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Mel Judah

Name: Mel Judah
Nickname: The Silver Fox
Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Total winnings: $ 3,280,676
Cashes: 180
First place Finishes: 24

Biography

Mel Judah picked up poker by watching his father play five-card draw at the age of 14. Through the teachings of his father, Mel was able to learn the insides and outs of poker to become a very skillful player. Poker took a back seat when Mel decided to move from his home country of India to Australia. His move was to pursue a career in hairdressing. From there, he moved to England and became a well-known stylist, evening opening up his own salon. Soon enough during the 1970s, Judah would pick up poker once again and this time there was no looking back.

In 1989, Judah traveled to Las Vegas and played in the WSOP. He came away with his first bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event and over $130,000 in winnings. The following year, Mel cashed in three more WSOP events and won over $140,000. Many more results followed over the years, including a two nice wins at the Diamond Jim Brady tournament in L.A.

In 1997, Judah was able to make another big mark at the WSOP. He final tabled three events. One of the events, the $5,000 Seven-Card Stud event, Judah won and wrapped his second gold bracelet around his wrist. He also placed third in the Main Event for more then $370,000 behind John Strzemp and Stu Ungar.

A few years down the road, Judah had another great year. In 2003, he cashed three times at the WSOP and came ever so close to winning another bracelet after finishing second in the $5,000 Seven-Card Stud event. A few months later, Judah had his largest score to date after he won the 2003 Legends of Poker and $579,375. He also closed out the year in December with another six-figure score from a sixth-place finish at the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic.

Among events in the U.S., Judah has cashed all over the world. He placed fourth in the Sky Sports Poker Million V for $150,000 and cashed in events in Australia, Austria, Dublin, London, and Singapore.

Judah is known as one of the most patient and tight players on the circuit, but doesn’t mind his image. He has over $3 million in tournament earnings and currently resides in London, England.

