Jeff Madsen
Madsen in 2016
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)4
Money finish(es)132
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		102nd, 2019
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)16
Information accurate as of 26 December 2022.

Jeff Madsen (born June 7, 1985, in Santa Monica, California) is a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year.

Early life and education

Madsen was raised in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and graduated from Palisades Charter High School.[1] He matriculated at the University of California, Santa Barbara to study film.[1] Despite originally wanting to finish his degree, Madsen dropped out of college in his final year to fully focus on his poker career.[2]

Poker career

Madsen was introduced to the game of poker after graduating high school. While a student at UCSB, he began playing casino poker at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, where the minimum age to play is 18.[1]

Madsen won a no limit Texas hold 'em event at the 2006 World Series of Poker just 3 years later. At the age of 21 years and five weeks, he was about six weeks younger than the previous record holder, Eric Froehlich, who won his first WSOP bracelet in 2005.[3] Madsen's victory earned him $660,948. At that time he was the youngest World Series of Poker winner in history until Steve Billirakis became the youngest at the age of 21 years 11 days the following year.

Less than two weeks prior to his victory, Madsen finished third in the $2,000 Omaha high-low split event, winning $97,552. Just six days after his first victory, Madsen won his second WSOP title, and $643,381, in the $5,000 no limit hold 'em shorthanded event. A few days later he finished third in the $1000 Seven-card stud high low split event, earning $65,971, adding up to an unprecedented four top 3 finishes, in four different poker variants, in his first year at the WSOP. His showing prompted Full Tilt Poker to bring him in as a sponsored pro.

In 2007, Madsen cashed in his first WPT event, finishing eighth at the Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship.

On February 5, 2010 Madsen won the $3,500 buy-in Championship Event at the Borgata Winter Open in Atlantic City, NJ winning $625,006.[4]

As of 2022, Madsen's tournament winnings exceed $6,000,000.[5] His 132 cashes at the WSOP account for $3,409,063 of those winnings.[6]

Personal life

Madsen lives in Las Vegas.[7]

WSOP Bracelets

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2006 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em $660,948
2006 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6/Table $643,381
2013 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha $384,420
2015 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better $301,413

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Martelle, Scott (July 22, 2006). "His first million may be in the cards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Madsen still in the spotlight". ESPN. September 20, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Chuck Ansbacher. "Jeff Madsen - Youngest Bracelet Winner Ever". Pokerlistings.com.
  4. ^ Paul Oresteen. "Jeff Madsen Wins Borgata Winter Open Main Event". www.bluffmagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011.
  5. ^ Robert Butt. "Jeff Madsen results". Thehendonmob.com.
  6. ^ World Series of Poker Earnings Archived June 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com
  7. ^ Gary Wise (July 12, 2008). "Neighbors make it to Day 5". ESPN.com.

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