Marcel Lüske
| Marcel Lüske | |
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Marcel Lüske in 2008
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| Nickname(s) | The Flying Dutchman |
| Residence | Amsterdam |
| Born |
23 March 1953 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 30 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
10th, 2004 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 5 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 9 |
Marcel Lüske (Amsterdam, Netherlands 23 March 1953) is a Dutch professional poker player. He finished 10th in the 2004 WSOP Main Event. Lüske encourages the development of younger poker players and has mentored professional players Noah Boeken, David Williams, and Kirill Gerasimov.
Lüske was born in Amsterdam in 1953. His father was a butcher and a boxer, and he named Marcel after his favorite French pugilist, Marcel Sardain. He grew up in the Netherlands, where he wanted to be a singer, but he ended up at the center of his country's government, The Hague, working for customs. He moved on to working in a nightclub, owning a bar in the Amsterdam marketplace, and opening a card club in Antwerp, Belgium. As a hobby, he and his brothers picked up Five-Card Stud and played in their downtime at the market. Lüske's card skills among the local vendors led them to suggest him to enter a $1,000 buy-in tournament in Prague. As a result of his successful playing, he won over $40,000 playing poker and turned professional. He began flying from city to city to play poker, earning himself the nickname "The Flying Dutchman".
Lüske appeared twice on the Late Night Poker show and lost to fellow professionals Barny Boatman in Series 4 in 2001 and John Duthie in Series 6 in 2003.
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 are similar to Dan Harrington's back-to-back final table appearance in the same years, and it was Harrington who eliminated Lüske in 2004. Luske's 10th place finish in the 2004 Main Event is his largest tournament cash to date.
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