Loren Klein (sometimes L.J. Klein) is a professional
poker
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player who has won four
World Series of Poker bracelet
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s. He began playing online in about 2007 and began live play in 2011 following
Black Friday in 2011.
He won World Series of Poker bracelets at the
2016
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* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
,
2017
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Events January
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,
2018
Events January
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, and
2019 World Series of Poker. Klein was the third player to win bracelets in three consecutive years (following
Allen Cunningham 2005–07 and
Matt Matros 2010–12) since the
poker boom
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.
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Klein was raised in ]Michigan
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.Reno, Nevada
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his home.[ Among the players that Klein considers to be his poker colleagues are Chance Kornuth, Ben Lamb and Johnny Beauprez.][
He was known as L.J. Klein when he finished as runner up to Miguel Proulx in Event #28: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha at the ]2010 World Series of Poker
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. By the time he final tabled Event #50: $2,500 10-Game Mix (Six Handed) at the 2013 World Series of Poker
The 2013 World Series of Poker was the 44th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada between May 29 – July 15, 2013. There was 62 World Series of Poker bracelet, bracelet events, ...
, he was known as Loren Klein. His first bracelet came in the 919-player 2016 Event #45: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha for $241,427. That year he also finished as runner-up to Brandon Shack-Harris
Brandon Shack-Harris is a professional poker player who has won two World Series of Poker bracelets. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin and is based in Chicago. Shack-Harris developed his skills in cash games at the Horseshoe Hammond. As of 20 ...
in the 400-player Event #51 – $10,000 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha World Championship. His second bracelet occurred in the 870-player 2017 Event #41: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha for $231,483.[ His third bracelet came in the 476-player 2018 Event #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship for $1,018,336 at a final table that included Shack-Harris (who finished third).]Doyle Brunson
Doyle Frank Brunson (August 10, 1933 – May 14, 2023) was an American poker player who played professionally for over 60 years. He was a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) List of World Series of Poker Main Event champions, Main Event champi ...
from 1976 to 1979 and just the third overall in WSOP history to win bracelets in four straight years.
As of 2023, Klein's live tournament winnings exceed $3 million.
World Series of Poker
::''As of July 8, 2018''
Source
''WSOP.com''
References
External links
Card Player profileHendon Mob profileWPT profileWSOP profile
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American poker players
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Living people
People from Michigan
Year of birth missing (living people)