Abe Mosseri
Encyclopedia
Abraham Mosseri is an American professional backgammon
and poker
player from New York City, New York who won the 2009 World Series of Poker
$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event.
Primarily known as a high stakes cash game specialist, Mosseri has played the likes of Doyle Brunson
, Barry Greenstein
, and Jennifer Harman
in the Big Game
at the Bellagio
with stakes as high as $4,000/$8,000, He also plays the high stakes cash games online at Full Tilt Poker
under the screen name EazyPeazy.
Mosseri also played in the PokerStars.net Big Game Week 2 along with the online qualifier William Davis (the "loose cannon"), professional poker players, Doyle Brunson
, Daniel Negreanu
, David Williams
, Andrew Robl and internet entrepreneur Jason Calacanis
.
(WSOP), Mosseri won the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event earning $165,521, he has also made two other final tables at the WSOP which includes the $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event also in 2009 where he finished in 7th place and later at the 2010 World Series of Poker
$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship event where he finished 8th.
including one final table in WPT Season II
at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, where he finished in 4th place.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $780,000.
Backgammon
Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. There are many variants of backgammon, most of which share common traits...
and poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from New York City, New York who won the 2009 World Series of Poker
2009 World Series of Poker
The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker . It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event...
$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event.
Primarily known as a high stakes cash game specialist, Mosseri has played the likes of Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson
Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to...
, Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein is a professional poker player. He has won a number of major events, including three at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour. Greenstein donates his profit from tournament winnings to charities, primarily Children, Incorporated, earning him the nickname "the...
, and Jennifer Harman
Jennifer Harman
Jennifer C. Harman-Traniello is an American professional poker player.-Early life:Harman was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She started playing poker in 1972 at the age of eight...
in the Big Game
Big Game (poker)
The Big Game refers to a famous high-stakes poker ring game played in "Bobby's Room", a cardroom named after Bobby Baldwin, at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table features no-limit and pot-limit games with wagers up to $100,000 per hand...
at the Bellagio
Bellagio
Bellagio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario....
with stakes as high as $4,000/$8,000, He also plays the high stakes cash games online at Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an online poker card room that opened in June 2004 with the involvement of poker professionals Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson...
under the screen name EazyPeazy.
Mosseri also played in the PokerStars.net Big Game Week 2 along with the online qualifier William Davis (the "loose cannon"), professional poker players, Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson
Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to...
, Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big...
, David Williams
David Williams (card player)
David Anthony Williams is a professional poker player and popular Magic: The Gathering player.-Personal life:Williams was born in Arlington, Texas. He briefly attended Princeton University before switching to study economics at Southern Methodist University...
, Andrew Robl and internet entrepreneur Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis
Jason McCabe Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur and blogger. His first company was part of the dot-com era in New York, and his second venture, Weblogs, Inc., capitalized on the growth of blogs before being sold to AOL....
.
World Series Poker
In the 2009 World Series of PokerWorld Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP), Mosseri won the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event earning $165,521, he has also made two other final tables at the WSOP which includes the $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event also in 2009 where he finished in 7th place and later at the 2010 World Series of Poker
2010 World Series of Poker
The 2010 World Series of Poker was the 41st annual World Series of Poker , held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 28 to July 17. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship that began on July 5...
$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship event where he finished 8th.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 2009 World Series of Poker The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker . It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event... |
$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball | $165,521 |
World Poker Tour
Mosseri also has five cashes at the World Poker TourWorld Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
including one final table in WPT Season II
World Poker Tour season 2 results
- Grand Prix de Paris:* Casino: Aviation Club de France, Paris * Buy-in: €10,000* 4-Day Event: July 10, 2003 to July 13, 2003* Number of Entries: 96* Total Prize Pool: €894,400 * Number of Payouts: 9...
at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, where he finished in 4th place.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $780,000.