Adam Schoenfeld
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Adam Schoenfeld is an American
professional poker
player and former columnist for Card Player magazine. Schoenfeld decided to quit his job as the vice president of an Internet
analysis firm, Jupiter Communications, in order to play poker full-time.
In the 2004 World Series of Poker
(WSOP), Schoenfeld played in ten events but did not make any money. That same year, he made the top 15 in World Poker Tour
events three times, making one final table.
Though featured on ESPN
's coverage of the 2006
Main Event, he did not cash. For the 2007 WSOP
, Schoenfeld again played in select tournaments, but once again failed to cash. He co-hosted a series of shows entitled The Scoop for Card Players online television network during the 2007 events. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $430,000.
Schoenfeld is the ex-boyfriend of Evelyn Ng
. She mentions him as one of the poker players she respects most.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional 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 and former columnist for Card Player magazine. Schoenfeld decided to quit his job as the vice president of an Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
analysis firm, Jupiter Communications, in order to play poker full-time.
In the 2004 World Series of Poker
2004 World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January...
(WSOP), Schoenfeld played in ten events but did not make any money. That same year, he made the top 15 in World Poker Tour
World 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...
events three times, making one final table.
Though featured on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's coverage of the 2006
2006 World Series of Poker
The 2006 World Series of Poker began on June 25, 2006 with "satellite" events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29...
Main Event, he did not cash. For the 2007 WSOP
2007 World Series of Poker
The 2007 World Series of Poker began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18...
, Schoenfeld again played in select tournaments, but once again failed to cash. He co-hosted a series of shows entitled The Scoop for Card Players online television network during the 2007 events. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $430,000.
Schoenfeld is the ex-boyfriend of Evelyn Ng
Evelyn Ng
Evelyn Ng is a Canadian professional poker player. She currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Early Life:...
. She mentions him as one of the poker players she respects most.