Deeb have won?
Shaun Deeb has won six WSOP bracelets.
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