Fred Goldberg is a professional poker player from Hollywood, Florida.

Poker career

Goldberg's first major poker success came in the

2006 World Series of Poker The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. 40 more events in various ...

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, where he finished in 10th place winning $1,154,527. Goldberg was able to find continued success after the 2006 WSOP. He finished 48th in the 2008 WSOP 2,000 no-limit hold 'em event earning $7,823. He was elimated in 2008 WSOP Main Event by Brian "ZBT" Horton and did not cash. In 2011, Goldberg's entered the final table in the Borgata Poker Open as second in chips. He eventually finished in fourth place earning $280,925. Controversy erupted when Goldberg confronted eventual winner Bahbak Oboodi's rail, resulting in fans being ejected from the audience. He was known for bearing a strong resemblance to

Chris Moneymaker Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975) is an American poker player who won the Main Event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). His 2003 win is said to have revolutionized poker because he was the first person to become a wo ...

, the

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Main Event champion. Since then, Goldberg has cashed in some

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events and had some success at the

2007 World Series of Poker The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1st, 2007. The $10,000 ( US) no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6th and was completed on the morning of July 18th. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in ...

. At the 2007 World Series of Poker, he had five cashes and won his first career bracelet in a $1,500 buy-in Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) championship winning $204,935. As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000. His twelve cashes at the WSOP account for $1,412,891 of those winnings.

World Series of Poker bracelets

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldberg, Fred American poker players People from Florida Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners Year of birth missing (living people)