- Paul Darden
infobox poker player
firstname=Paul
lastname=Darden
nickname=The Truth
caption=Paul Darden at the2005 World Series of Poker
hometown=New Haven, Connecticut
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=12
wsop main event best finish rank=45th
wsop main event best finish year=2003
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=1
wpt final tables=2(+1)
wpt money finishes=5Paul Darden, Jr. (born
October 27 ,1968 [ [http://www.smokepoker.com/poker-resources/player-profiles/paul-darden/paul-darden.php Smoke Poker - Poker Player Profiles - Paul Darden ] ] ) is an American professionalpoker player,rap music promoter, andnight club owner fromNew Haven ,Connecticut .Early years
He was accused of
murder at the age of 15, due tomistaken identity but was acquitted. [ [http://www.smokepoker.com/poker-resources/player-profiles/paul-darden/paul-darden.php Smoke Poker - Poker Player Profiles - Paul Darden ] ] Poker was Darden's way of changing his life around, and he was helped in this by hismentor ,Phil Ivey .Poker career
Originally, he was best known as a
seven-card stud player, where he had several notable tournament finishes in 2000 prior to winning theWorld Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in 2001 for the $2,500 seven-card stud event, defeatingTom Franklin heads-up.In 2002, Darden won a
World Poker Tour (WPT) title in the £3,000 main event of the Gold Rush tournament. He would later finish in 2nd place behindGus Hansen in the WPT Bad Boys of Poker invitational event. Additionally, in March 2005 he finished 5th in the $10,000 main event of the PartyPoker.com Million IV cruise.In 2003, he made his first money finish in the $10,000 WSOP main event, finishing in 45th place. He also cashed in the same event in 2005.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000.
Darden is also the mentor of poker player
Amnon Filippi .Mr. Darden is interested in building his career advancements in television, film and modeling. He is under the management of Stacey Chambers (EMG)Talent located in Las Vegas, Nevada
References
External links
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=1259 World Poker Tour Profile]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=8078 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.pokulator.com/ten-questions/paul-darden.html Pokulator 10 Questions Interview]
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