Max Steinberg

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Max Steinberg
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Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Born (1988-07-09) July 9, 1988 (age 35)
Fairfield, Iowa
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Final table(s)5
Money finish(es)11
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		4th, 2015
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 26 June 2015.

Max Steinberg (born July 9, 1988) is an American professional poker player from Fairfield, Iowa currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] He won a bracelet at the 2012 World Series of Poker and finished in fourth place in the 2015 WSOP Main Event.

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Poker career

Steinberg dropped out of American University in 2008 to pursue a full-time profession in poker. Max and his identical twin brother Daniel Steinberg focus on live tournaments. [2] His first cash was in 2008 finishing runner up at the Latin American Poker Tour $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event for $144,773. [3]

Steinberg won his first bracelet in a $1,000 no limit hold'em event. [4] He finished 131st in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event and fourth in 2015. [5]

As of 2015, his total live tournament earnings exceed $4,550,000. [6]

World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker bracelets
YearEventPrize Money
2012 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em $440,238

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References

  1. ↑ "Max Steinberg". Global Poker Index . Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alums Danny, Max Steinberg are High-Stakes Poker Players". american.edu. July 8, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Max Steinberg". PokerNews Global. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Feldman, Andrew (June 25, 2012). "WSOP 2012 - Max Steinberg wins first WSOP bracelet in Event 33". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Keefer, Case (July 15, 2015). "NBA champs help local WSOP finalist turn $27 into $1 million and counting". LasVegasSun. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Max Steinberg's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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