Mark Newhouse
| Mark Newhouse | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nickname(s) | newhizzle |
| Born | March 11, 1985 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 8 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 9th, 2013, 2014 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 5 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Mark Newhouse (born March 11, 1985) is an American professional poker player who made back-to-back final tables at the World Series of Poker Main Event in the 2013 and 2014 finishing 9th both times. He beat a field of 6,352 and 6,683 respectively, outlasting 13,017 people in the process[1] and is the first player to make back-to-back final tables in the Main Event since Dan Harrington in 2003 and 2004. The probability of Newhouse achieving back-to-back final tables is 1 in 524,079 (assuming all players have an equal chance).[2]
Early life
Newhouse was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and was a rebellious teenager. He dropped out of Appalachian State University his second year to pursue poker.[1]
Poker career
After making a $50 deposit on PartyPoker, Newhouse turned it into over $100,000 in one month and won an additional $100,000 the next month.[3] He dropped out of school and began playing poker full-time. He won the 2006 Borgata WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Event earning $1,519,020 and made over $2,000,000 his first year playing poker. He lost his winnings within a year and claims to have had poor bankroll management going broke several more times.[4]
In 2013, Newhouse made the WSOP Main Event final table moving all in pre-flop holding against Ryan Riess's . The board came eliminating Newhouse in 9th earning him $733,224.[5] In 2014, he was again eliminated in 9th holding against Will Tonking's after moving all-in on the river with the board showing . He earned $730,725 for his finish.[6]
As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,500,000, over $1,600,000 of his total winnings have come from cashes at the WSOP.
References
- 1 2 "Mark Newhouse Bio". Card Player. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ Ryan Feldman. "The odds of Mark Newhouse's achievement". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ Grotenstein, Jonathan (2014). "BACK TO BACK". All In Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
- ↑ Bernard Lee (2013-10-23). "Newhouse's long road to redemption". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ Julio Rodriguez (2013-11-04). "World Series of Poker Main Event: Mark Newhouse Eliminated In Ninth Place". Card Player. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ thkduckworth (2014-11-10). "Mark Newhouse Eliminated in 9th Place ($730,725)". PokerNews. Retrieved 2014-12-06.