- Steve Vladar
Infobox poker player
firstname=Steve
lastname=Vladar
nickname=Smokin' Steve
caption=Steve Vladar in theWilliam Hill Poker Grand Prix
hometown="Smokin'" Steve Vladar is an English professional
poker player.Vladar has been a regular at
Europe anpoker tournament s since the mid-1990s, with numerous finishes in the money inLondon ,Dortmund ,Vienna andBirmingham before the end of thedecade .This led to him playing in the
Late Night Poker television series ' third season in 2000. Vladar finished 2nd in his heat to Phil Hellmuth Jr and earned a place in the semi-finals. Vladar also played in the fourth season, finishing 3rd in his heat (ahead of Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott and Charalambos "Bambos" Xanthos.)In January 2002, Vladar won the £750 no limit
hold'em event at the Grovesnor Grand Challenge inLuton .In 2003, he cashed 3 times at the Dundee Spring Poker Festival in
Dundee and 6 times at the St Maarten Open.In 2004, he won the €500 no limit hold'em event at the
World Heads-Up Poker Championship , defeating a field including "Rocky" Ross Boatman,Kirill Gerasimov ,Surinder Sunar ,Barbara Enright andNic Szeremeta .More recently, he won the $1,000 no limit hold'em event of the Caribbean Poker Classic over a field including
Marcel Lüske andTony Cascarino .As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $480,000.
Vladar is married to fellow poker professional Xuyen "Bad Girl" Pham. They are both sponsored by William Hill Poker.
External links
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=241 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=417 Bio & Gallery]
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