| Tom Schneider | |
|---|---|
 Schneider at the 2006 World Series of Poker $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout. | |
| Nickname(s) | Donkey Bomber |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Born | December 24, 1959 (age 64) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Final table(s) | 10 |
| Money finish(es) | 34 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 36th, 2002 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Tom Schneider (born December 24, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional poker player from Phoenix, Arizona. Schneider is a certified public accountant and former president of a public golf company and chief financial officer for three Arizona companies before beginning his poker career in 2002. As of 2017, he is chief financial officer of Loudmouth Golf . He wears their sport coats on Poker Night in America TV shows. He was also the Controller for Ping Golf. He is the author of the book Oops! I Won Too Much Money: Winning Wisdom from the Boardroom to the Poker Table which provides lessons for both poker and business. Tom was the co-host of the popular poker podcast, Beyond The Table, along with Karridy Askenasy and Dan Michalski, creator and head blogger at Pokerati, where Tom was a contributing columnist.[1]
He is the father of two children and is married to Kathy, who has three children from a previous marriage. Schneider is a singer-songwriter of country songs.
At the 2007 World Series of Poker Schneider won his first two WSOP bracelets, one in Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better/Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo and the second in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo. He also made the final table of the $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, finishing in fourth place. These finishes earned him the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year award.[2]
On September 16, 2008, Schneider won the event #24 of the World Championship of Online Poker, a $530 buy-in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw tournament. Schneider, who uses the name 'luvgamble' on PokerStars, bested a field of 308 to win the $42,000 first prize.[3]
Schneider won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2013 World Series of Poker, defeating Owais Ahmed heads-up to win $259,960. He then won his fourth bracelet in the $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. event defeating Benjamin Scholl. With that win, he became the first person in WSOP history to win multiple mixed game bracelets in the same WSOP event.
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000.[4] His 46 cashes at the WSOP account for $1.6 million of those winnings.[5]
On a side note, Schneider plays an uncredited role as a poker dealer on CSI episode 16 of season 13 "Last Lady Standing". He is shown briefly in a video as a dealer of the “1998 Palermo Poker Open” Final Table.
World Series of Poker Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better | $214,347 |
| 2007 | $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better | $147,713 |
| 2013 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | $258,960 |
| 2013 | $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. | $318,955 |
References
- ↑ Cardplayer.com bio of Tom Schneider
- ↑ The Milwaukee's Best Light Player of the Year Standings
- ↑ Oops! I won another bracelet! Tom "luvgamble" Schneider takes down Event #24. - PokerStarsBlog.com
- ↑ "Tom Schneider's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ↑ World Series of Poker Earnings Archived July 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com