Rich Alsup

Biography

Originally from New Hope, Minnesota but now residing in San Diego, California with his family, Rich Alsup has more than $1.9 million in career tournament earnings (as of November 2022) according to the Hendon Mob. That includes a career-best $273,430 for finishing third in the 2018 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,655 Main Event.

It is also slightly ahead of the $272,065 he won for taking down the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold’em, which also marked his first gold bracelet.

In regards to the MSPT, Alsup is one of the most decorated players in tour history. He was the second player inducted into the MSPT Hall of Fame and is the tour’s all-time money leader with $846,064 in earnings as of November 2022. He was the 2016 MSPT Player of the Year, has 13 Main Event final tables, and won the MSPT Meskwaki in November 2015 for $101,229.

Event	Place	Prize
2024 WSOP-C Playground Event #9: $1,700 Main Event	43^rd	6,500 CAD
2024 World Series of Poker Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em	921^st	$1,140
2024 World Series of Poker Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em	520^th	$1,001
2024 World Series of Poker Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)	219^th	$2,105
2024 World Series of Poker Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)	119^th	$1,621
2024 World Series of Poker Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)	123^rd	$3,154
2024 World Series of Poker Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em	551^st	$2,750
2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas $10,400 WPT World Championship	225^th	$25,500
2023 World Series of Poker Event #85: $1,500 Shootout	48^th	$5,759
2023 World Series of Poker Event #77: $777 Lucky 7's	254^th	$2,920
2023 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack	1043^rd	$2,401
2023 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	135^th	$3,962
2023 RGPS San Diego $600 Main Event ($150,000 Guaranteed)	39^th	$1,315
The Return - A Borgata Championship Event $5,300 The Return ($3,000,000 Guaranteed)	26^th	$24,924
2022 World Series of Poker Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	1^st	$272,065
2022 World Series of Poker Event #80: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack	258^th	$1,050
2022 World Series of Poker Event #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	189^th	$1,326
2022 World Series of Poker Event #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold'em	472^nd	$2,905
2022 The Lodge Championship Series Event #13: $3,000 Main Event	49^th	$7,400
2021 World Series of Poker Event #80: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha	37^th	$6,664
2021 World Series of Poker Event #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	243^rd	$38,600
2021 World Series of Poker Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack	244^th	$2,463
2021 MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event	93^rd	$4,013
2021 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold'em	624^th	$2,625
2021 World Series of Poker Event #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold'em	326^th	$2,590
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino $1,110 USPC Main Event	22^nd	$3,394
2021 MSPT United States Poker Championship Sycuan Casino $360 MSPT	35^th	$833
MSPT Poker Bowl V at Venetian Las Vegas MSPT Poker Bowl V Main Event	39^th	$4,404
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls $1,100 Main Event ($150K GTD)	31^st	$2,705
2020 Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event	13^th	$9,018
2019 MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event	2^nd	$95,502
2019 MSPT Meskwaki Casino $1,100 Main Event	25^th	$2,767
2019 Fall Poker Classic Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event	27^th	$2,553
2019 World Series of Poker Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em	873^rd	$1,500
2019 World Series of Poker Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em	217^th	$3,900
2019 World Series of Poker Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em	2881^st	$921
2019 Heartland Poker Tour East Chicago Main Event	22^nd	$5,394
2018 World Series of Poker Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em	194^th	$3,187
2017 World Series of Poker Event #19: THE GIANT - $365 No-Limit Hold'em	277^th	$1,031
2017 World Series of Poker Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK	989^th	$2,249
2017 World Series of Poker Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT	30^th	$4,837
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park Main Event	9^th	$9,088
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells Main Event	32^nd	$2,271
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Main Event	1^st	$101,229
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Main Event	28^th	$1,963
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino Main Event	2^nd	$53,756
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park Main Event	8^th	$12,086
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino Main Event	29^th	$2,718
2012 World Series of Poker Event 40: $2,500 Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed	17^th	$7,495

Event

Place

Prize

2024 WSOP-C Playground
Event #9: $1,700 Main Event

43^rd

6,500 CAD

2024 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em

921^st

$1,140

2024 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em

520^th

$1,001