Diego Cordovez
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Diego Cordovez is an American poker
player. He has won one World Series of Poker
bracelet, and he has 16 WSOP cash finishes including 7 final tables. He has won over $1.4 Million in career tournament winnings. His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for $613,847 of those winnings.
Born in New York City in 1965 Cordovez claims to have been introduced to poker by his first-grade teacher, as a way of making basic math seem like fun.
At the 2000 World Series of Poker
Cordovez won the $2000 no limit Texas hold 'em
event, earning more than $290,000 and a bracelet
. He defeated English professional poker player and bracelet winner, Dave Ulliott
heads-up to win the tournament. The final table also included Phil Ivey, David Pham and Toto Leonidas. Cordovez followed this a couple of months later with another first-place finish at the Legends of Poker
no limit hold 'em event.
In 2002
Cordovez cashed in another four WSOP events, making the final table in three of them, including a second place in the $2000 SHOE event, losing to Phil Ivey
. He also won the limit holdem championship at the Los Angeles Poker Open at the Commerce Casino, at the time the largest limit holdem tournament in history; first prize was $569,430.
Cordovez was featured on ESPN's coverage of the 2008 WSOP Main Event at a table which also featured 2003 Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker
and professional player Clonie Gowen
as well as being interviewed in a segment about his career as a poker player.
Cordovez is currently one of the hosts of the Spanish language version of Poker After Dark
, broadcast throughout Latin America on Discovery Channel
(Latin America).
Prior to his poker career, Cordovez was co-founder and COO
of Aveo Inc., a Silicon Valley online tech support software provider.
Cordovez holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Stanford University
.
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. He has won one 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...
bracelet, and he has 16 WSOP cash finishes including 7 final tables. He has won over $1.4 Million in career tournament winnings. His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for $613,847 of those winnings.
Born in New York City in 1965 Cordovez claims to have been introduced to poker by his first-grade teacher, as a way of making basic math seem like fun.
At the 2000 World Series of Poker
2000 World Series of Poker
-Preliminary events:-Main Event:There were 512 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.Ferguson had a 10 to 1 chip lead when starting his heads-up vs Cloutier. After a see-saw battle, Ferguson decided to call Cloutier's AQ all-in with his own A9...
Cordovez won the $2000 no limit 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, earning more than $290,000 and a bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet
The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". ...
. He defeated English professional poker player and bracelet winner, Dave Ulliott
Dave Ulliott
David A. Ulliott , known by the nickname Devilfish, is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker...
heads-up to win the tournament. The final table also included Phil Ivey, David Pham and Toto Leonidas. Cordovez followed this a couple of months later with another first-place finish at the Legends of Poker
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...
no limit hold 'em event.
In 2002
2002 World Series of Poker
The 2002 World Series of Poker was held at Binion's Horseshoe.This edition was historically notable for two reasons. It was the first WSOP in which pocket cams were installed to allow broadcasters to show the players' hole cards, although only for the Main Event...
Cordovez cashed in another four WSOP events, making the final table in three of them, including a second place in the $2000 SHOE event, losing to Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey
Phillip Dennis "Phil" Ivey Jr. is an American professional poker player who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables...
. He also won the limit holdem championship at the Los Angeles Poker Open at the Commerce Casino, at the time the largest limit holdem tournament in history; first prize was $569,430.
Cordovez was featured on ESPN's coverage of the 2008 WSOP Main Event at a table which also featured 2003 Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker
Christopher Bryan Moneymaker is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker . His 2003 win is said to have revolutionized poker because he was the first person to become a world champion by qualifying at an online poker site...
and professional player Clonie Gowen
Clonie Gowen
Cycalona Gowen is an American professional poker player, based in Dallas, Texas.-Early life:Gowen was born in Florida, and grew up in Kiowa, Oklahoma. She won Miss Teen McAlester, Oklahoma, at age 15, and as a teenager moved to Corsicana, Texas...
as well as being interviewed in a segment about his career as a poker player.
Cordovez is currently one of the hosts of the Spanish language version of Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark
Poker After Dark was an hour-long poker television program on NBC. The show made its debut on January 1, 2007, and was cancelled as another victim of the "Black Friday" criminal case due to the show's sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker, one of that case's defendants. on September 23, 2011 For its first...
, broadcast throughout Latin America on Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
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(Latin America).
Prior to his poker career, Cordovez was co-founder and COO
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
of Aveo Inc., a Silicon Valley online tech support software provider.
Cordovez holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.