Kassem "Freddy" Deeb (born November 27, 1955^[1] in Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional poker player who emigrated from Lebanon to the United States at the age of 19. 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. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... 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. ... The following is a glossary of poker terms used in Wikipedia poker articles. ... The 2003 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 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... A game of Texas hold em in progress. ...

Before poker

Deeb was attending Utah State University when civil war broke out in Lebanon in 1975. He lost contact with his parents (who had been sending him money to support his education) for 2 years. Deeb was unable to gain employment as he was on a student visa so he began gambling. Deeb was forced to leave his education, just 12 credits away from graduating his mechanical engineering course. Utah State Universitys main campus is located in Logan, Utah. ... A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A parent is a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian // Mother This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... The F-1 visa is a category of student visa, given by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). ... Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. ... Mechanical engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ...

Poker career

At the 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP), he won the $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw event, receiving $146,250 and besting a field that also contained Mickey Appleman, Gabe Kaplan, David Grey and Doyle Brunson. He has also finished in the money of the World Series of Poker Main Event twice: in 1995 (17th) and 2003 (13th). The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... One is said to be drawing in a poker game if one has a hand that is incomplete and needs further cards to become valuable. ... Mickey Appleman is an American professional poker player and sports bettor, now living in Fort Lee, New Jersey. ... Gabriel Gabe Kaplan (born March 31, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, and professional poker player. ... David Grey is an American professional poker player from Henderson, Nevada. ... Doyle Texas Dolly Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The 1995 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

He also won the fourth season World Poker Tour (WPT) Ultimate Poker Classic event, where he won an even $1,000,000. Spoiler warning: Note that only events played to date are displayed. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...

Deeb has also appeared in the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament series and appeared in the GSN series High Stakes Poker. The Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament is a series of no limit Texas hold em poker tournaments. ... The Game Show Network logo (1997-2004) The Game Show Network Logo (1994-1997) GSN (formerly known on-air as Game Show Network) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows, casino game shows, interactive television games, and reality shows. ... High Stakes Poker logo High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. ...

Deeb is well-known for wearing patterned/multi-colored shirts, one of which became famous at the 2003 World Series of Poker. Holding pocket Kings, Deeb went all-in against Phil Ivey, who flopped three sevens; a third King appeared on the turn and Deeb won the pot. Afterwards, Ivey remarked, "Must be the shirt." World Series of Poker tournament director Matt Savage referred to the same shirt as the "magic shirt" during a pot-limit Omaha tournament in the 2004 World Series of Poker, after a hand in which Deeb eliminated two players. The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Phil Ivey (born February 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an American professional poker player. ... The flop in poker refers to the dealing of the first three face-up cards to the board, or to those three cards themselves. ... The turn, or fourth street, in poker is the fourth of five cards dealt to the board, constituting one face-up community cards that each of the players in the game can use to make up their final hand. ... Omaha hold em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (flop game) similar to Texas hold em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. ... The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ...

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,450,000.^[2]

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

Freddy Deeb at the 2007 World Series of Poker after winning the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Event

On June 29, 2007 Deeb won the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2007 World Series of Poker winning $2,276,832. At one point during three-handed play Deeb was down to his last $365,000 but managed to recover and win the WSOP bracelet. Deeb said that he didn't appreciate his first bracelet because he didn't recognize what it meant. “But this one – it means everything to me. These are the toughest players in the world. It has the highest buy-in. Except for the $10,000 buy-in (Main Event), this is the bracelet that means the most of any of them.”^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... H.O.R.S.E is a form of poker commonly played at the high stakes tables at casinos. ... This article is a list of results of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts. ... The 2007 WSOP Championship Bracelet The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. ... 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). ...

World Series of Poker bracelets

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Outside of poker

Deeb indicated during an interview on the ESPN broadcast of the 2005 WSOP that he is considering returning to university at some stage to complete his education. interview An interview is a conversation between two or more people (The interviewer and the interviewee) where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...

He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and has four children. For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=227
2. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
3. ^ Freddy Deeb Wins $50,000 HORSE Championship at World Series of Poker® Title Establishes Deeb as World’s Best All-Around Player June 29, 2007. Accessed 7/10/07

External links

• World Poker Tour profile
• Pokernews.com feature article