John Cynn (born December 24, 1984) is an American professional poker player from
Northbrook, Illinois
Northbrook is a suburb of Chicago, located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, United States, on the border of Lake County, Illinois, Lake County. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities north of Chicago and belon ...
. In 2018, he won the
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $8,800,000.
Cynn graduated from
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...
, where he studied finance and supply chain management. Prior to his poker career, he worked as an IT consultant in California. His first cash in a poker tournament came in 2010, while he first cashed in a WSOP event in 2012. In 2016, he finished
11th in the Main Event, earning $650,000. He had 12 WSOP cashes before the 2018 Main Event and three on the
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the ...
, including a 10th-place finish at the L.A. Poker Classic in 2017.
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At the 2018 Main Event, Cynn prevailed over a field of 7,874 players, the second-largest in WSOP history at that time. He defeated a final table that included 2009 champion Joe Cada, beating ]Tony Miles
Anthony John Miles (23 April 1955 – 12 November 2001) was an English chess player and the first Englishman to earn the International Grandmaster, Grandmaster title.
Early and personal life
Miles was born on 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, a sub ...
on the 442nd hand of the final table, and 199th of heads-up, when his beat the on a board of .
As of 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9.7 million. His 13 cashes at the WSOP account for $9.5 million of those winnings.
World Series of Poker bracelets
References
External links
Card Player profileHendon Mob profilePokerNews profileWPT profileWSOP profile
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1984 births
Living people
American poker players
World Series of Poker Main Event winners
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Kelley School of Business alumni
Indiana University Bloomington alumni
People from Indianapolis
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Northbrook, Illinois