- Dag Palovic
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Dag Palovic File:Palovic sr3.jpg Nickname(s) Lucky D Hometown Bratislava, Slovakia Born January 4, 1975 World Series of Poker Bracelet(s) 0 Money finish(es) 5 Highest ITM
Main Event finish37th, 2010 World Poker Tour Title(s) 0 Final table(s) 0 Money finish(es) 0 European Poker Tour Title(s) 0 Final table(s) 2 Money finish(es) 4 Information accurate as of 2010-10-23. Dag Palovič (* 4. January 1975, Bratislava) is a Slovak professional poker player, businessman and a former TV host. Since 1st of January 2011, he is a member of PokerStars Team Pro [1], first and as of October 2011 only sponsored poker player from Slovakia. He is best known for making two European Poker Tour (EPT) final tables as well as being the only player from Slovakia who has cashed in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, finishing 120th in 2009 and 37th in 2010. As of October 2011, he is leading Slovak all time money list with career earnings of $863,701 and is also an author of first Slovak poker book on poker titled "Ako sa stať poker pro" (How to become a poker pro), co-authored by 1983 World Series Of Poker champion Tom McEvoy.
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Poker career
Palovič first became notable in late 2007 by making a final table at €4,700 EPT Prague Main Event, being first Slovak player to do so. Palovič was eliminated in 7th place winning $137,151. He repeated this success five months later with his second final table appearance, this time at main event of EPT San Remo with another 7th-place finish, this time taking home $176,628. Since then, Palovič cashed at the EPT three time, including a 14th place in EPT Grand Final held in Madrid in May 2011, for which he earned $89,054.
In summer 2008 Palovič also made his first in the money finish at the World Series of Poker, finishing 69th in $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event. Next year, Palovič added three more cashes with one of them being his 120th place at the 2009 WSOP Main Event, being the first and as of October 2010 only player from Slovakia to cash in this tournament. He managed to break his own record a year later with a 37th-place finish and prize of $206,395.
As of October 2011, Palovič's 5 cashes at the WSOP account for $268,826 of his $774,647 career winnings.
Outside of EPT and WSOP he is also known for winning €5,000 Internationaux de France de Heads Up in March 2010 with a first prize of $84,570[2] as well as being author of book "Ako sa stať poker pro" co-authored by Tom McEvoy.[3]
Other activities
Before poker, Palovič was known mostly as a TV personality, being host of several TV shows as well as playing a few roles in Slovak movies in mid-80s. As a host of music programmes during 1996 - 2004 he has done interviews with celebrities such as Lauryn Hill, Jamiroquai, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, Kate Ryan or Tiziano Ferro.
He is also a successful businessman and a member of MENSA.
Personal life
Palovič is currently single with no children. During 2006 - 2009 he was engaged to Slovak top model Zuzana Gregorová.
Notes
- ^ "Team PokerStars Pro — Dag Palovic". PokerStars.com. http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/dag-palovic/. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=96161"
- ^ http://poker.sk/
External links
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Slovak poker players
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