Craig Marquis

Craig Marquis
Marquis playing at the 2008 World Series of Poker
Hometown	Arlington, Texas
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Money finish(es)	6
Highest ITM Main Event finish	9th, 2008
Information accurate as of 2010-07-18.

Craig Marquis (born March 14, 1985) is a poker player from Arlington, Texas, and a final table participant in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

He had three prior WSOP cashes, one in 2008 and two in 2007.^[1]

At the 2008 WSOP Main Event final table, Marquis was the first to be eliminated, starting the table with 10,210,000 in tournament chips. In his last hand, with a little under 5,000,000 in chips, Marquis open raised all-in in middle position with 7♦ 7♥. Scott Montgomery, in the cutoff position with over 11.5 million in chips, called with A♦ Q♥. The flop came 10♠ A♥ 7♣ giving Montgomery a pair of aces with Marquis making a set of sevens. However, the turn and river ran J♦ K♠ giving Montgomery a straight which eliminated Marquis in ninth place, earning him $900,670.^[2]

At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Marquis cashed twice. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $990,000.^[3] His six cashes at the WSOP account for $976,376 of those winnings.^[4]

Notes

1. ^ Worldseriesofpoker.com: Craig Marquis
2. ^ PokerNews live reporting (temp ref)
3. ^ "Craig Marquis - Stats". TheHendonMob.com. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=85163. Retrieved 2010-07-18. 
4. ^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com

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Name	Marquis, Craig
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Date of birth	March 14, 1985
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