Vince Burgio

Vince Burgio in the World Poker Tour Gold Rush event
Nickname(s)	None
Hometown	West Hills, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1
Money finishes	14
Highest ITM main event finish	4th (1994)
World Poker Tour
Titles	None
Final tables	1
Money Finishes	1

Vince Burgio (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American professional poker player based in West Hills, California. Image File history File links Vinceburgio. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... West Hills is a community in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length   - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... The WSOP logo. ... ITM, or In The Money is a term given in poker which describes ones placement in a tournament. ... The 1994 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. ... Nickname: City of Fountains or Heart of America Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) none, English most common Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 240 mi; 385 km 300 mi; 480 km 1. ... This article is about the card game. ... West Hills is a community in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length   - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ...

Burgio is a graduate of the University of Missouri. He moved to California in 1976 to set up a construction business and began playing poker tournaments regularly in 1987. Seal of the University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is one of two public state university systems in the state of Missouri. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length   - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... A poker tournament is a tournament at which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Burgio came to note as the winner of the Best All-Around Player Award at the 1992 Four Queens Poker Classic. He first finised in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 1992 in the Ace to Five Draw event. In 1994 he won a WSOP bracelet in the Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo event, defeating a final table including both Howard "The Professor" Lederer and Jay Heimowitz. Burgio also made the final table of the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event that year, finishing in 4th place. He also finished in the money of the same event in 1998. The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The WSOP logo. ... The 1992 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. ... The 1994 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Seven-card stud is a poker variant. ... Howard The Professor Lederer (born in Concord, New Hampshire), is a professional poker player and brother of poker pro Annie Duke. ... Jay B. Heimowitz (born December 26, 1937) is an American poker player from Bethel, New York. ... 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). ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ...

Burgio has made one World Poker Tour (WPT) final table, finishing 5th in the first season Gold Rush event won by Paul "The Truth" Darden. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Below are the results of season 1 of the World Poker Tour television series. ... Paul The Truth Darden Jr. ...

Burgio has also competed in numerous events of the Ultimate Poker Challenge and has won 2 events. The Ultimate Poker Challenge (UPC) is a series of weekly poker tournaments acting as super-satellites into the series semi-finals. ...

As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Burgio writes a regular human interest article for CardPlayer Magazine which has led to him being called the "Andy Rooney of Poker" and has authored his autobiography entitled "Pizza, Pasta and Poker: The Private & Public Life of a Professional Poker Player." Human interest news articles are about particular individuals or groups of people. ... Card Player Magazine is an industry publication specializing in poker strategy and tournament coverage. ... plutoniym card This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

He is married with four grown daughters.

Reference

• Poker Aces by Ron Rose

Ron Rose is an American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

External links

• Official site
• Poker-Babes profile
• Hendon Mob tournament results