Lee Watkinson

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Lee Watkinson
Lee Watkinson (2007)
Lee Watkinson (2007)
  Personal information  
Date of birth October 18, 1966
place of birth United StatesUnited States Cheney
place of residence United StatesUnited States Long branch
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 655,746
Total prize money $ 4,292,127
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 1
Cashes 38
Best main event 8. ( 2007 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 6th
Last updated: March 16, 2020

Lee Watkinson (born October 18, 1966 in Cheney , Washington ) is a professional American poker player .

Poker career

At the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas in May 2004 Watkinson was runner-up in the Pot Limit Omaha variant . In 2005 he finished 45th in the WSOP Main Event , for which he received over $ 235,000 . A year later he was 113 in the same tournament. Watkinson won his first bracelet in 2006 in Pot Limit Omaha . He received a prize of more than $ 650,000 for this. When the main event of the 2007 WSOP the jump to the final table he succeeded. There Watkinson finished eighth for around $ 585,000. In the third season of the World Poker Tour , he finished second in the main event twice . Watkinson had to admit defeat each to Eli Elezra and Doyle Brunson .

Watkinson's total income from live poker tournaments is more than $ 4.2 million. He was one of the pros at Full Tilt Poker .

Private life

Watkinson stated several times that his main interests besides poker are surfing and wrestling . He fought himself for a while, from college to 2001. He is also a staunch animal rights activist.

Web links

Commons : Lee Watkinson  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lee Watkinson on pokerhelper.com, May 18, 2015, accessed June 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ Lee Watkinson in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed March 16, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Watkinson, Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Cheney , Washington , United States