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Poker Player Profile - Layne Flack
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Layne Flack is another rising star on the poker tour who is a familiar face to
many poker fans due to his multiple World Poker Tour appearances. In 2002 he finished
2nd at the World Poker Tour's World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
He won the World Poker Tour's Celebrity Invitational in 2003, came in 10th in
the World Poker Tour Championship that year, and came in 2nd in the Ultimatebet.com
Poker Classic in 2004. However, Layne's World Poker Tour accomplishments are only
a small part of his story. Layne is a skilled cash game and tournament player
whose roots intertwine with poker history.
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Born in 1969 in South Dakota, Layne worked in his younger days as a poker dealer
in Deadwood. If there is any place for a poker champion to find his calling, it
is Deadwood, South Dakota. Deadwood was home to famous Old West icon and poker
player "Wild Bill" Hickok, who legend says was killed during a poker
game, holding what has now come to be known as "the Dead Man's Hand,"
Aces and Eights. Fortunately for Layne, unlike Wild Bill, Deadwood was not the
end of the road, but the beginning. Like many future pros, dealing cards provided
an ideal foundation for poker mastery, requiring Layne follow hundreds of hands,
watching every aspect and learning every detail.
Layne took these lessons to Reno, Nevada in 1993 and began winning almost immediately.
In 1998, he moved to Las Vegas so that his career as a poker professional could
flourish. For quite some time, it did. But then like almost all poker players,
Layne experienced an extremely difficult loss, losing an entire tournament's winnings
in one night. This proved to be a blessing though, as poker legend Johnny Chan,
who had decided to take Layne under his wing, helped him rebound from this loss,
staking him to a tournament the following day, which Layne won.
Layne earned the nickname "Back to Back" Flack after winning two consecutive
World Series of Poker bracelets in 2002, both for No Limit Hold`em. Layne proved
true to his name in 2003 when he won two more bracelets, one for Omaha Hi-Lo and
another for Limit Hold`em Shootout (a shootout is a poker tournament where each
player must beat everyone at their table to advance, then competes with the winners
of all the other tables for the prize).
Layne struggled with drugs in 2004 but has recovered to win over $300,000 at the
World Series of Poker in 2005. At the World Series of Poker's Main Event that
year, Layne took extremely ill early in the tournament. Undaunted, he shifted
into ultra aggressive mode, built up a huge chip stack, and went back to his room
to sleep it off, as the dealer blinded off his chips. His strategy was successful,
as he eventually cashed in the event, finishing in the top five percent.
It is said that when he is on his game, he is one of the toughest players to beat,
and he promises to continue to be a dominating presence on the poker scene.
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