Leon Tsoukernik

Leon Tsoukernik
Born (1973-11-07) November 7, 1973
Occupation CEO of Vestar Group and Kings Casino
Partner(s) Sandra Tsoukernik
Children 2

Leon Tsoukernik (born November 7, 1973) is a Czech entrepreneur, casino owner and art collector. He is CEO of Vestar Group and CEO of Kings Casino.[1] He lives with his partner Sandra Tsoukernik near Kings Casino Rozvadov in Western Bohemia. They have two children, son Leonel and daughter Isabelle.[2]

He is the main sponsor of the Plzen hockey team[3] and loves art, poker, helicopters and classical music. Tsoukernik became an antique dealer early in 1991, while living in Toronto, Canada. In 1993 he left Canada and moved his business to Prague, Czech Republic. He specialized in Biedermeier furniture and in 1996 partnered with Adam Brown and Andrea Zemel to establish an international antique business. Together they launched Iliad Antik New York in 1999.[4] Since 1993, Tsoukernik has also opened 2 antique shops in Prague, a shop in Washington D.C., and he has participated in international art and antique fairs in Palm Beach, Dallas and New York.

Poker

Tsoukernik regularly attends high stakes poker tournaments and cash games. He won the European Masters Series of Pot Limit Omaha, Rozvadov on 3/1/2014, winning €27,442. He came 3rd at the same series event on 1/8/2014 winning €13,340 and 2nd at the CAPT Innsbruck 2011, on 14/5/2011, winning €33,020.14.[5]

EPT tournament

Tsoukernik won the 2016 EPT Prague Super High Roller, earning €741,100.[6]

Super High Roller Bowl

In May 2017 Tsoukernik took fourth place in Super High Roller Bowl in Las Vegas and won €1,8 million.[7]

Casino Business

Tsoukernik bought land in the German border town of Rozvadov, Czech republic in 2002, with the intention of building his own casino. On June 26, 2003 he opened King's Casino Rozvadov and in 2009 shifted the focus of the business to poker.[8]

The casino now has 160 poker tables, and a total of 250,000 poker players visited in 2015.[9] €15 million[10]have been paid in tournaments prize pools making King's the biggest poker room in Europe.[11]

In 2015 Tsoukernik negotiated with the World Series of Poker to bring the WSOP Circuit to King's Casino, Rozvadov. The venue will host the WSOP Circuit from 2017-2021 and the WSOP Europe from 2017 to 2019. Previously, only Great Britain, France and Germany have hosted the WSOPE.[12] As owner of King´s Casino Rozvadov, Tsoukernik won 2014 Industry Person of the Year[13] in the European Poker Awards, in recognition of his contributions to the poker industry.

Tsoukernik has launched additional casinos and hotels under the King´s brand: in 2010 King´s Admiral, Rozvadov, in 2011 King´s Casino, Prague and in 2014, Casino Bellevue, Marienbad.[14] In 2016 work commenced on new tournament areas totaling 1800 m² and a 5 star hotel with 218 rooms. Construction is expected to finish in 2017.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Leon Tsoukernik, 12. 8. 2017 - Obchodní rejstřík | Peníze.cz". rejstrik.penize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. ↑ redaktion. "King’s Boss Leon Tsoukernik im Hochgepokert Interview – Ich spiele gerne gegen die Besten der Welt". Hochgepokert. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. ↑ "HC ŠKODA PLZEŇ | Partneři". www.hcskoda.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Team - Iliad". Iliad. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Leon Tsoukernik's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  6. ↑ "Leon Tsoukernik Wins the Last PokerStars EPT Super High Roller in Prague for €741,100". Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  7. ↑ "$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl Payouts | 2017 Super High Roller Bowl | PokerNews". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  8. ↑ Pokerman.cz. "Exkluzivní rozhovor s Leonem Tsoukernikem, majitelem kasina King's | Pokerman.cz". www.pokerman.cz. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  9. ↑ "WSOP Europe Returns for 2017/19 at King's Casino Rozvadov". Pokerlistings. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  10. ↑ "Home - King's". kingspokernews.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  11. ↑ http://www.globalpokerindex.com/casinos/casinos/
  12. ↑ "WSOP NEWS: WSOP EUROPE HEADING TO EUROPES LARGEST POKER ROOM IN 2017 BEYOND". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  13. ↑ "Past Editions - European Poker Awards". European Poker Awards. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  14. ↑ Staněk, Luděk (2014-10-24). "Muž na hranici". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  15. ↑ "Leon Tsoukernik Unveils King's Casino Expansion Plans". Retrieved 2017-08-12.
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