Toto Leonidas
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Alfredo C. "Toto" Leonidas (born October 10, 1960 in Bacolod City
Bacolod City
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, Philippines
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) is an American
United States
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 Poker
Poker
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 player with over $3,200,000 in live tournament lifetime winnings. His 24 cashes as the WSOP account for $812,218 of those winnings.

In the 2003 World Series of Poker
2003 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 839 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time...

, Leonidas won a World Series of Poker
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 bracelet playing seven-card stud
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. He also won the United States Poker Championship that same year at a final table that contained the likes of Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title.In 2010, he was inducted as a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

, Phil Hellmuth
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 and John Hennigan
John Hennigan (poker player)
John Hennigan is an American professional poker player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who, in his career, has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title....

.

In 2009, Leonidas made it to his first final table on the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
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, at the Bicycle Casino Legends of Poker Event. He finished in fourth place winning $144,600, in the tournament, won by Prahlad Friedman
Prahlad Friedman
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. This was his 5th cash in WPT events.

Leonidas currently resides in Glendale
Glendale, California
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, California
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.

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2003
2003 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 839 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time...

$1,500 Seven Card Stud $98,760
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