Max Steinberg

Max Steinberg
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Born (1988-07-09) July 9, 1988
Fairfield, Iowa
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Final table(s) 5
Money finish(es) 11
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
4th, 2015
World Poker Tour
Title(s) None
Final table(s) 1
Money finish(es) 1

Max Steinberg (born July 9, 1988) is an American professional poker player from Fairfield, Iowa currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada .[1] He won a bracelet at the 2012 World Series of Poker and finished in fourth place in the 2015 WSOP Main Event.

Poker career

Steinberg dropped out of American University in 2008 to pursue a full time profession in poker. Max and his identical twin brother Daniel Steinberg focus on live tournaments.[2] His first cash was in 2008 finishing runner up at the Latin American Poker Tour $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event for $144,773.[3]

Steinberg won his first bracelet in a $1,000 no limit hold'em event.[4] He finished 131st in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event and fourth in 2015.[5]

As of 2015, his total live tournament earnings exceed $4,550,000.[6]

World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Event Prize Money
2012 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em $440,238

References

  1. "Max Steinberg". Global Poker Index. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. "Alums Danny, Max Steinberg are High-Stakes Poker Players". american.edu. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  3. "Max Steinberg". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  4. Andrew Feldman (2012-06-25). "WSOP 2012 - Max Steinberg wins first WSOP bracelet in Event 33". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. Case Keefer (2015-07-15). "NBA champs help local WSOP finalist turn $27 into $1 million and counting". LasVegasSun. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  6. "Max Steinberg's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2015-09-07.

External links

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