- Steve Badger
Infobox poker player
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firstname=Steve
lastname=Badger
nickname="None"
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hometown=Sherman Oaks, California
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=1
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
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wpt money finishes=Steve Badger (born in
Kaukauna, Wisconsin ) is the alias of Steve Belling [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.gambling.poker/browse_frm/thread/1b725edb4b185b57/34124e1e0f896fc9?lnk=st&q=%22steve+belling%22+badger&rnum=18#34124e1e0f896fc9] , a professional poker player andwebsite entrepreneur.Badger began playing casino
poker inSanta Cruz, California in the 1980s. Following the introduction of flop games to California, Badger playedring game s across Northern California, but after relocating toLos Angeles he began to focus primarily on the buddingpoker tournament scene there. Among his major tournament titles are the 1993 California State Lowball Championship and titles from the 1995, 1997 and 1999 Legends of Poker Omaha championships.In 1999 he also won major Omaha tournaments at the
Commerce Casino 's Los Angeles Poker Classic andHollywood Park Racetrack 's National Championship of Poker. The most prestigious tournament he won that year was the Omaha championship at theWorld Series of Poker .In 2000, Badger established his PlayWinningPoker.com website, which includes his Omaha,
Texas hold 'em , otherpoker strategy articles, as well as his "Winner's Guide to Online Poker", which was the firstonline poker -specific strategy guide on theinternet when it was published in 2000. He continues to write for and update his website regularly.As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $590,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=4463 Hendon Mob tournament results] [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=63694 2] ]
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External links
* [http://www.playwinningpoker.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/steve-badger/ Poker Babes profile]
* [http://www.professional-poker.com/interviews/steve-badger/ Professional-Poker.com interview]
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