Marcel Vonk | |
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Born | 14 January 1974 (1974-01-14) (age 50) Leiderdorp[1] |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 1 |
Final table(s) | 2 |
Money finish(es) | 3 |
Information accurate as of 18 July 2014. |
Marcel Louis Vonk (born 14 January 1974) is a poker player and the first Dutch person to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in No Limit Hold'em (NLHE). On 5 July 2010, he beat out 3,843 opponents to capture the gold bracelet in event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, taking home $570,960 USD for the victory.[2]
In 2008, Rob Hollink became the first Dutch WSOP bracelet winner by winning the $10,000 WSOP Limit Hold'em World Championship event.[3][4] In 2009, Marc Naalden won the second WSOP gold bracelet for the Netherlands by winning the $2,000 WSOP Limit Hold'em event.[5]
Marcel Vonk has a Ph.D. in physics from University of Amsterdam, and works as a researcher in string theory at the University of Amsterdam. In 2010 he authored a book on string theory in Dutch.[6]
Year | Event | Prize Money |
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2010 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Event #54 | $570,960 |
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2010/ 2010 E |
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2011/ 2011 E |
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2012/ 2012 E |
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2013/ 2013 AP/ 2013 E |
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2014/ 2014 AP |
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2015/ 2015 E |
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2016 |
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2017/ 2017 E |
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2018/ 2018 E |
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2019/ 2019 E |
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