Taylor Caby
Encyclopedia
Taylor Caby is an American poker player and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and CEO of CardRunners
, the poker training website, and a Managing Partner at Hold'em Manager, the poker analytics software.
During his freshman year of college he deposited money online at UltimateBet.com, and turned his initial deposit of $35 into over seven figures. Caby was one of the first "internet players" to gain online poker
fame and fortune and established his reputation in the poker world by playing legendary heads-up battles against Prahlad "Spirit Rock" Friedman
.
He graduated from the University of Illinois in 2006 with a degree in finance, but had already started CardRunners, managed from a fraternity room, with Andrew "Muddywater" Wiggins. CardRunners, founded in 2005, quickly grew to the world's largest poker training website, and in 2007, Caby and Wiggins were approached by Full Tilt Poker. A partnership was launched making several CardRunners instructors Full Tilt Poker red pros. As of 2009 the company had 15 employees and $5 million in revenue.
In 2008, Caby appeared on NBC's Poker After Dark Cash Game, Nets v. Vets, with Doyle Brunson
, Gabe Kaplan
, Eli Elezra
, David Benefield, and Cole South
. He final tabled the 2009 Full Tilt Poker Million
, and participated in the 2010 Poker Million.
Caby remains actively involved in the poker community via CardRunners, Hold'em Manager and as a poker player. He is also an executive producer of a poker documentary called BOOM! with DeucesCracked
founder Jay Rosenkrantz.
CardRunners
CardRunners is an instructional poker site founded by Taylor Caby and Andrew Wiggins and formerly part-owned by Brian Townsend. CardRunners charges members a monthly fee for access to their catalog of poker instructional videos and private poker strategy forums...
, the poker training website, and a Managing Partner at Hold'em Manager, the poker analytics software.
Career
Caby was born and raised outside of Chicago, and started playing poker when he was 14 with his family.During his freshman year of college he deposited money online at UltimateBet.com, and turned his initial deposit of $35 into over seven figures. Caby was one of the first "internet players" to gain online poker
Online poker
Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide...
fame and fortune and established his reputation in the poker world by playing legendary heads-up battles against Prahlad "Spirit Rock" Friedman
Prahlad Friedman
Prahlad S. Friedman is an American professional poker player from Los Angeles, California. He has played under the screen names "Spirit Rock" on Full Tilt Poker, "Mahatma" on Ultimate Bet, "Zweig" on Prima Network, and "Prefontaine" on PokerStars...
.
He graduated from the University of Illinois in 2006 with a degree in finance, but had already started CardRunners, managed from a fraternity room, with Andrew "Muddywater" Wiggins. CardRunners, founded in 2005, quickly grew to the world's largest poker training website, and in 2007, Caby and Wiggins were approached by Full Tilt Poker. A partnership was launched making several CardRunners instructors Full Tilt Poker red pros. As of 2009 the company had 15 employees and $5 million in revenue.
In 2008, Caby appeared on NBC's Poker After Dark Cash Game, Nets v. Vets, with Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson
Doyle F. Brunson is an American professional poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. He is the first two-time World Series of Poker main event champion to win consecutively, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.Brunson is the first player to...
, Gabe Kaplan
Gabe Kaplan
Gabriel W. "Gabe" Kaplan is an American comedian, actor, poker commentator, and professional poker player.He was born in Brooklyn, New York...
, Eli Elezra
Eli Elezra
Eliahu Ilan Elezra is an Israeli professional poker player and a businessman, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada.While he was in Israel, Elezra was a lieutenant in the Golani Brigade. He was bedridden by a leg injury; during this time he began playing poker...
, David Benefield, and Cole South
Cole South
Cole South is a 24 year-old professional poker player, author, and entrepreneur from Washington, DC. South is best known for his play online, though he has also made television appearances on Poker After Dark in season 5 of the show....
. He final tabled the 2009 Full Tilt Poker Million
Poker Million
The Poker Million has been a televised European poker tournament since its inception in November 2000. The final debuted to 30 million viewers and has since remained popular. It was created by UK gaming outfit Ladbrokes with the help of sports promotion firm Matchroom Sport...
, and participated in the 2010 Poker Million.
Caby remains actively involved in the poker community via CardRunners, Hold'em Manager and as a poker player. He is also an executive producer of a poker documentary called BOOM! with DeucesCracked
DeucesCracked
DeucesCracked is a poker instruction website business and an internet forum for the discussion of poker strategy. DeucesCracked offers a fee-based service that provides access to their catalogue of poker instructional videos. As of August 2009, DeucesCracked had over 1000 videos in its catalogue...
founder Jay Rosenkrantz.
External links
- http://www.pokernews.com/strategy/poker-as-a-profession-with-taylor-caby-10152.htm
- http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/taylor-caby/2273/player-profile.asp
- http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/taylor-caby-interview-11423/
- http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/interview-taylor-green-plastic-caby-225196/
- http://www.twitter.com/taylorcaby
- http://www.cardrunners.com/blog/Taylor