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| Steve Badger was born '''Steve Belling''' in ].<ref></ref> He began playing casino ] in ] in the 1980s. Following the introduction of ] to California, Badger played ]s across Northern California, but after relocating to ] he began to focus primarily on the budding ] scene there. | |||
| '''Steve Badger''' is a former professional ] player and ] bracelet winner. He also is a writer and the owner of the Playwinningpoker.com website,<ref></ref> before he sold to ] in 2010.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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| Steve Badger | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | None |
| Residence | Sherman Oaks, California |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | None |
Steve Badger was born Steve Belling in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. He began playing casino poker in Santa Cruz, California in the 1980s. Following the introduction of flop games to California, Badger played ring games across Northern California, but after relocating to Los Angeles he began to focus primarily on the budding poker tournament scene there.
Career
Badger has had tournament wins at the 1993 California State Lowball Championship and the 1995, 1997 and 1999 Legends of Poker Omaha championships.
In 1999 he won Omaha tournaments at the Commerce Casino's Los Angeles Poker Classic and Hollywood Park Racetrack's National Championship of Poker. That year he also won the Omaha championship at the World Series of Poker.
In 2000, Badger established his PlayWinningPoker.com website, which includes his Omaha, Texas hold 'em, and other poker strategy articles. At one time he was a columnist for Cardplayer Magazine.
As of 2010, Badger is tied with Men Nguyen and Scotty Nguyen for most Omaha tournament wins in history. His total live tournament winnings exceed $590,000, with 18 career titles and 87 tournament cashes.
Notes
- Hendon Mob Database: California State Poker Championship 1993
- Hendon Mob Database: 1995 Legends of Poker
- Hendon Mob Database: 1997 Legends of Poker
- Hendon Mob Database: 1999 Legends of Poker
- Conjelco.com: 30th Annual World series of Poker - Event #9 Results Limit Omaha Hi-Low $2,500 Buy-in
- New York Times: When It Comes to Poker, Working Together Is Against the Rules
- Professional-Poker.com interview
- Cardplayer.com: Card Player Columnists - A Great Group
- Worldpokerrank.com All Time Statistics
- Hendon Mob tournament results 2
- Cardplayer Magazine