- John Falconer
Infobox poker player
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firstname=John
lastname=Falconer
nickname=Burnley John
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hometown=Burnley, England
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=2
wsop main event best finish rank=235th
wsop main event best finish year=2005
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=
wpt final tables=
wpt money finishes=
ept titles="None"
ept final tables=1
ept money finishes=2"Burnley" John Falconer is an English professional
poker player.In October 2004, Falconer finished runner-up to
John Shipley in theEuropean Poker Tour (EPT) first seasonLondon event, winning £117,000. He finished on the television bubble for the EPTDublin event later the same month.In March 2005, Falconer won the PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open event, defeating
Alan Betson to take home the €146,000 first prize. Later the same month, Falconer made the semi-finals of theWorld Heads-Up Poker Championship , losing toSimon Nowab .Falconer also finished in the money of the
2005 World Series of Poker $10,000 no limithold'em main event.In October 2005, Falconer finished second to Phil "The Unabomber" Laak in his heat of the
William Hill Poker Grand Prix , qualifying him for the semi-final where he finished fifth.As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $660,000.
External links
* [http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2006/3/burnley-john-falconer.htm UK PokerNews interview]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=2440 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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