James Obst

James Obst (born August 3, 1990) is a poker player from Adelaide, Australia and World Series of Poker bracelet winner. He attended St Peter's College in Adelaide.

James Obst
Nickname(s)Andy McLEOD
ResidenceAdelaide, Australia
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Final table(s)7
Money finish(es)30
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		13th, 2016
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1

Career

Obst was an accomplished junior chess player, representing Australia three times at the World Junior Chess Championship.[1] He began playing poker at the age of 14. He started with No Limit Holdem in 2cents/ 4cents and then tried Stud Hi Lo.

Under the name "Andy McLEOD", Obst has won four Spring Championship of Online Poker titles, a World Championship of Online Poker title, and one Full Tilt Online Poker Series tournament.[2] By the age of 19, he had already won more than $1.5 Million online.[3]

Obst's first recorded live tournament cash came in 2009. At the WSOP, he has cashed 30 times and made seven final tables. After twice finishing runner-up, Obst won his first bracelet in 2017 in the $10,000 Razz Championship, earning $265,000.[4] His largest cash came from a 13th-place finish at the WSOP Main Event in 2016 for $427,000.

As of 2017 Obst's live tournament winnings exceed $2,511,000. His 21 WSOP cashes account for $1,561,000 of those winnings.

James Obst did some coaching for online website RunItOnce.

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2017 $10,000 Razz Championship $265,138

Personal life

In his free time, James Obst still plays chess, and enjoys Tennis and Golf.

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References
  1. Murray, David (October 23, 2009). "James Obst, the Australian teen who's won $1.5m in online poker from his bedroom". Herald Sun. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. Chick, Heath (May 10, 2016). "SCOOP 2016: James "Andy McLEOD" Obst wins 4th SCOOP title in Event #11-H ($1,050+R PL Omaha)". PokerStars Blog. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. "James Obst talks about winning his 1st WSOP Bracelet and his goals". Somuchpoker. June 26, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. Hintze, Haley (June 15, 2017). "JAMES OBST BATTLES BACK TO WIN $10,000 RAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP". WSOP.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.



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