Brett Jungblut
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Brett Jungblut is an American
professional poker
player, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey
and based in La Jolla, California. With only one class left to graduate college, Jungblut left school to pursue his dream as a professional poker player.
Jungblut began playing tournament poker
in 2002. Since then he has over twenty in the money tournament finishes including first place finishes at the Bicycle Casino's
Winnin' o' the Green limit
Texas hold 'em
event and the World Series of Poker
(WSOP) Omaha Hi-Lo
championship in 2004
.
Jungblut was a former member of "The Crew" alongside Scott Fischman
, Dutch Boyd and others.
Jungblut helped organize the first Los Angeles Youth Network “All In For The Kids” benefit poker tournament, raising funds for building new housing facilities and schools for homeless children.
Since 2005, Brett Jungblut has been teaching poker strategy via his Pro Poker School.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $370,000.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
and based in La Jolla, California. With only one class left to graduate college, Jungblut left school to pursue his dream as a professional poker player.
Jungblut began playing tournament poker
Poker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
in 2002. Since then he has over twenty in the money tournament finishes including first place finishes at the Bicycle Casino's
Bicycle Casino
The Bicycle Casino is the world's second largest poker cardroom.Founded by George Hardie Sr. in 1984, located in Bell Gardens, California, the Bicycle Casino offers a wide variety of poker games and limits, as well as pai gow poker, panguingue and California blackjack.Financing to build the casino...
Winnin' o' the Green limit
Betting (poker)
In the game of poker, the play largely centers on the act of betting, and as such, a protocol has been developed to speed up play, lessen confusion, and increase security while playing...
Texas hold 'em
Texas hold 'em
Texas Hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three then two additional single cards , with...
event and the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
(WSOP) Omaha Hi-Lo
Omaha hold 'em
Omaha hold 'em is a community card poker game similar to Texas hold 'em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards...
championship in 2004
2004 World Series of Poker
The 2004 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe after Harrah's Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January...
.
Jungblut was a former member of "The Crew" alongside Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada.Fischman grew up in South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. He was introduced to poker by a schoolfriend and went on to become a poker dealer at the Sahara and the Mirage...
, Dutch Boyd and others.
Jungblut helped organize the first Los Angeles Youth Network “All In For The Kids” benefit poker tournament, raising funds for building new housing facilities and schools for homeless children.
Since 2005, Brett Jungblut has been teaching poker strategy via his Pro Poker School.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $370,000.