Chris Klodnicki
| Chris Klodnicki | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | May 11, 1985 |
| place of birth |
 Camden
|
| Nickname | Klod |
|
Nicknames |
SLOPPY CLODPokerStars
MrDoggyFull Tilt Poker
Leon_BlackUltimateBet
|
| place of residence |
los Angeles
|
| Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
| Highest prize money | $ 2,985,495 |
| Total prize money | $ 10,103,725 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 1 |
| Cashes | 50 |
| Best main event | 12. ( 2008 ) |
| Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 6th |
| Main event of the European Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 4th |
| Last updated: January 16, 2020 | |
Christopher "Chris" Klodnicki (born May 11, 1985 in Camden , New Jersey ) is a professional American poker player .
Personal
Klodnicki graduated from Lehigh University in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania with a degree in finance . Later he worked as a servant . Klodnicki has one son and lives in Los Angeles .
Poker career
Career
Klodnicki started playing poker in 2003 after learning the game from his brother. He has been playing online since August 2006 under the nicknames SLOPPYKLOD ( PokerStars ) , MrDoggy ( Full Tilt Poker ) and Leon_Black ( UltimateBet ) . He has tournament revenues of more than 2.5 million US dollars . Since 2005, Klodnicki has also participated in renowned live tournaments .
Klodnicki was in June 2007 for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas successful and died in a tournament variant No-Limit Hold'em the money. At the WSOP 2008 he reached the seventh day of the tournament in the main event and barely missed the final table with his twelfth place . Klodnicki received just under $ 600,000 in prize money for this achievement. In mid-November 2008 he won the Borgata Deep Stack in Atlantic City with a prize of around $ 230,000. In December 2009, Klodnicki secured a ring at the WSOP circuit in Atlantic City with $ 215,000 in prize money. In mid-December 2011, Klodnicki won the Epic Poker League Main Event in Las Vegas with a prize of more than $ 800,000. At the 2012 WSOP he finished second behind Michael Mizrachi in the renowned Poker Player's Championship and received prize money of almost $ 900,000. At the end of June 2013 , Klodnicki finished second behind Anthony Gregg in the High Roller for One Drop at the WSOP , which brought him his biggest prize money to date of almost three million dollars. In early March 2015, Klodnicki reached the final table at the main event of the World Poker Tour in Los Angeles and landed there in third place for around $ 450,000. At the 2017 WSOP , he won an event in No Limit Hold'em and secured a bracelet and almost $ 430,000 in prize money.
Overall, Klodnicki has earned more than ten million dollars with poker in live tournaments .
Prize money overview
| year | Prize money (in $ ) | Tournament victories |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20,981 | - |
| 2006 | 13,931 | - |
| 2007 | 11,253 | - |
| 2008 | 973.532 | 1 |
| 2009 | 358.721 | 1 |
| 2010 | 472,399 | - |
| 2011 | 979.064 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1,101,569 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3,256,651 | - |
| 2014 | 311,745 | - |
| 2015 | 797.768 | - |
| 2016 | 569,573 | - |
| 2017 | 587.032 | 1 |
| 2018 | 120.183 | - |
| 2019 | 526.623 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | - |
| total | 10,103,725 | 6th |
Web links
- Chris Klodnicki in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Chris Klodnicki in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Chris Klodnicki in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
- Chris Klodnicki in the database of Pocket Fives (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Klodnicki in the database of the Global Poker Index, accessed on May 14, 2017 (English).
- ↑ a b Chris Klodnicki in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on May 14, 2017.
- ↑ SLOPPYKLOD in the PocketFives database, accessed on May 14, 2017.
- ↑ a b Chris Klodnicki in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 14, 2017 (English).
- ↑ 38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007 ($ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 14, 2017.
- ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 14, 2017.
- ↑ Borgata $ 350K Guaranteed Deep Stack ($ 2,000 + 150 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 14, 2017.
- ↑ WSOP Circuit - Atlantic City ($ 4,900 + 250 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 14, 2017.
- ↑ 2011-12 Epic Poker League - Event 3 ($ 20,000 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold'em - League Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 14, 2017.
- ↑ 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012 ($ 50,000 The Poker Players Championship (Event # 45)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 14, 2017.
- ↑ 44th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 ($ 111,111 No Limit Hold'em - One Drop High Roller (Event # 47)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 14, 2017.
- ↑ 2015 LA Poker Classic ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed May 14, 2017.
- ↑ 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2017 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em (Event # 66)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on May 14, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klodnicki, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klodnicki, Christopher (full name); Klod (nickname); SLOPPYKLOD (nickname); MrDoggy (nickname); Leon_Black (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Camden , New Jersey , United States |