Lee Markholt

infobox poker player
firstname=Lee
lastname=Markholt
nickname=Seattle Set


caption=
hometown=Eatonville, Washington
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=10
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner
wpt titles=1
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=17
ept titles="None"
ept final tables="None"
ept money finishes=1

Lee Markholt Jr. (born May 24, 1963 in Tacoma, Washington) is a professional poker player from Eatonville, Washington. He previously worked as a meat cutter for a family business and has been playing poker professionally for more than 13 years. cite web|url=http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/L/Lee_Markholt_Jr.aspx |title=Lee Markholt Jr. |accessdate=2008-03-29 |work=worldpokertour.com |publisher=WPT Enterprises, Inc ]

Markholt's first major win came on the Professional Poker Tour when he won the Five Star World Poker Classic in 2005. He has also had success in both the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour. He has 10 career WSOP cashes, including 4 final tables. He has cashed 15 times in the WPT, including six cashes each in Season 5 and Season 6. He reached his first WPT final table at the World Poker Challenge in 2008, claiming his first WPT title and the $493,815 first prize.

Markholt mostly plays at New Sonny's Casino in Federal Way, Washington. He is married and has two teenage children.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000.cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=7010|title=Lee Markholt - Stats|publisher=The Hendon Mob|author=Butt, Robert|accessdate=2008-03-29]

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External links

* [http://www.cardplayer.com/players/results/Lee-Markholt/528 Cardplayer.com Profile]