Hoyt Corkins

Hoyt Corkins
Hoyt Corkins (2006)
Personal information
Date of birth	December 20, 1962
place of birth	United States Glenwood
Nicknames 0 0	Cowboy Nightmare Mr. Move-All-In
Place of residence 0	United States Glenwood Las Vegas United States
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money	$ 1,089,200
Total prize money	$ 6,072,620
World Series of Poker
Bracelets	2
Cashes	50
Best main event	35th ( 1990 )
Main Event of the World Poker Tour
title	2
Cashes	20th
Main event of the European Poker Tour
title	no
Cashes	1
Last updated: March 9, 2020

Hoyt Bricken "Cowboy" Corkins (born December 20, 1962 in Glenwood , Alabama ) is a professional American poker player who is known for his soft voice and aggressive game. He is two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker , as well as two-time champions of the World Poker Tour .

Poker career

Career

After his father taught him the game, Corkins began playing himself at the age of 19. His nickname "Cowboy" comes from the fact that he usually wears a cowboy hat and matching boots at the poker table. Phil Hellmuth nicknamed him “Mr. Move-All-In "( German " Herr Setze-Alles " ). He often wears earplugs to prevent his opponents from talking to him.

Corkins won in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 1992 , a bracelet in the variant PLO , giving him 96,000 dollars earned. After this win he ended his career prematurely due to a divorce, but started his comeback successfully in 2003. Shortly after starting over, he won a World Poker Tour tournament that grossed over a million dollars. At the 2005 WSOP Tournament of Champions , Corkins finished second behind Mike Matusow for $ 325,000. At the 2007 WSOP , he won his second bracelet and a prize of around $ 515,000.

Overall, Corkins has earned over six million US dollars with poker in live tournaments .

Bracelets

year	Buy-in (in $ )	competition	Attendees	Prize money (in $)
1992	5000	Omaha Pot Limit	048	096,000
2007	2500	No Limit Hold'em Six Handed	847	515.065

Private

Corkins has a herd of cattle that consists of sixty cows.
In addition to his house in Glenwood, he also has a home in Las Vegas .

Web links

Commons : Hoyt Corkins - Collection of Images

Hoyt Corkins in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
Hoyt Corkins in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Hoyt Corkins Profile on gosugamers.net, accessed June 9, 2015.
↑ Hoyt Corkins in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 5, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Corkins, Hoyt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Corkins, Hoyt Bricken (full name); Cowboy (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH	December 20, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glenwood , Alabama , United States

[1] Hoyt Corkins Profile on gosugamers.net, accessed June 9, 2015.

[2] Hoyt Corkins in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed January 5, 2020.