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==Career highlights==
==Career highlights==
Johnson won the 343-entrant $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed [[2013_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_48|2013 World Series of Poker Event 48]] at a shorthanded final table that included [[Juha Helppi]] and [[Maria Ho]], earning a prize of $206,796. Although that was his only bracelet up to that point, it was not Johnson's largest prize. He had finished second to [[Alexandre Gomes]] at the 2,317-entrant $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em [[2008_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_48:_.242.2C000_No-Limit_Hold.27em|2008 World Series of Poker Event 48]] for a prize of $491,273. In fact, prior to his first bracelet, he had finished as runner up three times in World Series of Poker events &mdash; $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed [[2012_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_40|2012 World Series of Poker Event 40]] and $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better [[2013_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_31|2013 World Series of Poker Event 31]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluff.com/news/the-blueprint-marco-johnson-45646/|title=The Blueprint: Marco Johnson|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=July 2, 2013|work=[[Bluff (magazine)|Bluff]]|author=Schult, Steve}}</ref> The 2013 bracelet was in the same $2,500 Limit Hold’em Six-Max event that he earned his 2012 runner-up finish in.<ref name=JWFBi4WHB>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluff.com/news/johnson-wins-first-bracelet-in-4th-wsop-heads-up-battle-45431/|title=Johnson Wins First Bracelet in 4th WSOP Heads-Up Battle|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=June 29, 2013|work=[[Bluff (magazine)|Bluff]]|author=Schult, Steve}}</ref>
Johnson won the 343-entrant $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed [[2013_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_48|2013 World Series of Poker Event 48]] at a shorthanded final table that included [[Juha Helppi]] and [[Maria Ho]], earning a prize of $206,796. Although that was his only bracelet up to that point, it was not Johnson's largest prize. He had finished second to [[Alexandre Gomes]] at the 2,317-entrant $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em [[2008_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_48:_.242.2C000_No-Limit_Hold.27em|2008 World Series of Poker Event 48]] for a prize of $491,273. In fact, prior to his first bracelet, he had finished as runner up three times in World Series of Poker events &mdash; $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed [[2012_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_40|2012 World Series of Poker Event 40]] and $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better [[2013_World_Series_of_Poker_results#Event_31|2013 World Series of Poker Event 31]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluff.com/news/the-blueprint-marco-johnson-45646/|title=The Blueprint: Marco Johnson|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=July 2, 2013|work=[[Bluff (magazine)|Bluff]]|author=Schult, Steve|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706113308/http://www.bluff.com/news/the-blueprint-marco-johnson-45646/|archivedate=July 6, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The 2013 bracelet was in the same $2,500 Limit Hold’em Six-Max event that he earned his 2012 runner-up finish in.<ref name=JWFBi4WHB>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluff.com/news/johnson-wins-first-bracelet-in-4th-wsop-heads-up-battle-45431/|title=Johnson Wins First Bracelet in 4th WSOP Heads-Up Battle|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=June 29, 2013|work=[[Bluff (magazine)|Bluff]]|author=Schult, Steve|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702011438/http://www.bluff.com/news/johnson-wins-first-bracelet-in-4th-wsop-heads-up-battle-45431/|archivedate=July 2, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


On September 15, 2012, Johnson won the $320 buy-in [[PokerStars]] 2012 World Championship of Online Poker Limit H.O.R.S.E. Event No. 41 against a field of 598 for a prize of $33,727.20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/online/1096797|title=Home : Online Tournaments : PokerStars : WCOOP 2012 Event No. 41 |accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=September 15, 2013|work=[[Card Player]]}}</ref> Johnson's biggest online win came on February 15, 2009 in the $150 + $13 buy-in [[Full Tilt Poker]] 200K Guarantee No-limit Hold'em with Rebuys when he defeated a field of 637 who had purchased 1142 rebuys and 547 addons for a prize of $85,481.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/online/22081|title=Home : Online Tournaments : Full Tilt Poker : $200K Guarantee With Rebuy |accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=February 15, 2009|work=[[Card Player]]}}</ref> His biggest online prize came from a 3rd-place finish in the $10,000 + $300 buy-in September 20, 2009 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Limit H.O.R.S.E. Event No. 44 that earned him $133,900.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/online/189107|title=Home : Online Tournaments : PokerStars : WCOOP 2009 Event No. 44 |accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=September 20, 2009|work=[[Card Player]]}}</ref>
On September 15, 2012, Johnson won the $320 buy-in [[PokerStars]] 2012 World Championship of Online Poker Limit H.O.R.S.E. Event No. 41 against a field of 598 for a prize of $33,727.20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/online/1096797|title=Home : Online Tournaments : PokerStars : WCOOP 2012 Event No. 41 |accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=September 15, 2013|work=[[Card Player]]}}</ref> Johnson's biggest online win came on February 15, 2009 in the $150 + $13 buy-in [[Full Tilt Poker]] 200K Guarantee No-limit Hold'em with Rebuys when he defeated a field of 637 who had purchased 1142 rebuys and 547 addons for a prize of $85,481.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/online/22081|title=Home : Online Tournaments : Full Tilt Poker : $200K Guarantee With Rebuy |accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=February 15, 2009|work=[[Card Player]]}}</ref> His biggest online prize came from a 3rd-place finish in the $10,000 + $300 buy-in September 20, 2009 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Limit H.O.R.S.E. Event No. 44 that earned him $133,900.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/online/189107|title=Home : Online Tournaments : PokerStars : WCOOP 2009 Event No. 44 |accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=September 20, 2009|work=[[Card Player]]}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:22, 16 January 2018

