Lex Veldhuis
Encyclopedia
Lex Veldhuis is a Dutch
professional poker
player.
, in which he became a notable player. During one of the international events he met the French player Bertrand Grospellier
. ElkY made him enthusiastic to play poker, which the Frenchman already did, and Veldhuis began playing poker online. In 2005 ElkY even deposited Veldhuis' first $10 at PokerStars
.
Later he began to play live tournaments as well, but wasn't used to the slow pace. Online he was used to play very fast and many tables at a time. Live he often complained and was annoyed about the slow style of playing. After a television show he joined, he met professional tennis
player Raemon Sluiter
and he advised him about sports mentallity. Later Veldhuis helped and mentored Sluiter's girlfriend Fátima Moreira de Melo
with her professional poker career.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
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.
History
In his youth Veldhuis began playing StarCraftStarCraft
StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...
, in which he became a notable player. During one of the international events he met the French player Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier , also known as ElkY is a poker player and former pro gamer from France who has won a World Poker Tour , a World Series of Poker bracelet and a European Poker Tour title...
. ElkY made him enthusiastic to play poker, which the Frenchman already did, and Veldhuis began playing poker online. In 2005 ElkY even deposited Veldhuis' first $10 at PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
.
Later he began to play live tournaments as well, but wasn't used to the slow pace. Online he was used to play very fast and many tables at a time. Live he often complained and was annoyed about the slow style of playing. After a television show he joined, he met professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...
and he advised him about sports mentallity. Later Veldhuis helped and mentored Sluiter's girlfriend Fátima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo LL.M. is a Dutch field hockey player. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. Her debut match was on 21 October 1997 against Germany which ended in a 2-1 victory for The Netherlands. She plays on the position of...
with her professional poker career.