Marcel Lüske
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Marcel Lüske is a Dutch
professional poker
player. He finished 10th in the 2004 WSOP
main event and as of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,700,000 USD. Lüske encourages the development of younger players and has mentored poker players David Williams
and Kirill Gerasimov
.
Lüske appeared twice on the Late Night Poker
show and lost to Barny Boatman
and John Duthie
.
Lüske finished in 14th place in the 2003 World Series of Poker
(WSOP) Main Event and 10th place in the 2004 WSOP
main event. In the latter tournament, Lüske won $373,000 and finished just one spot away from making the final table. These achievements in the 2003 and 2004 WSOP Main Events rank second behind Dan Harrington
's back-to-back final table appearance in the same years and it was Harrington who eliminated Lüske in 2004.
Luske has numerous money finishes at the WSOP, including a 2nd place finish to Joe Awada
in the 2004 $5,000 Seven-card stud
tournament, for which he earned $120,800.
Lüske has won the European Poker Awards Player of the Year in 2001 and 2004.
In March 2005, Lüske correctly predicted Rob Hollink
would win the European Poker Tour
grand final. The following year Lüske himself made the EPT championship grand final, finishing 7th. In July 2005, he won the €10,000 Hall of Fame Poker Classic in Paris
and took home €119,000.
In early 2007, Lüske produced a TV show called Veronica Poker with Noah Boeken
, in which Dutch celebrities were taught to play poker. He also appeared in the show Poker Kings NL in which Boeken and Lüske filmed while attending poker tournaments. Later he appeared in the show Celebrity Poker on Tien television channel. Lüske was the first person to be eliminated in the World Series of Poker Europe, during the inaugural ₤2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, in September 2007.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,700,000. His 20 cashes as the WSOP account for $1,173,396 of those winnings.
Lüske is the poker mentor for David Williams
(runner-up of the 2004 World Series of Poker
) and Russia
n player Kirill Gerasimov
, the runner-up of the World Poker Tour
season 1 championship. (Lüske finished in 14th place in that tournament, earning $26,664.) Lüske formed the Circle of Outlaws group, which promotes young poker players.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
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. He finished 10th in the 2004 WSOP
2004 World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January...
main event and as of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,700,000 USD. Lüske encourages the development of younger players and has mentored poker players David Williams
David Williams (card player)
David Anthony Williams is a professional poker player and popular Magic: The Gathering player.-Personal life:Williams was born in Arlington, Texas. He briefly attended Princeton University before switching to study economics at Southern Methodist University...
and 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...
.
Career
Lüske learned to play poker in market cafés and quit his job as a salesman in 2003 to become a professional poker player. He is known for wearing suits, upside-down sunglasses and singing during poker tournaments and poker games.Lüske appeared twice on the Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker
Late Night Poker is the pioneering television show that helped pave the way for the explosion of interest in poker in the 2000's. With it's ground breaking use of "under the table" cameras that enabled the viewer to see each player's cards, the show became a cult hit on Channel 4 UK when it first...
show and lost to Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman
Barny M. P. Boatman , is an English professional poker player and the oldest member of the poker-playing foursome known as The Hendon Mob...
and John Duthie
John Duthie
John Duthie is a London-based English television director and creator of the European Poker Tour.-Film and television:...
.
Lüske finished in 14th place in the 2003 World Series of Poker
2003 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 839 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a brick and mortar casino at the time...
(WSOP) Main Event and 10th place in the 2004 WSOP
2004 World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January...
main event. In the latter tournament, Lüske won $373,000 and finished just one spot away from making the final table. These achievements in the 2003 and 2004 WSOP Main Events rank second behind Dan Harrington
Dan Harrington
Dan Harrington is a professional poker player, best known for winning the main event world championship at the 1995 World Series of Poker. He has earned one World Poker Tour title, two WSOP bracelets, and over six million dollars in tournament cashes in his poker career...
's back-to-back final table appearance in the same years and it was Harrington who eliminated Lüske in 2004.
Luske has numerous money finishes at the WSOP, including a 2nd place finish to Joe Awada
Joe Awada
Joe Awada is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.Awada moved from Lebanon to the United States in his early teenage years, working as a juggler, eventually touring with the Harlem Globetrotters...
in the 2004 $5,000 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...
tournament, for which he earned $120,800.
Lüske has won the European Poker Awards Player of the Year in 2001 and 2004.
In March 2005, Lüske correctly predicted Rob Hollink
Rob Hollink
Rob Hollink is a professional poker player based in Groningen. He has won both a European Poker Tour title and World Series of Poker bracelet, becoming the first person from the Netherlands to do so, first was at the EPT's inaugural Grand Final of the European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo in 2005...
would win the European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
grand final. The following year Lüske himself made the EPT championship grand final, finishing 7th. In July 2005, he won the €10,000 Hall of Fame Poker Classic in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and took home €119,000.
In early 2007, Lüske produced a TV show called Veronica Poker with Noah Boeken
Noah Boeken
Noah Boeken is a Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player.-Magic:In the 1997 Pro Tour Chicago, Boeken finished in 15th place, and later 32nd at Pro Tour Mainz...
, in which Dutch celebrities were taught to play poker. He also appeared in the show Poker Kings NL in which Boeken and Lüske filmed while attending poker tournaments. Later he appeared in the show Celebrity Poker on Tien television channel. Lüske was the first person to be eliminated in the World Series of Poker Europe, during the inaugural ₤2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, in September 2007.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,700,000. His 20 cashes as the WSOP account for $1,173,396 of those winnings.
Lüske is the poker mentor for David Williams
David Williams (card player)
David Anthony Williams is a professional poker player and popular Magic: The Gathering player.-Personal life:Williams was born in Arlington, Texas. He briefly attended Princeton University before switching to study economics at Southern Methodist University...
(runner-up of the 2004 World Series of Poker
2004 World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January...
) and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n player 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...
, the runner-up of the 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...
season 1 championship. (Lüske finished in 14th place in that tournament, earning $26,664.) Lüske formed the Circle of Outlaws group, which promotes young poker players.