Shaun Deeb
| Shaun Deeb | |
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Shaun Deeb, 2016
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| Nickname(s) | tedsfishfry (Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet) shaundeeb (PokerStars) |
| Residence | Troy, New York |
| Born | March 1, 1986 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Final table(s) | 8 |
| Money finish(es) | 44 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
221st, 2016 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
Shaun Frank Deeb (born March 1, 1986) is an American professional poker player from Troy, New York. He has three World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles and seventeen World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the money finishes.
Deeb started playing poker at age 16 in high school by hosting $20 rebuy tournaments with about 30 guests. He attended Bentley University, but gave up class to play poker. He is an avid online poker multi-table tournament player who plays 15–20 tournaments simultaneously. He plays a wide variety of versions of poker with the goal of improving his Texas hold 'em game. Before 2007, he had never been to Las Vegas. At age 24, he announced his retirement from poker, but has since returned to play in 2010. In 2008 and 2009, he finished in fifth place in the Card Player Online Poker Player of the Year competition. His retirement lasted only two months. Since returning to play, he plays more live games at casinos and a greater variety of game types.
His only two larger live play prizes came at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure where he finished second of 216 in the $5,000 NAPT Bounty Shootout for US$75,000 and the August 2009 European Poker Tour €20,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event where he finished 1st of 3 for €60,000 ($85,183). At the Bounty event, he also collected 8 $1000 bounties, for a total prize of US$83,000.
Prior to Black Friday 2011, he played online under the names tedsfishfry (Full Tilt Poker and Ultimate Bet) and shaundeeb (PokerStars and Absolute Poker). His largest cash was at the January 24, 2011 $1,000 buy in, $1K Monday, on Full Tilt Poker where he finished in 1st place of 615 for a prize of $312,610.00. Among his other online six-figure payouts are two World Championship of Online Poker championships and a Full Tilt Online Poker Series championship. At the 2011 World Series of Poker he paid his grandmother's, Ellen Deeb, buyin to the main event, where she was the oldest registrant at the age of 91. She was eliminated on Day 1C when she flopped two pair against a set, upon which she attempted to rebuy.
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