Dewey Tomko
Dewey Tomko at the 2006 World Poker Tour Bellagio Five Star Tournament
Nickname(s)	None
Hometown	Winter Haven, Florida
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	3
Money finishes	38
Highest ITM main event finish	2nd 1982, 2001
World Poker Tour
Titles	None
Final tables	2
Money finishes	6

Dewey Tomko (born December 31, 1946 in Glassport, Pennsylvania) ^[1] is an American former kindergarten teacher turned professional poker player, based in Winter Haven, Florida. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... Non-Main Event gold bracelets given to the event winners during the 2005 WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is the biggest non-monetary prize a poker player can win. ... For a list of words Poker, see the Poker category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The following is a glossary of poker terms used in Wikipedia poker articles. ... The 1982 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glassport is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, approximately 10 miles (16 km) (direct) from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers where they meet and form the Ohio river. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For university teachers, see professor. ... For the domestic fireplace tool, see fireplace poker. ... Winter Haven is a city located in Polk County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

Tomko is chiefly noted as the runner-up in the World Series of Poker "WSOP" $10,000 no limit hold'em main event in both 1982 (to Jack "Treetop" Straus) and 2001 (to Carlos Mortensen.) The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... The 1982 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Jack Treetop Straus (1930 - August 1988) was a professional poker player. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Juan Carlos El Matador Mortensen (born April 13, 1972 in Ambato, Ecuador) is a professional poker player, known for his loose play and bluffing tactics. ...

Tomko began playing poker profitably as a 16-year-old in Pittsburgh pool halls which allowed him to finance his education. He worked as a kindergarten teacher, but often played poker through the night. Tomko realised that poker was more profitable than his job and invested a sum of his winnings into businesses while choosing to play poker full-time. “Pittsburgh” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In addition to his WSOP success, Tomko has made two World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables. He finished runner-up in the 2003 Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($552,853) and in fourth place in the Costa Rica Classic ($14,650.) The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...

Tomko has played every WSOP Main Event since 1974 which is currently the longest active streak.

Recently, Tomko took 3rd place in the 2005 WSOP Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball event worth $138,160. The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ... Deuce-to-seven low is a method for evaluating low hands in poker. ... Some forms of poker, often called lowball, sometimes called low poker, reward poor poker hands (in the traditional sense). ...

Tomko is married with three children. His son Derek encouraged him to return to playing poker tournaments. (Tomko claims his son is a better player than he was at his age.) An amateur poker tournament in progress. ...

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,800,000.

Rick Reilly chronicles a day with Dewey on a golf course in his book Who's Your Caddy. In it, he contends that Tomko is not interested in competition if there is not a wager riding on it. Dewey is just as good a gambler on the golf course as he is sitting at a poker table. He notes that many PGA professionals will refuse to play him for money. On NBC's "Poker After Dark," Greg Raymer noted that pro golfer Rocco Mediate has said that if he had one person to putt for his life, it would be Tomko.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... The 1979 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 1984 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

External links

• Hendon Mob tournament results
• Home Poker Games profile
• Tourney.com profile
• PokerPlayer magazine interview