John Cernuto
| John Cernuto | |
|---|---|
 John Cernuto (2005) |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | January 10, 1944 |
| place of birth |
 Jersey City
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| Nickname | Miami |
| place of residence |
Las Vegas
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| Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
| Highest prize money | $ 259,150 |
| Total prize money | $ 5,954,501 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 3 |
| Cashes | 72 |
| Best main event | 345th ( 2011 ) |
| Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 11 |
| Main event of the European Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 2 |
| Last updated: February 22, 2020 | |
John Anthony "Miami" Cernuto (born January 10, 1944 in Jersey City , New Jersey ) is a professional American poker player . He is three-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .
Personal
Before starting his poker career, Cernuto graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee with a degree in finance . After graduation, he worked as an air traffic controller . When the then US President Ronald Reagan fired the air traffic controllers during a strike in 1981, Cernuto made poker his job.
Poker career
Career
Cernuto achieved in the Poker World Series of 1989 in Las Vegas his first final table in the variant Seven Card Stud . With him sat David Sklansky and Humberto Brenes at the final table and Cernuto took fourth place. After five more places in the prize money, he won his first bracelet in Seven Card Stud in 1996 . He also won an event in No Limit Hold'em in 1997 and one in Limit Omaha in 2002 , which earned him two more bracelets . At the 2006 WSOP , Cernuto reached three final tables. He also reached a final table on the World Poker Tour . In 2005, Cernuto finished fifth in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event in the Bahamas . In March 2020, Cernuto received the Hendon Mob Award at the Global Poker Awards .
In total, Cernuto has earned almost six million US dollars with poker in live tournaments .
Bracelet overview
| year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1500 | Seven Card Stud High / Low | 245 | 147,000 |
| 1997 | 2000 | No Limit Hold'em | 355 | 259.150 |
| 2002 | 1500 | Limit Omaha | 130 | 73,320 |
Personal
Cernuto is married. His son Tony has also participated in official poker tournaments.
Web links
- John Cernuto in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- John Cernuto in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ingram, Chidwick & Kerstetter Among 2nd Annual Global Poker Award Winners on pokernews.com on March 7, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020 (English).
- ↑ John Cernuto in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed August 26, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cernuto, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cernuto, John Anthony (full name); Miami (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jersey City , New Jersey , United States |