Abraham Mosseri (born June 21, 1974, in

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) is an American professional

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and

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player from

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, who won the

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$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event.

Poker career

Primarily known as a high-stakes cash game specialist, Mosseri has played with

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, Barry Greenstein, and

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in the Big Game at the Bellagio with stakes as high as $4,000/$8,000. Online, Mosseri played high-stakes cash games at

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under the screen name EazyPeazy. Mosseri has appeared in televised poker games, including on the PokerStars.net Big Game (Season 1, Weeks 2 and 12).

World Series Poker

In the

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(WSOP), Mosseri won the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event, earning $165,521. He also made final tables at the 2009 WSOP $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event, finishing 7th, and the

2010 World Series of Poker The 2010 World Series of Poker was the 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada, and ran from May 28 to July 17. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Ho ...

$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship event, where he finished 8th.

World Series of Poker bracelets

World Poker Tour

Mosseri has five cashes at the

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including one final table in WPT Season II at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, where he finished in fourth place, cashing for $174,585. As of 2017, his live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000.

References

External links

Card Player profileGlobal Poker Index profileHendon Mob profileWSOP profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mosseri, Abe Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners American poker players 1974 births