Sunny Mehta
Encyclopedia
Sunny Mehta is a professional poker
player, writer, and musician. He is co-author of "Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I" (Two Plus Two Publishing
) and "Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em", with Ed Miller and Matt Flynn.
, and graduated from Ramapo High School in 1996. He went on to study Jazz Guitar and Studio Music at the University of Miami
School of Music, and received his B.M. in 2000.
He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
in 2002, where he performed and recorded with various local artists. Mehta began playing poker as a hobby in 2003, and by 2004 was playing professionally in high stakes no-limit Texas hold 'em
games. After moving to Las Vegas
, Nevada
in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
, he met poker author Ed Miller and publisher Mason Malmuth
. Mehta and Miller, along with poker player Matt Flynn, co-authored "Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I", which was released by Malmuth's Two Plus Two Publishing in 2007. The book immediately became the #1 gambling and poker book on Amazon's bestseller list. Mehta moved back to New Orleans in 2006, where he now resides.
The author team of Mehta, Miller, and Flynn left Two Plus Two to self publish their highly anticipated second book, "Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em", which was released in 2009.
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, writer, and musician. He is co-author of "Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I" (Two Plus Two Publishing
Two Plus Two Publishing
Two Plus Two Publishing is a private company established and owned by statistician and poker player Mason Malmuth. The company publishes books on poker and gambling written by professionals in the field such as David Sklansky, Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie, Collin Moshman, Ed Miller, Ray Zee, Sunny...
) and "Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em", with Ed Miller and Matt Flynn.
Biography
Mehta grew up in Wyckoff, New JerseyWyckoff, New Jersey
Wyckoff is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,696. As of the 2000 Census, Wyckoff ranked 54th in 100 highest-income places in the United States...
, and graduated from Ramapo High School in 1996. He went on to study Jazz Guitar and Studio Music at the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
School of Music, and received his B.M. in 2000.
He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
in 2002, where he performed and recorded with various local artists. Mehta began playing poker as a hobby in 2003, and by 2004 was playing professionally in high stakes 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...
games. After moving to Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, he met poker author Ed Miller and publisher Mason Malmuth
Mason Malmuth
Mason Malmuth is an American poker player, and author of books on both poker and gambling. He is the owner of Two Plus Two Publishing, which publishes books and runs an online gambling discussion forum.Malmuth was born and grew up in Coral Gables, Florida...
. Mehta and Miller, along with poker player Matt Flynn, co-authored "Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I", which was released by Malmuth's Two Plus Two Publishing in 2007. The book immediately became the #1 gambling and poker book on Amazon's bestseller list. Mehta moved back to New Orleans in 2006, where he now resides.
The author team of Mehta, Miller, and Flynn left Two Plus Two to self publish their highly anticipated second book, "Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em", which was released in 2009.
Accomplishments
- 13th place in the 2006 World Poker Open $1,500 Buy-In No-Limit Hold 'em Event