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Doug Lee (poker player)
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Doug Lee is a Canadian
poker
player from Calgary
, Alberta
.
Lee is a real estate investor from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lee holds a college degree in marketing from the University of Calgary
. His most notable poker accomplishment is a first place finish for $695,970 in the 2005 World Series of Poker circuit event
at Rio Las Vegas
, where he defeated Jennifer Harman
in the final heads-up confrontation.
Since then he has made a final table at both the World Series of Poker
(WSOP) and another circuit event.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $980,000.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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 from Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
Lee is a real estate investor from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lee holds a college degree in marketing from the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
. His most notable poker accomplishment is a first place finish for $695,970 in the 2005 World Series of Poker circuit event
World Series of Poker circuit events
The World Series of Poker Circuit is a series of poker tournaments held annually at a variety of casinos since 2005 as a build-up to the World Series of Poker ....
at Rio Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, where he defeated Jennifer Harman
Jennifer Harman
Jennifer C. Harman-Traniello is an American professional poker player.-Early life:Harman was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She started playing poker in 1972 at the age of eight...
in the final heads-up confrontation.
Since then he has made a final table at both 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) and another circuit event.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $980,000.