Taylor von Kriegenbergh (born May 19, 1988) is an American professional poker

Poker

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 player. He was born in Stoneham, MA and is currently a resident of Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

. On May 3, 2011 von Kriegenbergh won his first World Poker Tour

World Poker Tour

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 (WPT) championship at the inaugural WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown in Hollywood, FL

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, earning $1,122,340 and his first WPT bracelet

World Poker Tour bracelet

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. The 2011 Hard Rock Showdown was von Kriegenbergh's first WPT tournament.

A 2006 graduate of Stoneham High School, von Kriegenbergh went on to play Division II varsity baseball

Baseball

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 at the University of Massachusetts Lowell

University of Massachusetts Lowell

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, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing

Marketing

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 and Management

Management

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External links

• http://espn.go.com/sports/fantasy/blog/_/name/poker/id/6471836/von-kriegenbergh-elder-grab-1m-titles
• http://www.pokernewsreport.com/wpt-makes-taylor-von-kriegenbergh-new-millionaire-2056
• http://www.pokernews.com/news/2011/05/taylor-von-kriegenbergh-wins-wpt-seminole-hard-rock-showdown-10326.htm