Luis Velador

Luis Velador

Nationality
Mexico
Mexico
GPI Rank 2,947
WSOP Bracelets 2
Total Live Earnings $2,570,465
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Biography

Biography

Luis Velador has been playing poker professionally since 1997. Before that Velador, who was born in Mexico in 1964 but now resides in Corona, California, worked as a tile setter.

Intro

Velador’s first tournament cash actually came in 2000 when he won the $300 Limit Hold’em Championship at the Winnin’ o’ the Green in Los Angeles, a victory that earned him $28,240. Since then he has amassed more than $1.4 million in tournament winnings, and that doesn’t include what he’ll take home for his 2014 WSOP Main Event performance.

Speaking of the WSOP, Velador won his first bracelet in 2008 when he topped a field of 2,304 players to win Event #32 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $574,734. Two years later, Velador captured his second bracelet by outlasting 481 other players in Event #33 $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha for $260,552.

Background

As for his 2014 WSOP Main Event journey, Velador more than doubled his starting stack on Day 1c when he finished with 73,800, which put him 366th among the advancing 2,571 players. He more than doubled that on Day 2, finishing 340th of 1,864 with 165,900, and then he finished the surviving 746 Day 3 players with 380,500, which put him in 167th place.

On Day 4, Velador managed to bring his stack up to 1.353 million, which put him 26th out of 291 players. Once again he would more than double that as he finished Day 5 with 3.78 million, putting him 18th out of 79 players. Day 6 is where it was at for Velador though as he navigated his way to the final 27 with 16.6 million, putting him second in chips behind Martin Jacobson.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)
5th $44,591
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
149th $5,654
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
144th $2,449
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed)
78th $3,831
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)
8th $54,499
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
73rd $10,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
35th $6,782
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
3rd $211,715
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
125th $2,630
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions
2477th $1,061
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha
70th $3,939
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship
98th $16,047
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
82nd $3,424
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
92nd $2,423
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€5,300 EPT Main Event
200th €10,030
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $1,500 Omaha Mix
28th $5,995
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
95th $2,355
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #69: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
81st $4,961
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
13th $63,350
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
6th $22,304
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix
55th $3,019
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
124th $2,911
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
10th $565,193
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
205th $2,335
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #33: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
1st $260,517
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 10 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
23rd $7,918
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
48th $27,395
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 40 - $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw
16th $6,843
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
1st $573,734

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