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Tom Schneider

For the American basketball coach, see Tom Schneider (basketball).

Tom Schneider (born December 24, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional poker player from Phoenix, Arizona. Schneider is a certified public accountant and former president of a public golf company and chief financial officer for three Arizona companies before beginning his poker career in 2002. As of 2017, he is chief financial officer of Loudmouth Golf [1]. He wears their sport coats on Poker Night in America TV shows. He was also the Controller for Ping Golf. He is the author of the book Oops! I Won Too Much Money: Winning Wisdom from the Boardroom to the Poker Table which provides lessons for both poker and business. Tom was the co-host of the popular poker podcast, Beyond The Table, along with Karridy Askenasy and Dan Michalski, creator and head blogger at Pokerati, where Tom was a contributing columnist.[1]

He is the father of two children and is married to Kathy, who has three children from a previous marriage. Schneider is a singer-songwriter of country songs.

At the 2007 World Series of Poker Schneider won his first two WSOP bracelets, one in Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better/Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo and the second in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo.[2][3] He made the final table of the $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, finishing in fourth place.[4] These finishes earned him the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year award.[5]

On September 16, 2008, Schneider won the event #24 of the World Championship of Online Poker, a $530 buy-in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw tournament. Schneider, who uses the name 'luvgamble' on PokerStars, bested a field of 308 to win the $42,000 first prize.[6]

Schneider won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2013 World Series of Poker, defeating Owais Ahmed heads-up to win $259,960.[7] He won his fourth bracelet in the $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. event defeating Benjamin Scholl.[8][9]

As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000.[10] His 46 cashes at the WSOP account for $1.6 million of those winnings.[11]

On a side note, Schneider plays an uncredited role as a poker dealer on CSI episode 16 of season 13 "Last Lady Standing".[12] He is shown briefly in a video as a dealer of the “1998 Palermo Poker Open” Final Table.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2007 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better $214,347
2007 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better $147,713
2013 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. $258,960
2013 $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. $318,955

References

  1. ^ "Tom Schneider". Card Player. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, H.O.R.S.E." The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Holloway, Chad (April 18, 2013). "Where Are They Now: 2007 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Tom Schneider". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Hartness, John (September 20, 2008). "Oops! I won another bracelet! Tom "luvgamble" Schneider takes down Event #24. - PokerStars Poker Blog". PokerStars Poker Blog. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008.
  7. ^ "44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, H.O.R.S.E. (Event #15)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, H.O.R.S.E. (Event #29)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Feldman, Andrew (June 19, 2013). "Tom Schneider wins second bracelet of 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Tom Schneider's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tom Schneider". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "Pop Poker: CSI Features Poker Serial Killer (and Tom Schneider)". PokerListings. March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2024.