Nathan Gamble (poker player)
Nathan Gamble | |
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Personal information | |
Year of birth | 1989 or 1990 |
Nickname |
surfbumWSOP.com
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place of residence | North Richland Hills |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 223,339 |
Total prize money | $ 432,791 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 2 |
Cashes | 13 |
Best main event | 176th ( 2016 ) |
Last updated: August 3, 2020 |
Nathan Gamble (* 1989 or 1990 ) is a professional American poker player . He is two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .
Personal
Gamble comes from North Richland Hills in the US state of Texas . He served as a field artillery officer in the United States Army and was temporarily stationed in South Korea .
Poker career
Career
Gamble has participated in prestigious live tournaments since 2011 .
In mid-June 2011 Gamble was the first time in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas successful and came at a tournament of the variant PLO in the money. At the 2016 WSOP , he finished in 176th place in the main event, endowed with more than 40,000 US dollars . At the end of June 2017, Gamble won an event in Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo at the 2017 WSOP and secured a prize money of over $ 220,000 and a bracelet . In the same variant, he prevailed in July 2020 under the nickname surfbum at a tournament of the World Series of Poker Online played out due to the COVID-19 pandemic and received around 90,000 US dollars and his second bracelet .
Overall, Gamble has earned more than $ 400,000 in poker live tournaments.
Bracelet overview
Gamble cashed 13 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :
year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
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2017 | 1500 | Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 830 | 223,339 |
2020 O | 600 | WSOP.com - PLO8 6-Handed | 833 | 89,424 |
Web links
- Nathan Gamble in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Nathan Gamble in the database of the Global Poker Index (English)
- Nathan Gamble in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Crazy Story of Nathan Gamble: From Being Kidnapped to Playing Poker on pokernews.com from July 1, 2018, accessed on July 7, 2020.
- ↑ a b Nathan Gamble in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 7, 2020.
- ↑ 42nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2011 ($ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 7, 2020.
- ↑ 47th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2016 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship (Event # 68)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 7, 2020.
- ↑ 48th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2017 ($ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi / Lo (Event # 46)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed July 7, 2020.
- ↑ Nathan "surfbum" Gamble Captures 2nd WSOP bracelet; Wins Event # 6: $ 600 PLO8 6-Max ($ 89,424) in the World Series of Poker database, accessed July 7, 2020.
- ↑ Nathan Gamble in the World Series of Poker database, accessed July 7, 2020.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gamble, Nathan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | surfbum (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1989 or 1990 |