Joe Ebanks

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Joe Ebanks
Nickname(s)ender555 (PokerStars)
sampson724 (Full Tilt)
Residence Stow, Ohio, U.S.
Born1984or1985(age 38–39) [1]
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)22
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		596th, 2013
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)2
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)5
Information accurate as of 2018-07-18.

Joe Ebanks (born 1984 or 1985) [1] is an American professional poker player from Ohio. He grew up in Kent and as of 2011 resides in Stow. [1] He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker where he made his first final table and had three in the money finishes. [2] Half of his six career WSOP in the money finishes are at short-handed events, and all of them are at No Limit Texas hold 'em.

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Career

Prior to his success at the 2011 WSOP, his largest live event prize came in April 2009 at the European Poker Tour (EPT). That month he won the April 22 $1,309 309-player EPT San Remo – Season V No-Limit Hold'em – Event 4 for a prize of $100,842. [3] This followed his April 1, $4,800 48-player 2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic: No-Limit Hold'em – Event 10 victory for a prize of $95,570. [4]

Ebanks is a high-caliber online poker player who often final tables huge multi-table tournaments. On more than one occasion he has had two first-place finishes in large online tournaments in the same day including both March 19, 2011 (418-player Super Turbo NL Hold'em $250+16 for $26,125 and 446-player NL Hold'em $150+13 for $18,750) [5] [6] and September 10, 2010 (170-player NL Hold'em+Rebuys $100+9 for $14,450 and 712-player NL Hold'em $100+9 for $13,386) [7] [8] His performance of May 16, 2010, in which he won a 903-player $200 + $15 NL Hold'em event for $44,920 [9] and finished second in a 3,497-player $200 + $16 NL Hold'em event for $80,250 [10] may be his greatest online poker accomplishment. [11]

World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker results
YearCashesFinal TablesBracelets
2010 3
2011 311
2013 3
2014 2
2015 31
2016 5
2018 3
World Series of Poker bracelets
YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2011 $10,000 No Limit Texas hold 'em Six Handed Championship$1,158,481

His first WSOP in the money finish was an 83rd-place finish in the 2010 4345-player $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event 3 for a prize of $4,731. [12] His first WSOP final table and World Series of Poker Bracelet was a win at the 2011 474-player $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship Event 46 for a prize of $1,158,481. [13] The event was one of only two non-main event million dollar first place prizes in 2011 and was the largest prize until the Pro Players $50,000 event. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Joe Ebanks' profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo – Season V: No-Limit Hold'em – Event 4". Card Player . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ "2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic: No-Limit Hold'em – Event 10". Bluff Magazine . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Full Tilt Poker - $75K Super Turbo Guarantee Tournament Results". Bluff Magazine . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Full Tilt Poker - $75,000 Guarantee Tournament Results". Bluff Magazine . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Full Tilt Poker - $40,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) Tournament Results". Bluff Magazine . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  8. ↑ "PokerStars - $109 NL Hold'em [ $45K Guaranteed ] Tournament Results". Bluff Magazine . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  9. ↑ "UB $200K Guarantee May 16, '10 No-limit Hold'em". Card Player . Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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  11. ↑ "WSOP Bracelet Winner Profile: Joe Ebanks". Bluff Magazine. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker Event #3: No-Limit Hold'em". WSOP.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  13. ↑ "2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker Event #46: No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed Championship". WSOP.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Joe Ebanks Wins $1.1 Million, Biggest Prize This Year". PokerListings.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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