Bernard Lee Poker Net Worth

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When 23-year old Thomas Cannuli made the WSOP ‘November Nine’ line-up, there was little for writers and fans alike to discover about his poker career – young, with limited experience, he was seen as the ‘wild-card’ at the Main Event final table.

By the time he walked off with $1,426,283 for his 6th place finish on Monday, he had left quite an impression: “Super impressed with Cannuli, what a class act,” was Liv Boeree’s immediate reaction, given that the New Jersey player had just had his aces cracked by Max Steinberg’s pocket tens, sending the young new Jersey pro to the rails.

“Money comes and money goes, but experiences last forever,” was WPT champion Asher Conniff’s similar take on the young man. “What a legend, and so well spoken.”

The Bernard Lee Poker Show sits down with 2005 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe Hachem on the 15th anniversary of his winning the title, as well as 2-time WSOP bracelet winner and LearnWPT President Nick Binger. The post The Bernard Lee Poker Show (12/1/20): Joe Hachem and Nick Binger appeared first on Cardplayer Lifestyle Poker. He hosts The Bernard Lee Poker Show on Boston's Sport Station 1510-AM on Tuesdays, with Thursday and Saturday replays. It's simulcast on Rounder Radio, the largest 'streaming' poker station in the. The 'Moneymaker effect' was fueled in equal parts by a generation of poker players inspired to play poker online by Moneymaker and the ability of those online players to either satellite into the Main Event or earn enough money online to buy into the $10,000 event. The Main Event field size hit its high-water mark of 8,773 in 2006, just months.

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What could have been a bracelet-winning (or at least challenging) position had crumbled under the fickle-finger of the poker fates, and you’d be forgiven for thinking the youngster’s first reaction might have been to bemoan the ‘bad beat’ and desperately search for sympathy.

The PokerStars sponsored player finished fourth in the $10,000 buy-in feature tournament in Las Vegas in November, adding $2.5 million to his net worth. The event was ultimately won by Joe Cada. Bernard Lee is a columnist for ESPN.com. Since finishing 13th in the 2005 WSOP Main Event, Lee has earned over $2 million in career earnings, including six poker titles. Along with his contributions to ESPN.com, Bernard is poker columnist for CardPlayer and All-In Magazines and also the host of a weekly poker radio show in Boston, 'The Bernard.

As Chad Holloway described it for PokerNews:

I’ve been playing this game for a long time, and honestly I don’t know if I could have gotten up on that podium like he did. I certainly wouldn’t have been so accepting and grateful.”

And this is where Cannuli really proved himself to be a great young player – Cannuli is made from the right stuff, as his post-WSOP interview showed:

That’s just the game, it’s a part of the game,” said Cannuli, without a trace of bitterness. “I mean, you have to respect the game and that element that you can get unlucky and not be a whiny baby about it. It’s over and done with, you can’t take it back. I’ll move forward, and it’s back to the grind for me.”

This mature and considered outlook on life was seen earlier in his poker life, when he had built his bankroll from a $10 free-roll win up to a six-figure balance…and then Black Friday hit.

It was gut wrenching, like a dagger to my heart,' said Cannuli, speaking to Bernard Lee of ESPN. 'I didn’t have many options being under 21. I was in a real tough spot and didn't know what I was going to do.”

Like many before him, Cannuli had an interest in many other things before the poker bug hit; a passion for basketball gave way to a fascination for video games – with Halo 2 being his big favourite –and then there is his ongoing love-affair with paintballing. Like many young men, Cannuli is attracted to many different things, but when he was introduced to online poker at 15, he instantly fell in love with it.

I saw it one time and immediately loved the game. I felt it was like a chess match and I wanted to make the best moves possible. It’s whose brain is going to out-do someone else’s brain. It was such a thrill. Poker fascinated me.”

This instant passion for poker has shown in his commitment and work ethic:

I realized that I found what made me happy and I wanted to spend my time playing poker. I totally dedicated myself and I put a lot of time into the game. I didn’t miss a day.'

Cannuli is regularly taking part in ‘difficult’ cash games at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, simply to learn more about the game.

Just having to battle with these high stakes players at the Borgata, you are just going to get better,' he explained. 'They definitely helped my live game. The more I would play with these guys, the better I got. It definitely wasn’t easy, but I was definitely learning and improving my game.”
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Testing himself against the best, while still enjoying his pursuits outside of the game have helped keep him grounded as a person, something which shone through at the final table in Las Vegas.

Having experienced the bright lights of the WSOP last year, this year he came determined to do business.

I learned that survival is the most important thing in the WSOP main event. I learned to eliminate a lot of high variance spots and didn’t put myself for my tournament risk until late in the tournament.”

And what next for the young pretender? More poker definitely. As he says himself:

I realized after a while that the more and more you play, the level of greatness that you can achieve in the game is unlimited as you can always try to get better.'

