Cliff Josephy
Encyclopedia
Cliff D. Josephy is an American
professional poker
player from Syosset, New York
.
At the 2005 World Series of Poker
(WSOP), Josephy won a bracelet in the $1,500 seven-card stud
event, defeating Kirill Gerasimov
in the final heads-up confrontation. He has also finished in the money in several World Poker Tour
(WPT) events.
Cliff Josephy has earned a level of success in live events that his real name is fairly well known, but he is still known by the screen name "JohnnyBax" on the Internet. At different times he has been the number one ranked online poker
tournament player on PocketFives.com.
Josephy also works as a poker instructor. Together with Eric Haber
he has produced numerous training videos featuring professional players as they play poker online.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000.
United States
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professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from Syosset, New York
Syosset, New York
Syosset is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, in the northeastern section of Town of Oyster Bay near the North Shore of Long Island. The population was 18,829 at the 2010 census...
.
At the 2005 World Series of Poker
2005 World Series of Poker
The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or television history at the time was awarded to the...
(WSOP), Josephy won a bracelet in the $1,500 seven-card stud
Seven-card stud
Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country. Two to eight players is common, though eight may...
event, defeating Kirill Gerasimov
Kirill Gerasimov
Kirill Gerasimov is a Russian professional poker player.Gerasimov worked as an insurance salesman in Moscow, and started entering poker tournaments throughout Europe in 2001...
in the final heads-up confrontation. He has also finished in the money in several World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
(WPT) events.
Cliff Josephy has earned a level of success in live events that his real name is fairly well known, but he is still known by the screen name "JohnnyBax" on the Internet. At different times he has been the number one ranked online poker
Online poker
Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide...
tournament player on PocketFives.com.
Josephy also works as a poker instructor. Together with Eric Haber
Eric Haber
Eric "sheets" Haber is an American professional poker player and hedge fund manager from Syosset, New York.In the world of online poker the top pros are known by their screen-names first and their real names second, if at all...
he has produced numerous training videos featuring professional players as they play poker online.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,500,000.