Ivo Donev (born 25 December 1959) is an Austrian professional chess and poker player. Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. ... The WSOP logo. ... ITM, or In The Money is a term given in poker which describes ones placement in a tournament. ... Inaugurated in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold em popularity, the European Poker Tour (EPT) is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-03-08, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... This article is about the card game. ...

Chess

His father, Hristo Donev was a national master at chess.

Ivo Donev won the 1989 CSSR International Chess Tournament, progressing him to International Master status. When he and his family emigrated to Austria in 1990, Donev taught for a chess school at $30/hour to support his study of computer science. Ivo Donev is the author of the chess book "The most important ideas in the end game" in German language. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ...

Poker

Donev studied the poker books of David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth and Tom McEvoy and practiced using poker computer software. David Sklansky at the 1979 World Series of Poker David Sklansky (born in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a professional poker player and author. ... Mason Malmuth is an American poker player, and an author of books on both poker and gambling. ... Tom McEvoy (born November 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a professional poker player and author. ... A screenshot of computer software in action. ...

Donev won a bracelet in the $1,500 Limit Omaha event at the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP), where he took home $85,800 for his first place finish. Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting // Procedure Players in a poker game act in turn, in clockwise rotation (acting out of turn is a breach of etiquette and can negatively affect other players). ... Omaha holdem (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game based on Texas hold em. ... The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

In 2002, Donev made his one and only appearance on Late Night Poker. He finished 5th out of an impressive field including Peter "The Poet" Costa, Dave "Karizma" Welch and Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani. In 2003, Donev finished as a semi-finalist in the World Heads-Up Poker Championship. As of 2005, his live tournament winnings exceed $475,000. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ... Peter The Poet Costa (born January 17, 1956 in Cyprus) is an English professional poker player based in Leicester. ... Dave Welch is an English poker player, who made several appearances on the Late Night Poker television series. ... Ram Crazy Horse Vaswani is an English professional poker player and the youngest member of The Hendon Mob. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) is an annual elimination-format poker tournament of one-on-one no limit texas holdem matches. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

World Series of Poker Money Finishes

• 2000 $1,500 Limit Omaha - 1st place ($85,800)
• 2001 $2,500 Seven Card Stud - 10th place ($5,530)
• 2002 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em - 10th place ($5,670)
• 2004 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout - 6th place ($16,560)
• 2004 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - 3rd place ($47,700)
• 2005 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - 18th place ($6,955)
• 2005 $2,500 Limit Hold'em - 21st place ($5,145)
• 2005 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em - 10th place ($11,730)

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Personal life

He has two children, and lives in Bregenz, Austria. Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria. ...

His life and career is also discussed in the James McManus book Positively Fifth Street. James McManus is an American poker player, novelist and poet from Chicago, Illinois. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

External links

• Ivo Donev's homepage
• Hendon Mob tournament results