Lakewood Louie

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Lakewood Louie
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0$ 33,600
Total prize money $ 104,000
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 4th
Cashes 4th
Best main event no cash
Last updated: February 6, 2020

Lakewood Louie , actually George Shaw , is an American poker player . He is four-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .

Poker career

Career

Lakewood Louie first took part in the World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas in 1978 and won a tournament in the draw variant . He prevailed against six other players, which earned him a bracelet and more than $ 20,000 in prize money. In May 1979, he secured two more bracelets for two consecutive days. In the 1979 Main Event , he became the first player in WSOP history to win a hand with a royal flush . Lakewood Louie was also successful in a tournament at the 1980 WSOP and won his fourth bracelet. Nothing is known about his further life.

Bracelet overview

Lakewood Louie cashed four times at the WSOP, winning a bracelet each time:

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
1978 5000 Limit Draw High 07th 21,000
1979 1000 Limit ace to five draw 37 22,200
2000 Limit Draw High 19th 24,000
1980 1000 Limit razz 56 33,600

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George "Lakewood Louie" Shaw on worldpokerrank.com, accessed on May 16, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ Limit Draw High (Event 7) in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on October 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Limit Ace to Five Draw (Event 7) in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on October 28, 2015 (English).
  4. ↑ Limit Draw High (Event 8) in the World Series of Poker database, accessed October 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Lakewood Louie ( Memento of March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on pokerpros.co.za, accessed on October 28, 2015 (English).
  6. ↑ Limit Razz (Event 11) in the World Series of Poker database, accessed October 28, 2015 (English).
  7. ↑ Lakewood Louie in the World Series of Poker database, accessed January 31, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Louie, Lakewood
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shaw, George (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century