| Tom Schneider | |
|---|---|
 Schneider at the 2006 World Series of Poker $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout. | |
| Nickname(s) | Donkey Bomber |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Born | December 24, 1959 (age 65) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Final table(s) | 10 |
| Money finish(es) | 34 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 36th, 2002 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Tom Schneider (born December 24, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional poker player from Phoenix, Arizona. Schneider is a certified public accountant and former president of a public golf company and chief financial officer for three Arizona companies before beginning his poker career in 2002. As of 2017, he is chief financial officer of Loudmouth Golf . He wears their sport coats on Poker Night in America TV shows. He was also the Controller for Ping Golf. He is the author of the book Oops! I Won Too Much Money: Winning Wisdom from the Boardroom to the Poker Table which provides lessons for both poker and business. Tom was the co-host of the popular poker podcast, Beyond The Table, along with Karridy Askenasy and Dan Michalski, creator and head blogger at Pokerati, where Tom was a contributing columnist. [1]
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He is the father of two children and is married to Kathy, who has three children from a previous marriage. Schneider is a singer-songwriter of country songs.
At the 2007 World Series of Poker Schneider won his first two WSOP bracelets, one in Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better/Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo and the second in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo. [2] [3] He made the final table of the $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, finishing in fourth place. [4] These finishes earned him the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year award. [5]
On September 16, 2008, Schneider won the event #24 of the World Championship of Online Poker, a $530 buy-in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw tournament. Schneider, who uses the name 'luvgamble' on PokerStars, bested a field of 308 to win the $42,000 first prize. [6]
Schneider won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2013 World Series of Poker, defeating Owais Ahmed heads-up to win $259,960. [7] He won his fourth bracelet in the $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. event defeating Benjamin Scholl. [8] [9]
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000. [10] His 46 cashes at the WSOP account for $1.6 million of those winnings. [11]
On a side note, Schneider plays an uncredited role as a poker dealer on CSI episode 16 of season 13 "Last Lady Standing". [12] He is shown briefly in a video as a dealer of the “1998 Palermo Poker Open” Final Table.
