Mark Newhouse (born March 11, 1985) is an American professional

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player who made back-to-back final tables at the

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Main Event in the

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finishing ninth both times, making him the only player to make the November Nine twice before the format was abandoned. He beat a field of 6,352 and 6,683 respectively, outlasting 13,017 people in the process and was the first player to make back-to-back final tables in the Main Event since

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. The

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of Newhouse achieving back-to-back final tables is 1 in 524,079 (assuming all players have an equal chance).

Early life

Newhouse was born in

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and was a rebellious teenager. He dropped out of

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his second year to pursue poker.

Poker career

After making a $50 deposit on PartyPoker, Newhouse turned it into over $100,000 in one month and won an additional $100,000 the next month. He dropped out of school and began playing poker full-time. He won the 2006

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WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship Event earning $1,519,020 and made over $2,000,000 his first year playing poker. He lost his winnings within a year and claims to have had poor bankroll management going broke several more times. In 2013, Newhouse made the WSOP Main Event final table moving all in pre-flop holding against

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's . The board came eliminating Newhouse in 9th earning him $733,224. In 2014, he was again eliminated in 9th holding against Will Tonking's after moving all-in on the river with the board showing . He earned $730,725 for his finish. As of 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,500,000, over $1,600,000 of his total winnings coming from cashes at the WSOP.

References

External links

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