Mickey Wernick

Mickey Wernick
Nickname(s)	The Worm, The Legend, Lord Wernick
Hometown	Birmingham, England
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Money finish(es)	8
Highest ITM Main Event finish	None
European Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	None
Money finish(es)	2

Michael (Mickey) D. Wernick (born 2 July 1944 in Wolverhampton) is an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham.

Whilst growing up, Wernick was a keen amateur boxer and won the Midlands Area Amateur title. He has also met Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammed Ali.

Wernick formed a poker club in 1970 with his father Solly. He was a mainstay of the British poker scene, who eventually began traveling to the World Series of Poker. He has since cashed on 6 occasions, in no limit hold'em, razz and lowball events. In the 1986 WSOP he finished 2nd in an Omaha event. ⁽¹⁾

Wernick made the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Heads-Up Poker Championship, losing to eventual winner "Miami" John Cernuto.

Wernick was ranked the #1 player across all poker variants in Europe for 2005 (1). This led to his induction into Bruce "Elvis Senior" Atkinson's European Poker Players Hall of Fame as its 8th inductee, making him the oldest inductee to date.

Wernick finished on the television bubble of the European Poker Tour event in Deauville.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $860,000.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results

External links

• European Poker Players Hall of Fame Entry
• Blue Square Poker profile
• Mickey Wernick Scoops Euro Rankings
• Bio & Gallery
• InsidePoker magazine interview

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Name	Wernick, Mickey
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Date of birth	2 July 1944
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