Aaron Massey

Aaron Massey in an American professional poker player and entrepreneur. He has been playing poker since 2002.[1] Massey graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 2008, but left the finance world in 2009 to pursue a career in poker. He was named one of seven “Ones to Watch” for Season XII of the WPT.[2]

Massey has nine cashes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), among them a 3rd at the 2014 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, earning $255,209.[3] He has also had success on circuit events with 35 cashes, earning over $282,341, and 2 circuit rings.[4] In August 2012, Massey came in 1st at the WinStar World Casino River Poker Series Main Event, earning him $651,559.[5] His total live tournament earnings exceed $2,432,757.[6]

Massey and his older brother, Ralph Massey, are the founders of Big Cock Poker, a progressive poker outfit out of Chicago, Illinois.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=71441
  2. ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/06/the-massey-brothers-18359.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=71441
  4. ↑ http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=71441
  5. ↑ http://www.bluff.com/players/aaron-massey/71734/
  6. ↑ http://www.bluff.com/players/aaron-massey/71734/
  7. ↑ http://www.bigcockpoker.com
  8. ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/06/the-massey-brothers-18359.htm

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