Cory Carroll (born February 25 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional poker player, who is a two time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships and the winner of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Championship Event.
| Cory Carroll | |
|---|---|
 Carroll at the 2007 World Series of Poker. | |
| Nickname(s) | UGOTPZD |
| Residence | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Born | February 25 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 91st, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
Online poker
editCarroll has made at least two final tables in the "Sunday Million", a $215 buy-in tournament with a $1 Million Guaranteed prize-pool on PokerStars. On October 15, 2006, Carroll, under the screenname "UGOTPZD", came in third place in the Sunday Million, earning $55,289.86.[1] A month later he finished runner-up in the November 5 Sunday Million, earning $119,091.[2]
World Series of Poker
editIn 2007, Carroll cashed in the money for the first time in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship coming in 91st place out of a field of 6,358 players, earning $67,535.[3]
Carroll won the 2007 World Series of Poker circuit event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas earning $515,176 for first place.[4]
World Poker Tour
editCarroll finished runner up to Jonathan Little during Sixth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown, earning $561,369.[5]
Carroll was second in chips to Gus Hansen at the final table of the 2008 Five-Star World Poker Classic (the $25,500 WPT Championship) when Carroll Holding was busted by Hansen holding when the a flop came , Hansen with chip lead moved all-in, after a moment of thinking, Carroll called and was ahead in the hand with a pair of Jacks vs Hansen flush draw, the turn was the leaving only one card to come, but when the river brought the it gave Hansen a flush that won the hand and eliminating Carroll from the tournament in fourth place, earning him $593,645.[6] This left Hansen to exclaim to himself, as picked up by the television telecast microphones, "Insanity prevails, insanity prevails.[7]
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000.[3]
References
edit- ^ Hintze, Haley (October 16, 2006). "Online Poker Weekend: 'Håcken' Wins Largest-Ever Poker Stars Sunday Million". PokerNews.com. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
- ^ Hintze, Haley (November 6, 2006). "Online Poker Weekend: Mike Matusow, Carlos Mortenson Highlight Action". PokerNews.com. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Cory Carroll's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ "Cory Carroll Wins WSOP Circuit – Caesars Palace". pokersourceonline.com. May 8, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2008.
- ^ "Mirage Poker Showdown, No Limit Hold'em - Championships". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ Lucchesi, Ryan (April 26, 2008). "David Chiu Wins the 2008 World Poker Tour Championship". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ WPT World Championship telecast