Steve Paul-Ambrose

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Steve Paul-Ambrose
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Paul-Ambrose at the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final
Residence Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Born1983 (age 40–41)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finish(es)5
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)4

Steve Paul-Ambrose (born 1983) is a poker player from Ontario, Canada who won the 2006 PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure (PCA), earning $1,388,600. [1] [2] At the time a World Poker Tour event, he won his PCA entry through an online $102 satellite tournament on PokerStars. [3]

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Paul-Ambrose is a 2007 graduate from the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where he studied business and science. [4]

World Series of Poker

Paul-Ambrose's best finish to date at the WSOP is in the $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) event where he came in fourth, earning $146,259, with a final table made up of such notables as Jon Turner, Kirk Morrison (poker player), the runner-up Greg Mueller, and Steve Billirakis the winner. [5]

As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,900,000. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2006, WPT - Main Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Steve Paul-Ambrose's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ Friedman, Michael (January 16, 2006). "Another 'Feel Good' Poker Story Unfolds in the Bahamas". PokerNews.com. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Ontario student has $1-million poker face". The Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail Inc. January 11, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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