Student is youngest to win World Series of Poker

UCSB student youngest to win poker event
PokerGazette 07/18/06 13:41
LAS VEGAS - A 21-year-old film student from Los Angeles who dipped into a college fund and his parents' wallets for his entry stakes has become the youngest player to win a World Series of Poker event.Jeff Madsen, at 21 years, one month and nine days old, outlasted 1,578 players over a three-day, $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em event, to earn $660,948 and his first World Series of Poker bracelet late Sunday night."I convinced them that I was going to play well," Madsen said of his parents, who pu

David Williams Wins His First World Series of Poker Bracelet
Poker - Topix 07/11/06 19:41
David Williams, the 26-year-old Texan who rocketed into stardom two years ago with his memorable runner-up finish at the 2004 World Series of Poker, has captured his first bracelet in poker's showcase event.

Guy With Girl's Name Does Something No Man His Age Has Ever Done Before
Poker - Topix 06/16/06 19:41
Or something. According to the press release , Shannon, a college student from Alabama, is the "youngest poker player to reach a final table in a World Series of Poker, No Limit Circuit Event at Harrah's ...