Shaun Deeb

Shaun Frank Deeb (born March 1, 1986) is an American professional poker player from Troy, New York. He has three World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) player of the year titles and four World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets.

Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb, 2019
Nickname(s)tedsfishfry (Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet)
shaundeeb (PokerStars)
ResidenceTroy, New York
Born (1986-03-01) March 1, 1986
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)4
Final table(s)13
Money finish(es)62[1]
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		105th, 2018
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)7[2]
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)3

Career

Deeb started playing poker at age 16 in high school by hosting $20 rebuy tournaments with about 30 guests. He attended Bentley University, but gave up class to play poker.[3] He is an avid online poker multi-table tournament player who plays 15–20 tournaments simultaneously. He plays a wide variety of versions of poker with the goal of improving his Texas hold 'em game. Before 2007, he had never been to Las Vegas.[4] At age 24, he announced his retirement from poker, but has since returned to play in 2010.[3][5] In 2008 and 2009, he finished in fifth place in the Card Player Online Poker Player of the Year competition. His retirement lasted only two months. Since returning to play, he plays more live games at casinos and a greater variety of game types.[3]

His only two larger live play prizes came at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure where he finished second of 216 in the $5,000 NAPT Bounty Shootout for US$75,000 and the August 2009 European Poker Tour €20,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event where he finished 1st of 3 for €60,000 ($85,183).[6][7][8] At the Bounty event, he also collected 8 $1000 bounties, for a total prize of US$83,000.[9]

Prior to Black Friday 2011, he played online under the names tedsfishfry (Full Tilt Poker and Ultimate Bet) and shaundeeb (PokerStars and Absolute Poker). His largest cash was at the January 24, 2011 $1,000 buy in, $1K Monday, on Full Tilt Poker where he finished in 1st place of 615 for a prize of $312,610.00.[10][11] Among his other online six-figure payouts are two World Championship of Online Poker championships and a Full Tilt Online Poker Series championship.[12][13][14] At the 2011 World Series of Poker he paid his grandmother's, Ellen Deeb, buy-in to the main event, where she was the oldest registrant at the age of 91.[15] She was eliminated on Day 1C when she flopped two pair against a set,[16] upon which she attempted to rebuy.[17]

At the 2012 World Series of Poker, Deeb participated in a 96-man $25,300 satellite event to the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop event. By finishing second he earned a $1,000,000 alternate seat to the 48-man event.[18][19] Deeb's second-place finish was controversial because he dumped his chips to Gus Hansen so that he could be on the alternate list which was likely to get a cash reward rather than the first place guaranteed satellite seat.[20]

During the 2015 World Series of Poker, Deeb won his first WSOP bracelet in Event #15 (the $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship). He won heads-up versus Paul Volpe in an uncharacteristically small pot of 80,000 chips while holding A♦ 8♠ versus Volpe's 7♥ 2♥.[21] Three hands prior Deeb had won a nearly all in pot leaving Volpe with only 10,000 chips to Deeb's 3,240,000 giving Deeb a 324 to 1 chip lead.[22] Deeb was awarded $318,857 for his first-place victory.

As of 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,000,000.[6]

World Series of Poker

Deeb's first WSOP final table occurred on the June 16–19, 2011 World Series of Poker Event #29: US$2,500 10-Game Mix / Six Handed where he finished 4th out of 431, earning US$67,146.[23][24]

Deeb captured his first WSOP bracelet in the 128-entrant June 4–6, 2015, winning the $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship event #15 for $318,857.[25] He then won the 331-entrant June 28–30, 2016 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event #49 for $111,101.[26]

2018 World Series of Poker

At the Las Vegas 2018 World Series of Poker, Deeb took the lead in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year standings. He had 15 in the money finishes which included two bracelets, a final table and strong finishes in both the Main event (105th/7874 for $57,010) and The Poker Players Championship event (10th/87 for $111,447).[27][28] His bracelets came in the 230-entrant June 20 – 23, 2018 $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller Event #42, which earned him $1,402,683[29] and the 355-entrant July 11 – 13, 2018 Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship Event #74, which earned him $814,179.[29]

Personal Life

Deeb is married.