Tournaments and Winnings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
The Big Event
$ 200 No Limit Hold'em - Re-Entry Event	43^rd	$750
$ 200 No Limit Hold'em	59^th	$550
$ 100 Omaha Hi/Lo	16^th	$450
2011 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
A$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Bounty Event	3^rd	40,000 AUD
A$ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	7^th	6,040 AUD
41st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010
$ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	672^nd	$21,327
2010 Deep Structure Festival
$ 100 H.O.R.S.E.	4^th	$770
EPT Grand Final
€ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	56^th	€30,000
Czech Open Freezeout Tournament at the Kings Casino
€ 660 No Limit Hold'em	15^th	€2,281
2010 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
A$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Team Event	1^st	30,520 AUD
Full Tilt Poker Million VIII
Heat 3	4^th
Club Malta Open
€ 2,700 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	€5,456
Late Night Poker 2009
Heat G	6^th
Heat X	6^th
40th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2009
$ 10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud	12^th	$29,152
ANZPT - Adelaide
A$ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event	16^th	5,870 AUD
2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
A$ 1,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	1^st	30,600 AUD
A$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	42^nd	3,290 AUD
2008 World Series Of Poker - Europe
£ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em	21^st	£28,960
2008 Orleans Open Poker Tournament
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo - Championship	9^th	$1,935
2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
A$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Bounty Event	12^th	7,511 AUD
APPT Sydney
A$ 1,100 Pot Limit Omaha	5^th	6,765 AUD
Poker Million VI
Heat 3	4^th
NPL 2007 Global Poker Circuit - United Kingdom Open
£ 1,250 No Limit Holdem	1^st	£7,500
38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007
$ 2,000 Seven Card Stud	10^th	$6,203
$ 2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better	20^th	$7,145
Mini Series Warm-ups
$ 194 Omaha Hi/Lo	3^rd	$1,860
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour
£ 200 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	£2,350
2007 Aussie Millions
A$ 1,000 Limit Omaha Hi Lo	7^th	3,840 AUD
Betfair Asian Poker Tour
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	18^th	$930
The Big Double 2006
Poker EM Super Final - Limit 7 Card Stud	21^st	€2,056
Poker EM 3rd Consolation - Limit 7 Card Stud	1^st
€ 5,000 EPT - No Limit Hold'em	22^nd	€9,434
Poker Million V
Final	4^th	$150,000
Semi Final 2	1^st
Heat 6	1^st
Poker Meltdown Festival
£ 500 Pot Limit Omaha Double Chance	7^th
The European Poker Championships
£ 200 Pot Limit Hold'em	11^th	£400
2006 Legends of Poker
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	14^th	$4,020
37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	23^rd	$3,283
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	19^th	$8,935
Boylepoker Irish Poker Tour Grand Final
€ 3,000 Irish Poker Tour Grand Final - No Limit Hold'em	4^th	€35,000
Paddy Power Irish Open Poker Tournament 2006
€ 3,000 No Limit Hold'em	16^th	€10,000
2006 Winnin' o' the Green
$ 500 Limit 7 Card Stud	1^st	$5,907
Crown Australian Poker Championships 2006
A$ 3,000 Pot Limit Omaha	5^th	13,350 AUD
Caribbean Poker Classic
$ 200 Pot Limit Omaha	9^th	$1,570
2005 Monte Carlo Millions
$ 25,000 No Limit Hold'em	23^rd
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - Oct 2005
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$6,790
California State Poker Championship
$ 5,000 Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$25,950
World Poker Tour Battle of Champions II
No Limit Hold'em	4^th
36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005
$ 2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	21^st	$3,080
$ 2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold'em	11^th	$12,605
2005 Mirage Poker Showdown
$ 1,500 Super Satellite No Limit Hold'em	26^th	$10,200
$ 3,000 Pot Limit Omaha	1^st	$36,084
Party Poker World Open
Heat 8	3^rd
2005 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 970 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	5^th	$7,372
$ 970 Seven Card Stud	1^st	$41,991
Crown Australian Poker Championships - 2005
A$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	5^th	9,250 AUD
A$ 5,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em	5^th	8,000 AUD
A$ 1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	8^th	3,000 AUD
A$ 500 Pot Limit Omaha	10^th	1,790 AUD
A$ 500 Pot Limit Hold'em	5^th	5,618 AUD
2004 Monte Carlo Millions
Consolation Tournament	7^th	$3,000
2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament
$ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em Final Day	11^th	$3,593
2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$2,100
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$1,460
Bellagio Weekly Tournaments - Aug 2004 (2)
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$3,274
2004 Legends of Poker
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	25^th	$1,265
$ 500 E.O. World Championship	9^th	$985
European Poker Championships
£ 750 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	£2,740
35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004
$ 1,500 A-5 Draw Lowball	5^th	$16,500
$ 2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	31^st	$2,380
$ 2,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	25^th	$2,580
$ 1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	18^th	$8,840
British Open 2004
£ 750 No Limit Hold'em	15^th	£1,000
2004 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	1^st	$43,295
2003 Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
$ 10,000 WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship	6^th	$101,842
$ 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$33,465
2003 Legends of Poker
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event - WPT	1^st	$579,375
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	8^th	$2,760
European Poker Championships 2003
£ 2,500 European No Limit Holdem Championship	10^th	£3,750
White Nights Poker Festival 2003
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$6,688
Austrian Masters 2003
€ 1,000 World Heads Up Poker Championships 2003	33^rd
34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003
$ 5,000 Seven Card Stud	2^nd	$102,680
$ 2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	8^th	$6,520
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	8^th	$5,920
2003 Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic WPT Championship
$ 1,500 Seven Card Stud	7^th	$5,878
2003 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo	8^th	$3,640
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	9^th	$2,660
Crown Australasian Poker Championships - 2003
