Luis Velador

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luis Velador
Luis Velador (2008)
Luis Velador (2008)
  Personal information  
Year of birth 1964
place of birth MexicoMexico Jalisco
place of residence United StatesUnited States corona
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 574,734
Total prize money $ 2,194,980
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 27
Best main event 10. ( 2014 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 5
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 1
Last updated: March 16, 2020

José-Luis Velador (also José Luis Velador ; * 1964 in Jalisco ) is a professional Mexican - American poker player .

Personal

Before starting his poker career, Velador worked as a tiler . He is the father of five children, including his son Luis Jr., who has cashed in the World Series of Poker several times . Velador lives in Corona , California .

Poker career

Career

Velador has been playing poker professionally since 1997 . Since 2000 he has been taking part in renowned live tournaments .

After many small wins, Velador was successful for the first time in June 2006 at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and placed twice in the money, including a. he finished 392nd place in the main event . Two years later won a tournament Velador the variant No-Limit Hold'em and his first bracelet , and around 575,000 US dollars prize money. In mid-July 2008 he cashed for the first time at the Main Event of the World Poker Tour and finished 81st in the Bellagio Cup at the Hotel Bellagio in Las Vegas for just under 20,000 US dollars. At the 2010 WSOP , Velador secured his second bracelet in a mixed tournament of Pot Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha . In July 2014 , he narrowly missed the final table of the main event , finishing tenth out of 6,683 players for more than $ 550,000 in prize money.

In total, Velador has earned more than two million US dollars with poker in live tournaments, making him the second most successful Mexican poker player after Juan Carlos Alvarado .

Bracelet overview

Velador cashed 27 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
2008 1500 No-Limit Hold'em 2304 574.734
2010 2500 Pot-Limit Hold'em / Omaha 0482 260,552

Web links

Commons : Luis Velador  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Luis Velador in the World Series of Poker database, accessed April 5, 2016 (English).
  2. ↑ Luis Velador Jr. in the World Series of Poker database, accessed April 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Luis Velador on pokernews.com, accessed April 5, 2016 (English).
  4. ↑ a b c Luis Velador in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016 (English).
  5. ↑ 39th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Bellagio Cup IV ($ 15,000 + 400 No Limit Hold'em - WPT) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 ($ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em / Omaha) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on April 5, 2016 (English).
  8. ↑ 45th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2014 ($ 10,000 World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event # 65)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Mexico All Time Money List in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed August 29, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Velador, Luis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Velador, José-Luis (full name); Velador, José Luis (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican-American poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Jalisco , Mexico