- Lee Watkinson
infobox poker player
firstname=Lee
lastname=Watkinson
caption=Lee Watkinson at the final table of the2007 World Series of Poker .
hometown=Cheney, Washington
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=14
wsop main event best finish rank= 8th
wsop main event best finish year=2007
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=3
wpt money finishes=6Lee Watkinson (born
October 18 ,1966 ) is an American professionalpoker player, originally fromLongbranch, Washington . [ [http://www.cardplayer.com/players/bio/Lee-Watkinson/90 cardplayer.com bio] ]At the
2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Watkinson finished 2nd in the $5,000 pot limit Omaha event. He also finished in the money of that year's $10,000 no limitTexas hold 'em main event, finishing 113th.Watkinson made back-to-back
World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables during its third season. The first time he finished 2nd toEli Elezra , and the second time he finished 2nd again, this time toDoyle Brunson .Watkinson made back-to-back WSOP main event cashes at the
2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP), finishing in 45th place out of 5,619 entrants for a $235,390 prize. He also made the final table of a WSOP circuit event in November 2005, finishing 3rd.At the 2006 WSOP, Watkinson won a bracelet and the $655,746 first prize in the $10,000 pot limit Omaha event when his cards|A♣|Q♠|6♣|5♣ defeated Mike Guttman's cards|J♠|J♣|10♦|8♦ on a board of cards|5♠|4♠|3♥|7♦|K♥.
Watkinson finished 8th in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $585,699.
In 2008, Watkinson final tabled 2 consecutive tournaments, taking 5th in the WPT Borgata Winter Open and 7th in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Rincon in San Diego, CA.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,900,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=20529 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]
Watkinson is the top all-time money winner in Pot Limit Omaha.
He plays online at
Full Tilt Poker .Outside of poker
He is an
economics graduate and quoteswrestling andsurfing as his main interests outside of poker. He wrestled at 142 pounds in college and 187 pounds the last time that he wrestled in 2001 [ [http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/pro-chat-archive.php?player=Lee%20Watkinson&date=10-17-2006&time=10:20:18PM Fulltilt Chat] ] . Lee is a humanitarian, working with the Cortland Brandenburg Foundation to rescue retired chimpanzee test subjects.References
External links
*Official|http://leewatkinsonpoker.com
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=5963 World Poker Tour profile]
* [http://cardplayer.com/wsop_of_the_year/view/name/Lee_Watkinson&year=2005 CardPlayer profile]
* [http://www.ipfpoker.com/ipf-world-rankings/lee-watkinson/307 IPF profile]
* [http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player-interviews/lee-watkinson-finally-a-winner PokerListings.com interview]
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