A$ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha	5^th	11,500 AUD
A$ 5,000 32 Man Heads Up	7^th	8,000 AUD
A$ 2,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	1^st	36,800 AUD
A$ 1,500 Hold'em	3^rd	12,900 AUD
European Poker Classics 2002
£ 500 Pot Limit Omaha	3^rd	£8,515
Austrian Classics 2002
€ 1,000 No Limit Holdem	3^rd	€7,990
Ladbrokes Casino 2002 World Heads Up Poker Championships
€ 3,000 2002 World Heads Up Poker Championships - No Limit Hold'em	9^th	€1,500
€ 1,000 Heads Up Pot Limit Omaha	5^th
€ 1,000 Heads Up Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	3^rd
€ 1,000 Heads Up Limit 7 Card Stud	5^th
Austrian Masters 2002
€ 400 Limit Holdem	2^nd	€7,070
€ 150 Limit 7 Card Stud	3^rd	€3,060
33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002
$ 2,000 1/2 Hold'em - 1/2 7 Card Stud	13^th	$2,700
$ 5,000 7 Card Stud	5^th	$25,940
Moscow Poker Trilogy - Part 1
$ 250 Pot Limit Omaha	9^th	$300
British Open 2002
£ 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	3^rd	£14,820
Party Poker Million
$ 8,000 Limit Hold'em - Final Results	9^th	$12,480
2002 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	21^st	$1,032
Moscow Open 2001
$ 300 Pot Limit 7 Card Stud	2^nd	$5,244
$ 500 Pot Limit Omaha	6^th	$2,042
$ 100 Pot Limit Holdem	1^st	$8,469
Austrian Classics 2001
ATS 10,000 No Limit Holdem	5^th	56,650 ATS
2001 Legends of Poker
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	8^th	$2,570
$ 1,000 Pot Limit Hold'em	5^th	$4,345
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi-Lo	2^nd	$15,410
$ 500 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo	2^nd	$13,000
Austrian Masters 2001
ATS 10,000 World Heads Up Poker Championships	2^nd	64,000 ATS
ATS 34,400 World Heads Up Poker Championships Finals	33^rd
ATS 2,000 Pot Limit Holdem	6^th	33,460 ATS
ATS 1,000 Pot Limit Omaha	4^th	35,260 ATS
32nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2001
$ 1,500 Seven Card Stud	20^th	$2,375
$ 2,000 Texas Hold'em (limit)	24^th	$7,160
Costa Rica Classic
$ 2,000 No Limit Hold'em	5^th	$1,600
$ 500 Limit Hold'em/Omaha Hi-Lo Split Mix	9^th	$330
$ 500 Pot Limit Hold'em	4^th	$300
$ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	3^rd	$1,920
2000 Legends of Poker
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em	7^th	$9,975
$ 1,000 H.O.S.E Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo	3^rd	$7,680
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$3,640
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	6^th	$3,915
$ 500 Omaha Hi-Lo	1^st	$23,400
$ 300 Limit Hold'em Shootout	5^th	$2,350
31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2000
$ 10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas Hold'em	38^th	$15,000
$ 5,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	8^th	$12,325
$ 5,000 7 Card Stud	3^rd	$50,500
$ 2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	13^th	$3,225
$ 2,500 7 Card Stud	10^th	$5,660
Moscow International
$ 500 Pot Limit Omaha	2^nd	$5,000
1999 Orleans Open
$ 200 Seven Card Stud	5^th	$2,697
1999 Shooting Star
$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em	6^th	$5,400
Vienna Spring Festival 1999
ATS 20,000 Limit 7 Card Stud	8^th	11,520 ATS
ATS 1,000 Pot Limit Holdem	4^th	40,010 ATS
1998 National Championship of Poker
$ 220 Bounty Hold'em	6^th	$2,115
$ 100 Seven Card Stud	2^nd	$4,240
1998 Legends of Poker
$ 300 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split	4^th	$2,375
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	4^th	$3,010
$ 50 Limit Hold'em	1^st	$15,790
$ 50 Hold'em/Seven Card Stud - Teams	2^nd	$2,600
Australasian Poker Championships - 1998
A$ 250 Limit Hold'em	5^th	1,400 AUD
A$ 250 Limit Seven Card Stud	1^st	6,910 AUD
1998 Spring Challenge
$ 100 Limit Hold'em	9^th	$1,960
1997 Legends Of Poker
$ 500 No Limit Hold'em	8^th	$1,775
$ 500 7 Card Stud	1^st	$10,800
$ 500 Omaha Hi/Lo	3^rd	$3,240
28th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1997
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship	3^rd	$371,000
$ 5,000 Seven-Card Stud	1^st	$176,000
$ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud Split	8^th	$7,854
1997 National Championship Of Poker
$ 300 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo	6^th	$1,680
LA Poker Open IV
$ 330 No Limit Hold'em - Terminator	5^th	$1,650
August Sizzle
$ 200 Pot Limit Omaha	5^th	$620
1996 Legends of Poker
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	3^rd	$10,080
$ 500 Seven Card Stud	1^st	$15,400
California State Poker Championship 1996
$ 300 Seven Card Stud	6^th	$1,800
Masters Of Poker Championship IV
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$6,350
$ 200 Omaha Hi/Lo Split	1^st	$5,750
1996 Winnin' o' the Green
$ 50 Limit Hold'em	8^th	$915
1995 Legends of Poker
$ 1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	8^th	$1,890
$ 500 Seven Card Stud	5^th	$2,430
$ 500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo	1^st	$17,200
1995 Festival Of Poker
£ 100 Pot Limit Seven Card Stud	2^nd	£4,725
26th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1995
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship	87^th
$ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em	10^th	$6,588
10th Annual Diamond Jim Brady
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo	9^th	$2,280
$ 300 7 Card Stud	3^rd	$8,450
California State Poker Championship 1994
$ 300 Limit Hold'em	9^th	$1,165
Summer Oasis
$ 100 No Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$6,360
25th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1994
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em	10^th	$4,446
24th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1993
$ 2,500 Limit Hold'em	16^th	$2,980
Masters Of Poker Championship II
$ 200 1/2 Stud 1/2 Hold'em - Doubles	5^th
1993 L.A. Poker Classic
$ 500 Seven Card Stud	3^rd	$4,800
$ 1,000 Limit Hold'em	6^th	$4,185
$ 300 No Limit Hold'em	9^th	$1,827
Jim Brady Tournament
$ 1,000 Seven Card Stud	5^th	$4,000
23rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1992
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship	24^th	$8,080
$ 1,500 Omaha Limit	7^th	$4,950
$ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud	14^th	$3,015
7th Annual Diamond Jim Brady
$ 1,500 Hold'em	1^st	$71,400
$ 1,500 7 Card Stud	5^th	$5,625
22nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1991
$ 1,500 Omaha Limit	18^th	$1,848
$ 1,500 Omaha 8 or Better	2^nd	$59,700
National Finals
$ 300 Lowball	7^th	$1,500
6th Annual Diamond Jim Brady
$ 1,000 Hold'em	1^st	$58,000
$ 1,000 Omaha Hi/Lo	7^th	$3,510
21st World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1990
$ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship	17^th	$12,500
$ 2,500 Limit Hold'em	12^th	$6,350
$ 1,500 Limit Hold'em	2^nd	$126,000
20th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1989
$ 1,500 Seven-Card Stud	1^st	$130,800
The Malta European Poker Championship
Limit Seven Card Stud	2^nd	$3,900
19th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1988
$ 1,000 Omaha Limit	11^th	$2,280

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