Paul Wasicka

{{Short description|American poker player (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{infobox poker player |name=Paul Wasicka |nickname=Kwickfish |image=Paul_Wasicka_2007.jpg |birth_date={{birth date and age|1981|2|17}} |caption=Wasicka at the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship |wsop bracelet count=''None'' |wsop money finishes=14 |wsop main event best finish rank=2nd |wsop main event best finish year=2006 |wpt titles=''None'' |wpt final tables=1 |wpt money finishes=6 |updated=2016-12-14 }} '''Paul J. Wasicka''' (born February 17, 1981, in Dallas, Texas) is a professional poker player, based in Denver, Colorado, who was the runner-up at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event and the winner of the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Paul attended college in Madison, WI.

==World Series of Poker== Wasicka finished as runner-up to Jamie Gold in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, winning over $6,000,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2006 |title=Gold rush: Bluff nets Gold $12 million WSOP win |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/poker/news/story?id=2546574 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

==Other poker events== === NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship === Wasicka's tournament accomplishments since that World Series of Poker finish include winning the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship by defeating Eli Elezra, Joe Hachem, T. J. Cloutier, Nam Le, Shannon Elizabeth, and finally Chad Brown in the finals 2-0. He won $500,000 for his victory in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 NBC National Heads-Up Championship, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26789 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>

=== World Poker Tour === At the World Poker Tour (WPT) $9,900 No Limit Hold'em held at the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic, Wasicka made the final table which also included poker players J. C. Tran and Eric Hershler, he finished in fourth place, earning $455,615.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 L.A. Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em - WPT Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25908 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106050344/https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25908 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wasicka has also cashed in three other WPT Championship events and has made a total of over $700,000 from WPT events alone.<ref name="stats" />

===Aussie Millions=== At the 2007 Aussie Millions A$10,000 Main Event, Wasicka just missed making the final table, coming in 12th and earning A$120,000 ($95,434). The event was won by fellow professional poker player Gus Hansen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25757 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2016, Wasicka's total live tournament winnings exceed $7,885,000.<ref name="stats">{{Cite web |title=Paul Wasicka's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=30546 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref> His 14 cashes at the WSOP account for $6,308,316 of those winnings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Wasicka |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=14477 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=30546 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/paul-wasicka/ WPT profile] *[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=14477 WSOP profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wasicka, Paul}} Category:1981 births Category:American poker players Category:National Heads-Up Poker Championship winners Category:World Series of Poker Circuit event winners Category:Living people