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Roy Winston (poker player)
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Roy S. Winston, M.D
(born March 5) is an American
professional poker
player, CEO & Founder of LaserAway LLC and physician
from Rancho Mirage, California
who won the World Poker Tour
Borgata Main Event championship in 2007 for over $1.5 million.
in New York City
went on to receive a degree from the University of Pennsylvania
and then his Doctor of Medicine from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
his residency
was at the University of Florida College of Medicine
and went on to specialise in Anesthesiology. Dr. Winston was a Professor of Anesthesiology at Emory University and The University of California and was appointed to the Georgia Board of Medical Examiners by Governor Zell Miller. Later Dr. Winston went on to found his company LaserAway LLC in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in the removal of tattoo
s, sun damage and unwanted hair
. He began playing tournament poker in 2006 and now plays full-time professionally and hosts high stakes games at the Bicycle Casino
in Los Angeles
, California
..Winston also writes a pro blog for Cardplayer online and is a Full Tilt Pro on Full Tilt Poker
.
(WPT) most notably his victory at the WPT Borgata Poker Open, earning him $1,575,280 and the WPT title in a final table that included professional poker players Mike Matusow
(6th), Gene Todd (5th), Mark Weitzman (4th), Haralabos Voulgaris (3rd) and amateur player Heung Yoon who finished runner-up. Other cashes at the WPT include the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic finishing in 23rd for $39,859, at the Festa Al Lago V in 46th for $16,700, the 2007 Doyle Brunson
Five Diamond World Poker Classic, in 44th for $38,545, the 2008 Borgata Winter Open in 39th for $17,213 and the Bellagio Cup IV in 2008 for $32,320.
(WSOP) most notably finishing in 26th place out of a field of 6358 entries at the 2007 WSOP Main Event earning him $333,490.
As of 2011, his total live tournament winnings a just short of $2,700,000. His 5 cashes at the WSOP account for just over $358,000 of those winnings.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
(born March 5) is an American
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, CEO & Founder of LaserAway LLC and physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
from Rancho Mirage, California
Rancho Mirage, California
Rancho Mirage is a resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,218 at the 2010 census, up from 13,249 at the 2000 census, but the seasonal population can exceed 20,000. In between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the eight cities of the Coachella...
who won the 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...
Borgata Main Event championship in 2007 for over $1.5 million.
Biography
Winston who was raised and attended Stuyvesant High SchoolStuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School , commonly referred to as Stuy , is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side and moved to a new building in Battery Park City in 1992. Stuyvesant is noted for its strong academic...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
went on to receive a degree from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
and then his Doctor of Medicine from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is an American medical school in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, currently ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the United States. It was chartered by Mount Sinai Hospital in 1963....
his residency
Residency (medicine)
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a medical degree , Podiatric degree , Dental Degree and who practices...
was at the University of Florida College of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville...
and went on to specialise in Anesthesiology. Dr. Winston was a Professor of Anesthesiology at Emory University and The University of California and was appointed to the Georgia Board of Medical Examiners by Governor Zell Miller. Later Dr. Winston went on to found his company LaserAway LLC in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in the removal of tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
s, sun damage and unwanted hair
Hair
Hair is a filamentous biomaterial, that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Found exclusively in mammals, hair is one of the defining characteristics of the mammalian class....
. He began playing tournament poker in 2006 and now plays full-time professionally and hosts high stakes games at the Bicycle Casino
Bicycle Casino
The Bicycle Casino is the world's second largest poker cardroom.Founded by George Hardie Sr. in 1984, located in Bell Gardens, California, the Bicycle Casino offers a wide variety of poker games and limits, as well as pai gow poker, panguingue and California blackjack.Financing to build the casino...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
..Winston also writes a pro blog for Cardplayer online and is a Full Tilt Pro on 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...
.
World Poker Tour
Winston has seven cashes in 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...
(WPT) most notably his victory at the WPT Borgata Poker Open, earning him $1,575,280 and the WPT title in a final table that included professional poker players Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow
Michael Matusow is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table...
(6th), Gene Todd (5th), Mark Weitzman (4th), Haralabos Voulgaris (3rd) and amateur player Heung Yoon who finished runner-up. Other cashes at the WPT include the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic finishing in 23rd for $39,859, at the Festa Al Lago V in 46th for $16,700, the 2007 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...
Five Diamond World Poker Classic, in 44th for $38,545, the 2008 Borgata Winter Open in 39th for $17,213 and the Bellagio Cup IV in 2008 for $32,320.
World Series of Poker
Winston has five cashes to date at the 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) most notably finishing in 26th place out of a field of 6358 entries at the 2007 WSOP Main Event earning him $333,490.
Other poker events
Winston won the $2,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, earning $230,365. He has also cashed twice at the 2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship finishing in fourth place in the A$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha/Omaha Hi-Lo mixed event for A$22,800 ($20,042 USD) and finishing in the semi-finals at the A$5,000 Australian Heads-Up Championship for A$40,000 ($35,161).As of 2011, his total live tournament winnings a just short of $2,700,000. His 5 cashes at the WSOP account for just over $358,000 of those winnings.