He is sponsored by Jivaro – the Icelandic HUD people who seem to have the online world in their thrall at the moment, and who echoed the views of others who appreciated Cannuli’s acceptance at missing out on the biggest prize in poker.

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We are very proud of our guy tomcannuli and how he reacted to being knocked out last night. GG sir! https://t.co/nxRPw8BeiK

— Jivaro (@JivaroPoker) November 10, 2015

He will not be short of other offers either given how well he played, and displayed himself, in the Main Event.

Also of great importance to the youngster is his experiences with the Choice Center, a personal growth-type program from which he graduated a couple of years ago – poker legend Daniel Negreanu, one of Cannuli’s poker heroes, attending the ceremony. With fellow Choice Center graduate and Jivaro advocate Jeff Gross running Cannuli’s rail at the final table, some form of partnership with these illustrious players – perhaps on Twitch - might be on the cards for the future, and would be almost certain to snag a big following.

As Cannuli pointed out:

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Jeff has always been there for me ever since Black Friday. What I saw in Jeff after Choice was that he came a long way and has his stuff together. He suggested that I attend Choice before my first WSOP and it has made a real difference for me.”

Whatever route he now chooses to follow, Chad Holloway’s words mirror what many feel about Cannuli’s recent performance:

Q:Poker can make people angry, turn optimists into pessimists, and break down even the most pragmatic player — if you let it. Cannuli didn’t, and both his composure and acceptance is something we as players should take note of and replicate when we can.”

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In this episode of The Bernard Lee Poker Show on the PokerNews Podcast Network, Bernard Lee interviews Pokernews editor and author Martin Harris. During the interview, Martin discusses how he entered the world of poker, about teaching a course about poker in college, and how the idea for his recent book came about.

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Then, Martin discusses his new book, Poker & Pop Culture, which looks at poker through American pop culture over the past couple of centuries.

Show Time Stamps

0:00Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week’s guest is PokerNews editor and author of Poker & Pop Culture, Martin Harris.
0:52Paul Richardson captured the WSOP Circuit at Thunder Valley, just outside of Sacramento, California, over a field of 414 entrants and took home $130,667.
1:38Cary Katz took home the largest pay day of his career, winning the Super High Roller London over a field of 12 entrants and earning over $2.6 million.
2:26The British Poker Open Overall Trophy went to Sam Soverel, who cashed in five event, winning two, finishing runner-up in two and ended up third in another.
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5:15Bernard welcomes author of Poker & Pop Culture, Martin Harris.
5:56Martin joins the show.
6:34Martin discusses how he found the time to devote to writing his recent book, while teaching at UNC Charlotte part-time and working full-time with PokerNews and Pokerstars Blog.
7:45Martin recalls how he started the concept for writing this book. “I started a blog back in 2006…Probably about 5 or 6 years ago, I ended up getting in touch with an agent and he had a publishing house that wanted to do a history of poker. And that’s where it really started…The process took about a year and half or two years…And it (the deal) actually fell through but that got me going…It was about two years ago D& B Poker got in touch with me…and they agreed to do it.”
9:50Martin discusses teaching part-time at UNC-Charlotte including a class entitled Poker in American Film and Culture.
11:56Bernard outlines the journey of poker over the past couple of centuries which Martin writes about in his book.
14:32Martin explains the origins of his pokerblog hardboiledpoker.com and his nickname “Shamus.”
19:07Martin discusses the book in more detail and how it is organized. “Basically it’s a chronological presentation of the history of poker…The early part of book definitely focuses on the 19th century and early poker history. The latter part of the book is definitely about more rect, kind of contemporary stuff.”
19:44Martin discusses the early part of the book where poker starts out in the 19th century including the origination of steamboats and the Civil War with poker.
22:26Martin discusses the book showing poker in different specific media such as movies, television, radio and music. Also, he discusses how poker has influenced everyday jargon.
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28:33Bernard continues his interview with Martin Harris.
32:30Martin continues his discussion about his book including poker in casinos, which wasn’t always the case in the past.
35:40Martin recalls the history about the famous painting series called Dogs Playing Poker by Cassius Coolidge. “That’s one of the more fun sections to write in the book.”
39:51Martin discusses poker’s significant role in movies especially Rounders (1998).
44:14Martin discusses the last few chapters in his book including internet poker, UIGEA, Black Friday and the growth of live poker.
48:16Martin discusses where to go online to purchase the book. Bernard will give away an audio version of the book via a promotion on Twitter. Follow Bernard @BernardLeePoker to have a chance to win.

Let us know what you think of the show - tweet about the podcast using #BernardLeePokerShow, and be sure to follow @BernardLeePoker on Twitter or Instagram.

You can follow Martin Harris, aka Short Stacked Shamus, on Twitter @hardboiledpoker.

The Bernard Lee Poker Show is now available on iTunes.

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