Mickey_Wernick

Mickey Wernick

Mickey Wernick

English bookmaker and poker player (1944–2023)

Michael D. "Mickey" Wernick (2 July 1944 – 18 April 2023)[1] was an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham.

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Whilst growing up, Wernick was a keen amateur boxer and won the Midlands Area Amateur title. He has also met Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali.

Wernick formed a poker club in 1970 with his father Solly. He was a mainstay of the British poker scene, who eventually began traveling to the World Series of Poker. He has since cashed on 6 occasions, in no limit hold'em, razz and lowball events. In the 1986 WSOP he finished second in an Omaha event.

Wernick made the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Heads-Up Poker Championship, losing to eventual winner John Cernuto.[2] Wernick finished on the television bubble of the European Poker Tour event in Deauville.

Wernick was ranked the #1 player across all poker variants in Europe for 2005.[3] This led to his induction into the European Poker Players Hall of Fame as its eighth inductee, making him the oldest inductee to date.[4]

As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,075,000.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Parkin, Isabelle (13 May 2023). "Tributes to Wolverhampton's legend of poker Mickey Wernick who passed away aged 78". Express & Star. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Austrian Masters 2003, World Heads Up Poker Championships 2003". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    Pokernews.com: Mickey Wernick Scoops Euro Rankings
  4. [4]
    European Poker Players Hall of Fame Entry
  5. [5]
    "Micky Wernick's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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