Blair Rodman

Blair Rodman

Infobox poker player



firstname=Blair
lastname=Rodman
nickname=
caption=Rodman after winning the $2000 No Limit Hold 'Em event at the 2007 World Series of Poker
hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=30
wsop main event best finish rank=54th
wsop main event best finish year=2004
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=2
wpt money finishes=2

Blair Rodman (born April 5, 1954 in Troy, New York) is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rodman has been playing poker professionally since 1985 when he quit his job dealing craps.

Rodman has had numerous finishes in the money at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in hold'em, seven-card stud and Omaha poker tournaments.

In March 2005, Rodman made his first World Poker Tour (WPT) final table, finishing 2nd to Arnold Spee in the 2005 World Poker Challenge.

In May 2005, Rodman made the final table of the Professional Poker Tour event won by Ted Forrest. He also made the final tables at the 2nd and 3rd Ultimate Poker Challenge grand finals, finishing 2nd and 6th respectively.

Rodman made a second WPT final table in February 2006, again finishing 2nd - this time to Barry Greenstein in the Pro-Celebrity Invitational event.

Rodman is the co-author (with Lee Nelson) of the book "Kill Phil: The Fast Track to Success in No-Limit Hold 'em Poker Tournaments" (ISBN 0-929712-24-2.)

On July 1, 2007, Rodman won his first bracelet in the 2007 World Series of Poker winning $707,898. [ [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/event.asp?tourneyID=3474&groupid=309 worldseriesofpoker.com Results for the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em] ]

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,900,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=6432 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]

Rodman is married to Roxy, whom he met while she worked as a poker dealer at the Mirage.

References

External links


* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=4727 World Poker Tour profile]
* [http://www.killphilpoker.com Official Website for the book "Kill Phil."]
* [http://www.alwaysbluff.com/poker/blogs/author/blair-rodman/ Blair Rodman's blog]


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