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		⚫	'''Steve Badger''' is a professional poker player and ] entrepreneur. Among his major tournament titles are the 1993 California State Lowball Championship<ref></ref> and titles from the 1995, 1997 and 1999 Legends of Poker ] championships.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>
	'''Steve Badger''' is a professional poker player and ] entrepreneur.

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Steve Badger
Nickname(s)	None
Residence	Sherman Oaks, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1
Money finish(es)	1
Highest ITM Main Event finish	None

Steve Badger is a professional poker player and website entrepreneur. Among his major tournament titles are the 1993 California State Lowball Championship and titles from the 1995, 1997 and 1999 Legends of Poker Omaha championships.

In 1999 he also won major Omaha tournaments at the Commerce Casino's Los Angeles Poker Classic and Hollywood Park Racetrack's National Championship of Poker. The most prestigious tournament he won that year was the Omaha championship at the World Series of Poker.

In 2000, Badger established his PlayWinningPoker.com website, which includes his Omaha, Texas hold 'em, other poker strategy articles, as well as his Winner's Guide to Online Poker, which was the first online poker-specific strategy guide on the internet when it was published in 2000. He continues to write for and update his website regularly.

As of 2010, Badger is tied with Men Nguyen and Scotty Nguyen for most Omaha tournament wins in history. His total live tournament winnings exceed $590,000.

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