Marco Johnson
Nickname(s)CrazyMarco, NoraFlum, & LayItDownSr
ResidenceWalnut Creek, California
Born (1985-10-25) October 25, 1985 (age 38)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)2
Final table(s)10
Money finish(es)40
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
294th, 2015
World Poker Tour
Money finish(es)7
Information accurate as of 2017-06-26.

Marco Caldwell Johnson (born October 25, 1985) is a professional poker player who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets. Johnson also has excelled online in Limit H.O.R.S.E. earning both a World Championship of Online Poker championship among large prizes.

Career highlights

Johnson won the 343-entrant $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed 2013 World Series of Poker Event 48 at a shorthanded final table that included Juha Helppi and Maria Ho, earning a prize of $206,796. Although that was his only bracelet up to that point, it was not Johnson's largest prize. He had finished second to Alexandre Gomes at the 2,317-entrant $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 2008 World Series of Poker Event 48 for a prize of $491,273. In fact, prior to his first bracelet, he had finished as runner up three times in World Series of Poker events — $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed 2012 World Series of Poker Event 40 and $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 2013 World Series of Poker Event 31.[1] The 2013 bracelet was in the same $2,500 Limit Hold’em Six-Max event that he earned his 2012 runner-up finish in.[2]

On September 15, 2012, Johnson won the $320 buy-in PokerStars 2012 World Championship of Online Poker Limit H.O.R.S.E. Event No. 41 against a field of 598 for a prize of $33,727.20.[3] Johnson's biggest online win came on February 15, 2009 in the $150 + $13 buy-in Full Tilt Poker 200K Guarantee No-limit Hold'em with Rebuys when he defeated a field of 637 who had purchased 1142 rebuys and 547 addons for a prize of $85,481.[4] His biggest online prize came from a 3rd-place finish in the $10,000 + $300 buy-in September 20, 2009 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Limit H.O.R.S.E. Event No. 44 that earned him $133,900.[5]

Johnson's residence is in Mexico, where he plays high-stakes online poker.[2] Johnson was inspired to play poker by poker professional and legend Chip Reese, who was a neighbor of his growing up.[6]

World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker results
Year Cashes Final Tables Bracelets
2007 5 1 0
2008 3 1 0
2009 2 0 0
2010 3 1 0
2011 2 0 0
2012 2 1 0
2013 7 3 1
2014 3
2015 4 1 0
2016 5 2 1
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2013 $2,500 Six-handed Limit Texas hold 'em $206,796
2016 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. $259,730
World Championship of Online Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2012 $320 Limit H.O.R.S.E. $33,727.20

Notes

  1. ^ Schult, Steve (July 2, 2013). "The Blueprint: Marco Johnson". Bluff. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Schult, Steve (June 29, 2013). "Johnson Wins First Bracelet in 4th WSOP Heads-Up Battle". Bluff. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Home : Online Tournaments : PokerStars : WCOOP 2012 Event No. 41". Card Player. September 15, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Home : Online Tournaments : Full Tilt Poker : $200K Guarantee With Rebuy". Card Player. February 15, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Home : Online Tournaments : PokerStars : WCOOP 2009 Event No. 44". Card Player. September 20, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "World Series of Poker -- Marco Johnson Wins $2,500 Six-Handed Limit Hold'em: Johnson Wins First Bracelet After Cashing Five Times This Summer". Card Player. June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.

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