David Vamplew
David Vamplew (born 1 September 1987, Fife, Scotland[1]) is a professional poker player. He has earned nearly 3 million dollars in tournaments,[2] with over 4 million total career earnings.[3] Vamplew lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] He got a degree in maths from Edinburgh University[2] in 2009.
The first time he won money in a professional tournament was for 106th-place finish in the 2010 World Series of Poker. He earned $2,500. He won the championship of the European Poker Tour in London, 2010. For this win, he earned $1.400,00. The next day, he won the UK & Ireland Poker Tour "Champion of Champions" title.
In the 2013 World Series of Poker, he came 2nd for $342,450 in event 2, losing heads-up to Trevor Pope, 16th in event 45 for $7,697, and 2nd in event 53 for $413,157 losing again heads-up to Brett Shaffer.
References
- ↑ "David Vamplew - GPI rankings". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "David Vamplew's Biography". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ McGivern, Mark (2013-10-07). "Revealed: Scotland's most successful poker player earns $600k a year.. and he does it without leaving his bedroom". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/revealed-scotlands-most-successful-poker-2345574. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
Other websites
- Statistics from Card Player