World Series of Poker results
Year Cashes Final Tables Bracelets
2007 3
2009 5
2010 2
2011 6 1
2012 4 1
2013 2
2014
2015 6 3 1
2016 6 2 1
2017 10 2 0
2018 15 3 2

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2015 $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em $318,857
2016 $1,500 Seven Card Stud $111,101
2018 $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller $1,402,683
2018 Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-limit Hold'em Six Handed Championship $814,179

World Championship of Online Poker

He has five WCOOP championships to his name: September 17–18, 2008 WCOOP-25: $320+R PL Omaha (748 players, 1254 rebuys, 560 addons, $144,113),[12] September 14–16, 2010 WCOOP-28: $1,050 NL Hold'em (1433 players, $243,610),[13] September 19–21 WCOOP-44 $215 NL Hold'em [4-Max] (1593 players, $68,000),[30] September 7–8, 2016 WCOOP-12: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw Championship, September 8, 2018 WCOOP-22: $1,050 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, on the birthday of his son "Chance" for the second time.[31]

World Championship of Online Poker Titles
Year Event Tournament Prize (US$)
2008 Event 25 $320+R PL Omaha $144,113
2010 Event 28 $1,050 No Limit Hold’em $243,610
2015 Event 44 $215 No Limit Hold’em $68,000
2016 Event 12 $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw Championship $22,185.60
2018 Event 22 $1,050 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo $38,088

Spring Championship of Online Poker

Deeb has five Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) championships, his first was in the 2010 SCOOP in Event 17 [Medium] $162 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys [6-Max] for $62,251.53 his next four were all won in the 2012 SCOOP, where he was crowned the 2012 SCOOP Player of the Series.[32] His first 2012 SCOOP win was in 10 [High] $2,100 Seven-Card Stud for $41,600 next was Event 19: $2,100 Triple Stud for $44,200 his third of 2012 was in Event 26 [High]$2,100 7 Card Stud H/L for $40,330.[33] then lastly winning a record fourth in a single year SCOOP series in Event 38 [High] $2,100 HORSE for $46,325. Deeb played the 2012 SCOOP events from Mexico due to the restrictions placed on U.S. poker players after Black Friday 2011.[34]

Spring Championship of Online Poker Titles
Year Event Tournament Prize (US$)
2010 Event 17 [Medium] $162 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys [6-Max] $62,251.53
2012 Event 10 [High] $2,100 Seven-Card Stud $41,600.00
2012 Event 19 [High] $2,100 Triple Stud $44,200.00
2012 Event 26 [High] $2,100 7 Card Stud H/L $40,330.00
2012 Event 38 [High] $2,100 HORSE $46,325.00

Notes
  1. WSOP.com profile
  2. World Poker Tour profile
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  8. "€ 20,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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  10. "shaundeeb". PocketFives.com. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  11. Feldman, Andrew. "The Nuts: Erik Seidel breaks into top 10". ESPN. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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  13. Rodriguez, Julio (September 16, 2010). "Shaun Deeb Wins Event No. 28 at PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker". Card Player. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
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  17. "It's Official: 2011 WSOP Is Largest In History". WSOP.com. July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  18. "Gus Hansen Wins His Way Into The Big One for One Drop ($1,000,000)". Poker News. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
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  23. "Event #29: 10-Game Mix / Six Handed". WSOP.com. Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  24. Welman, Jessica (June 19, 2011). "WSOP By The Numbers: Scheduling Stats & Frankenberger Figures". Bluff Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  25. "Shaun Deeb Wins Event #15 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em". World Series of Poker. June 8, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  26. "Shaun Deeb Wins $1,500 Seven Card Stud". World Series of Poker. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  27. Rodriguez, Julio (July 14, 2018). "Shaun Deeb Wins His Second World Series of Poker Bracelet Of The Summer: Deeb Earns $814,179 and Fourth Career Bracelet Overall". Card Player. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  28. Sofen, Jon (July 14, 2018). "Shaun Deeb Wins Another Bracelet, Overtakes John Hennigan in WSOP POY Race". Cards Chat. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  29. "Shaun Deeb Wins $10,000 Six-Handed Championship to Claim Fourth Bracelet & $814,179". World Series of Poker. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  30. "Shaun Deeb Breaks Records With His Eighth COOP Title". Poker News. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  31. "Online Legends Chris Moorman and Shaun Deeb Still at the Top - Somuchpoker". Somuchpoker. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  32. Willis, Brad (May 22, 2012). "SCOOP 2012: Record-breakers, leaderboard winners, and champions". PokerStarsBlog.com. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  33. Doft, Mickey; Martin Harris (May 16, 2012). "2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 10: Shaun Deeb Does It Again, Wins Third Event This Series". PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  34. Doft, Mickey; Martin Harris (May 10, 2012). "2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 4: Second Career SCOOP Victory for Shaun Deeb". PokerNews.com. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
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