Royal Flush Poker

Layne Flack was born in South Dakota in 1969 and took an interest in cards from a relatively young age. This led him to begin working in casinos when he was old enough and Layne was soon getting involved in poker games after work. As his ability at playing poker grew, his work at casinos began to take more of a back seat.

Under the guidance of two previous main event champions, Layne became a serious force at the World Series.
In 1999 he took down his first bracelet in the $3,000 Pot Limit Holdem Event and followed this three years later with two World Series event wins in 2002. The very next year Layne claimed another two bracelets bringing his total to five, in just four years. A barren spell followed however at the World Series for Layne, and he did not win another event for five years until very recently at the 2008 WSOP when he claimed his sixth bracelet in the Omaha $1,500 Pot Limit Event.

Added to this impressive bracelet haul, Layne also has a WPT title and three final table appearances at the World Poker Tour. If it wasn’t for some personal turbulence in his life in 2004, perhaps Layne could have expanded further on his already impressive record. Over his career so far Layne has won almost $4 million in live tournaments alone and is one of only a few players who hold six or more World Series bracelets.

For me, Layne is definately one of the best unsung players on the circuit and really doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. If he manages another double bracelet winning year at this years WSOP though, people really will have to sit up and take notice sooner or later.