Mel Judah

Mel Judah
Mel Judah at the 2006 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)	The Silver Fox
Hometown	London, United Kingdom
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	2
Money finish(es)	36
Highest ITM Main Event finish	3rd, 1997
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	1
Final table(s)	2 (+1)
Money finish(es)	2
European Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	None
Money finish(es)	1
Information accurate as of 2009-07-20.

Mel Judah (born 8 October 1947 in Kolkata, India) is an Australian professional poker player, also known as "The Silver Fox" (a nickname he shares with fellow poker player Peter Costa). He learned poker at the age of 14 by watching his father play 5-card draw.

He has had several noticeable finishes in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the World Poker Tour (WPT). He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the 1989 in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event. Judah won his second bracelet at the 1997 in $5,000 Seven Card Stud event, defeating Vasilis Lazarou who has also won two WSOP bracelets in seven card stud tournaments.

He was also at the final table of the 1997 World Series of Poker main event, won by Stu Ungar, eventually coming in third place, and earning $371,000.

Judah also claimed the 2003 Legends of Poker title on the World Poker Tour, winning $579,375. He defeated a strong final table that included professional poker players Phil Laak, Farzad Bonyadi, Chip Jett, T.J. Cloutier, and Paul Phillips whom he defeated in heads-up play to win the tournament.

He qualified for the final table of the 2006 Poker Million, finishing in fourth place. In January 2009, Judah won the $1,100 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament at the Aussie Millions in Melbourne Australia.^[1] In recollection of the respect Judah had generated within the game, he was asked to direct the new European Poker Masters tour in September 2006, Europe's first ever independent poker tour that was produced by the team behind The Poker Channel. Judah worked as a hairdresser for several years, which he believes has allowed him to understand players' psychology better. He now lives in London, England.

As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,100,000.^[2] His 36 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,299,630 of those winnings.^[3]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
1989	$1,500 Seven-Card Stud	$130,800
1997	$5,000 Seven-Card Stud	$176,000

References

^ ThePlayr Poker News: Mel Judah Wins 2009 Aussie Millions Event #3
^ Mark RogersSummary (1 January 2007), 52 Greatest Moments World Series of Poker, ISBN 9780978744694, http://books.google.com/?id=KdMMJTytBs4C&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=%22Mel+Judah%22
^ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com

External links

1980s WSOP Bracelet Winners

1980	Mickey Appleman Robert Bone Pat Callihan Deby Callihan Pete Christ Sarge Ferris Gene Fisher Jim Fugatti Lynn Harvey A.J. Myers Bobby Schwing Lakewood Louie

1981	Ed Barmach Frank Cardone Fred David Sid Gamerman Ruth Godfrey Bruce Hershenson Juanda Matthews Johnny Moss A.J. Myers Mickey Perry Dody Roach Glen Rodgers Stu Ungar (2)

1982	Billy Baxter (2) Tom Cress Jim Doman June Field Nick Helm Dani Kelly Ralph Morton John Paquette Chip Reese Vera Richmond David Sklansky (2) Jack Straus Don Williams

1983	David Angel David Baxter Artie Cobb Donna Doman Jim Doman Ken Flaton Carolyn Gardner Buster Jackson Berry Johnston John Lukas Tom McEvoy (2) David Sklansky (2) Don Todd Stu Ungar

1984	Dick Albano Todd Baur William Bennett Norman Berliner Paul Fontaine Mike Hart Jack Keller (2) Sandy Stupak Bob Martinez Mike Schneiberg Dewey Tomko (2) Karen Wolfson

1985	Dick Carson Johnny Chan Tommy Fischer Rick Hamil John Lukas Mark Mitchell Rose Pifer Amarillo Slim Zorn Smiljanic Bill Smith Tony Thang Harry Thomas Don Williams Edwin Wyde

1986	Jim Allen David Baxter Mike Cox Hamid Dastmalchi Barbara Enright Tommy Fischer Ron Graham Jay Heimowitz Berry Johnston Sam Mastrogiannis Tom McEvoy J.B. Randall

1987	Bob Addison Billy Baxter T. J. Cloutier Johnny Chan Artie Cobb Jim Craig Hal Kant Ralph Merton Joe Petro Carl Rouss Linda Ryke-Drucker Hilbert Shirey

