Paul Volpe (born 1981) is an American professional poker player from
West Chester, Pennsylvania
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.
Volpe began playing online under the nickname "paulgees81," amassing winnings of more than $5 million. He won a MiniFTOPs event on
Full Tilt Poker
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in 2009, as well as two Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) titles and a
World Championship of Online Poker
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Established in 2002, WCOOP is PokerStars' attempt to establish the online equivalent ...
title on
PokerStars
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.
Volpe's first cash at the
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada and, since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment. It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker pla ...
came in 2009. He has won three bracelets and made 11 final tables, earning nearly $3 million as of 2018. His first bracelet came in
2014
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in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. He added another bracelet in
2016
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in a $1,500 Mixed Game event and a third in
2018
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by taking down the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship. Volpe has also made two deep runs in the WSOP Main Event, finishing in 20th in
2012
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and 29th in 2016.
On the
World Poker Tour
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, Volpe has made three final tables. He made two final tables in a row in 2013 at the L.A. Poker Classic and Bay 101 Shooting Star, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
As of 2022 Volpe's live earnings exceed 9 million. https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=117259 . His 42 WSOP cashes make up $2,900,000 of those winnings.
References
External links
Hendon Mob profileWSOP.com profile
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1981 births
American poker players
People from Chester County, Pennsylvania
People from Philadelphia
Living people
World Series of Poker bracelet winners