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Michael D. "Mickey" Wernick (born 2 July 1944 in Wolverhampton) is an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham. Whilst growing up, Wernick was a keen amateur boxer and won the Midlands Area Amateur title. He has also met Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali. Wernick formed a poker club in 1970 with his father Solly. He was a mainstay of the British poker scene, who eventually began traveling to the World Series of Poker. He has since cashed on 6 occasions, in no limit hold'em, razz and lowball events. In the 1986 WSOP he finished second in an Omaha event. Wernick made the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Heads-Up Poker Championship, losing to eventual winner John Cernuto. Wernick finished on the television bubble of the European Poker Tour event in Deauville. Wernick was ranked the #1 player across all poker variants in Europe for 2005.〔(Pokernews.com: Mickey Wernick Scoops Euro Rankings )〕 This led to his induction into the European Poker Players Hall of Fame as its eighth inductee, making him the oldest inductee to date.〔(European Poker Players Hall of Fame Entry )〕 As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,075,000.〔(Hendon Mob tournament results )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mickey Wernick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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