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| Jeff Madsen | |
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 Madsen in 2016 | |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Money finish(es) | 132 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 102nd, 2019 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 16 |
| Information last updated on 26 December 2022. | |
Jeff Madsen (born June 7, 1985, in Santa Monica, California) is a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year.
Early life and education
Madsen was raised in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and graduated from Palisades Charter High School. He matriculated at the University of California, Santa Barbara to study film. Despite originally wanting to finish his degree, Madsen dropped out of college in his final year to fully focus on his poker career.
Poker career
Madsen was introduced to the game of poker after graduating high school. While a student at UCSB, he began playing casino poker at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, where the minimum age to play is 18.
Madsen won a no limit Texas hold 'em event at the 2006 World Series of Poker just 3 years later. At the age of 21 years and five weeks, he was about six weeks younger than the previous record holder, Eric Froehlich, who won his first WSOP bracelet in 2005. Madsen's victory earned him $660,948. At that time he was the youngest World Series of Poker winner in history until Steve Billirakis became the youngest at the age of 21 years 11 days the following year.
Less than two weeks prior to his victory, Madsen finished third in the $2,000 Omaha high-low split event, winning $97,552. Just six days after his first victory, Madsen won his second WSOP title, and $643,381, in the $5,000 no limit hold 'em shorthanded event. A few days later he finished third in the $1000 Seven-card stud high low split event, earning $65,971, adding up to an unprecedented four top 3 finishes, in four different poker variants, in his first year at the WSOP. His showing prompted Full Tilt Poker to bring him in as a sponsored pro.
In 2007, Madsen cashed in his first WPT event, finishing eighth at the Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship.
On February 5, 2010, Madsen won the $3,500 buy-in Championship Event at the Borgata Winter Open in Atlantic City, NJ winning $625,006.
As of 2022, Madsen's tournament winnings exceed $6,000,000. His 132 cashes at the WSOP account for $3,409,063 of those winnings.
Personal life
Madsen lives in Las Vegas.
WSOP Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | $660,948 |
| 2006 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table | $643,381 |
| 2013 | $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha | $384,420 |
| 2015 | $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | $301,413 |
References
- ^ Martelle, Scott (July 22, 2006). "His first million may be in the cards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- "Madsen still in the spotlight". ESPN.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via BLUFF Magazine.
- "UCSB student youngest to win elite poker event". Daily News. Associated Press. July 18, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- "World Poker Tour - WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, WPT Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- Paul Oresteen. "Jeff Madsen Wins Borgata Winter Open Main Event". www.bluffmagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
- "Jeff Madsen's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- "Jeff Madsen". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- Wise, Gary (July 12, 2008). "Wise: Neighbors make it to Day 5". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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