Joe Pelton
Pelton at Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, 2007
Nickname(s)	Moral Pillar
Residence	Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Born	July 20, 1977 (1977-07-20) (age 46) Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Money finish(es)	6
Highest ITM Main Event finish	None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	1
Final table(s)	2
Money finish(es)	4
European Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	None
Money finish(es)	1

Joe Pelton (born July 20, 1977, in Waterloo, Iowa)^[1][2] is an American business analyst and poker tournament player, who is based in Newport Beach, California. He attended Harvey Mudd College and graduated in 1999. While studying at Harvey Mudd, his nickname was the "Moral Pillar".

Pelton is active in financial markets and frequently writes about his trades.

Poker

As of 2020, his total live tournament winnings exceeded $2,323,000.^[3]

World Poker Tour

Pelton is the winner of the 2006 WPT Legends of Poker Main Event, beating out notable professional players such as Hoyt Corkins and Scotty Nguyen. Later that same year, he placed third at the WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event. Before his win at the Legends of Poker (and the $1,500,000 first place prize), Pelton's largest tournament prize was $11,135.^[2]