Diego Cordovez

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Diego Cordovez
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Born1965 (age 58–59)
New York City, New York, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Final table(s)7
Money finish(es)16
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		67th, 2007

Diego Cordovez (born 1965) is an American poker player, the only son of the former UN Under-Secretary-General, Diego Cordovez. He has won one World Series of Poker bracelet, and he has 16 WSOP cash finishes, including 7 final tables. He has won over $1.4 million in career tournament winnings. [1] His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for $613,847 of those winnings. [2]

Born in New York City, Cordovez claims to have been introduced to poker by his first-grade teacher, as a way of making basic math seem like fun. [3]

At the 2000 World Series of Poker, Cordovez won the $2,000 no limit Texas hold 'em event, earning more than $290,000 and a bracelet. He defeated English professional poker player and bracelet winner, Dave Ulliott heads-up to win the tournament. The final table also included Phil Ivey, David Pham, and Toto Leonidas. [4] Cordovez followed this a couple of months later with another first-place finish at the Legends of Poker limit hold 'em event. [5]

In 2002, Cordovez cashed in another four WSOP events, making the final table in three of them, including a second place in the $2,000 SHOE event, losing to Phil Ivey. [6] He also won the limit Holdem championship at the Los Angeles Poker Open at the Commerce Casino, the largest limit Holdem tournament in history; the first prize was $569,430. [7]

Cordovez was featured on ESPN's coverage of the 2008 WSOP Main Event at a table which also featured 2003 Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker and professional player Clonie Gowen as well as being interviewed in a segment about his career as a poker player.

Cordovez is currently one of the hosts of the Spanish-language version of Poker After Dark , broadcast throughout Latin America on Discovery Channel (Latin America).[ citation needed ]

Before his poker career, Cordovez was co-founder and COO of Aveo Inc., a Silicon Valley online tech support software provider. [8]

Cordovez holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Stanford University. [9]

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  2. ↑ "Diego Cordovez". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Poker Players | Famous Poker Player Profiles, Stats & More!". Pokerlistings.
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