1988	Val Carpenter Johnny Chan Russ Gibe Gilbert Gross Thor Hansen David Helms Lance Hilt Loretta Huber Merrill Hunt Seymour Leibowitz Johnny Moss Don Williams

1989	Lyle Berman Barry Blackburn Thomas Chung Phil Hellmuth Frank Henderson Don Holt Mel Judah Norman Keyser John Laudon Harry Madoff Alma McClelland Mike Sexton George Allen Shaw Bob Stupak

note: number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year

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1990s WSOP Bracelet Winners

1990	Allen Baker John Bonetti Norm Boulus Marie Gabert Mike Hart Berry Johnston Monte Kouz Vasilis Lazarou Mansour Matloubi Phil Reher Ray Rumler Amarillo Slim Shawqui Shunnarah Tony Stormzand Hugh Todd

1991	Joe Becker Doyle Brunson Brent Carter Thomas Chung Artie Cobb Brad Daugherty Pat Flanagan Mike Hart Jay Heimowitz Paul Heinrich Max Linder Rodney H. Pardey John Spadavecchia Ron Stanley An Tran Donna Ward Byron Wolford Charles Wight

1992	Bob Abell Mickey Appleman Eli Balas Lyle Berman Buddy Bonnecaze Paul Clark Hoyt Corkins Hamid Dastmalchi Dal Derovin Kenny Duggan Shari Flanzer Lamar Hampton Phil Hellmuth Tom McEvoy Men Nguyen Ray Rumler Erik Seidel Rick Steiner Lance Straughn Billy Thomas

1993	Billy Baxter Jim Bechtel John Bonetti Buddy Bonnecaze Humberto Brenes (2) Hamid Dastmalchi Gene Fisher Ted Forrest (3) Chau Giang Phil Hellmuth (3) Jack Keller Phyllis Kessler Hugo Mieth Erik Seidel Marty Sigel Robert Turner

1994	Lyle Berman Vince Burgio Brent Carter Johnny Chan J. J. Chun T. J. Cloutier (2) Barbara Enright Russ Hamilton Mike Hart John Heaney Jay Heimowitz Mike Laing O'Neil Longson Roger Moore Rodney H. Pardey J. C. Pearson George Rodis Huck Seed Erik Seidel Steven Sim Bill Sykes

1995	Mickey Appleman John Bonetti Starla Brodie Anthony DeAngelo Marlon De Los Santos Phil Earle Valter Farina Dan Harrington (2) Berry Johnston Richard Klamian Men Nguyen (2) Rod Peate Dan Robinson Clifford Roof Hilbert Shirey (2) Mickey Sisskind Max Stern John Tsagaris Christian Van Hees Peter Vilandos Steve Zolotow

1996	Gary Benson John Cernuto David Chiu Freddy Deeb Barbara Enright Sam Farha Jim Feldhouse Gregory Grivas Adeeb Harb Randy Holland Jim Huntley Susie Isaacs Donny Kerr Al Krux Hans Lund Tony Ma John Morgan Men Nguyen Henry Orenstein Dody Roach Huck Seed Marty Sigel Frank Thompson Mel Weiner

1997	Louis Asmo Chris Björin John Cernuto Johnny Chan Claude Cohen Phil Hellmuth Susie Isaacs Linda Johnson Mel Judah Vasilis Lazarou Scotty Nguyen Matthias Rohnacher Doug Saab Maria Stern Max Stern (2) Kevin Song Dean Stonier Dave Ulliott Bob Veltri

1998	Farzad Bonyadi Patrick Bruel Doyle Brunson) Ken Buntjer Jan Chen David Chiu T. J. Cloutier Artie Cobb Mendy Commanda Bill Gempel Chau Giang Tommy Hufnagle Kirk Morrison Daniel Negreanu Scotty Nguyen Donnacha O'Dea Jeff Ross Paul Rowe Steve Rydel Erik Seidel Michael Shadkin

1999	Josh Arieh Steve Badger Eli Balas Charles Brahmi Paul Clark John Esposito Layne Flack Tom Franklin Noel Furlong David Grey Eric Holum Hassan Kamoei Ron Long Mike Matusow Christina Pie Mike Wattel

note: number in brackets represents the number of bracelets earned in that year

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