Loni Harwood

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Loni Harwood
Loni Harwood 2019.jpg
Loni Harwood in 2019
Residence Staten Island
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2 [1]
Final table(s)5
Money finish(es)35
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		721, 2018
World Poker Tour
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)8
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 2018-07-18.

Loni Harwood (born c. 1989) is a professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2013 World Series of Poker. She won two World Series of Poker Circuit events in 2012, then her second WSOP bracelet in 2015.

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Background

Harwood earned a finance degree in 2012 from the University at Albany, State University of New York. [2] Upon graduation, she moved to Florida and began playing poker, quickly discovering the World Series of Poker Circuit. [2] Her initial poker training came from watching her father, Joel Harwood, [3] play online. [2]

Career highlights

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Harwood in 2015

Harwood won two World Series of Poker circuit rings in 2012: 2012 WSOP Circuit - Palm Beach Kennel Club 500-entrant $300 + $45 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Event 2 for $30,994, [4] and 2012 WSOP Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans 345-entrant $355 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Event 4 for $23,090. [5] The former was her first ever WSOP Circuit event. [3] She earned her first bracelet by winning the 2,541-entrant $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2013 World Series of Poker Event 60 and its $609,017 prize. [2] Her victory at the 2013 World Series of Poker was historic: it made her the second woman (Cyndy Violette, 2005) [6] to make three final tables in a single World Series and the first to win a bracelet in the same year she did so; it moved her into third place in the 2013 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race; and it moved her into eighth place on the all-time female World Series earnings list. [2] Additionally, her $609,017 is the highest payout to a woman in any Las Vegas event in World Series of Poker history (second in overall World Series of Poker Europe history to Annette Obrestad's £1,000,000 from the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe main event) and her $874,698 total at the 2013 World Series of Poker is the highest female total in a single World Series. [6]

On July 31, 2015, Harwood won the 2015 WSOP U.S. National Championship for her second career bracelet. [7]

World Series of Poker

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Harwood in 2018
World Series of Poker results
YearCashesFinal TablesBracelets
2013 631
2014 4
2015 31
2016 51
2017 6
2018 111
World Series of Poker bracelets
YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2013 $1,500 No Limit Texas hold 'em $609,017
2015 WSOP National Championship*$341,599

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References

  1. ↑ "Loni Harwood". WSOP.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Ferrara, Dave (July 8, 2013). "With Bracelet Win, Loni Harwood Leaps Into Female Rankings". Bluff . Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Dalla, Nolan (July 8, 2013). "Loni Harwood Enjoying A Dream Summer". WSOP.com. Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Home : Tournaments : 2012 WSOP Circuit - Palm Beach Kennel Club : Event 2 - No-Limit Hold'em". Card Player . February 20, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Home : Tournaments : 2012 WSOP Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans : Event 4 - No-Limit Hold'em". Card Player . May 14, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Welman, Jessica (July 8, 2013). "Loni Harwood Makes History With $609K Bracelet Victory". WSOP.com . Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "2015 National Championship". WSOP.com . July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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