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  • Comment: The draft currently relies heavily on poker-related databases. The article contains some grammatical errors and formatting issues (e.g., inconsistent use of capitalization, missing spaces after periods, incomplete sentences). The draft should include more independent, secondary sources that establish Ben Heath's notability, such as interviews, profiles, or coverage in reputable publications. Ktkvtsh (talk) 18:59, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: This draft has been resubmitted after adding sources without adding explanatory text as to why the individual meets general notability. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:42, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Most of the sources come from one database website, likely without manual oversight - counting as an unreliable source as per WP:NONRS. LR.127 (talk) 22:41, 15 August 2024 (UTC)


Benjamin Heath
Nickname(s)Ben Heath
ResidenceLondon, England
BornBrighton, England
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1

Ben Heath is a British poker player born in Brighton, England..[1] and WSOP bracelet winner with over $19 million in career earnings.[2][3][4][5]

Poker career

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Heath won a side event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Portomaso Casino, St. Julian’s, Malta in march 2015 and received a prize of around $60,000 euros, Heath took eighth place in the High Roller of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventures in the Bahamas in 2016, with prize money of around $140,000[6].he finished fourth in the PSC High Roller in Prague, Czech Republic in 2017 and paid out with almost 200,000 euros[7].[4]

Heath won WSOP bracelet in 2019[8], winning the ($50,000) High Roller for $1.48 million[9][10][11]. He narrowly missed out on a second bracelet and got second position in the WSOP ($250,000) Super High Roller to Adrian Mateos in 2021[12][13] and won over ($2 million) the largest cash of his career[2].He reached the final table of both the Super High Roller [14]and the High Roller at the EPT Monte-Carlo, Monaco and secured prize money of over 1.3 million euros[15]

Heath also plays on the online poker platform PokerStars under the nickname (1Don'tStop1)[16]

World Series of Poker bracelets

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Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2019 $High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em $1,484,085

Prize money overview

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With prize money of $ 22,870,530, Heath is the Second most successful British poker player after Stephen Chidwick[17]

Year Prize Money in (US$) Tournament Victories
2013 65 0
2014 27,456 0
2015 276,147 1
2016 553,380 1
2017 1,413,638 1
2018 229,160 0
2019 5,035,140 1
2020 1,150,000 0
2021 2,031,319 0
2022 3,663,647 2
2023 5,081,492 0
Total 19,461,444 6

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Heath". www.cardplayer.com.
  2. ^ a b "Ben Heath". www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ Team, WPF Editorial (2024-06-22). "Ben Heath Interview". World Poker Federation. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  4. ^ a b "Ben Heath REflect in a $5M 2019". www.pokerstars.com.
  5. ^ "Poker pro wins his first million-pound jackpot in Las Vegas". The Argus. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  6. ^ "PokerStars Caribbean Adventure". pokerdb.thehendonmob.com.
  7. ^ "Big Winners of the Week (Dec. 5 - 11): Ben Heath Gets a New Nickname, High Rollers Perform in Vegas". www.cardschat.com. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  8. ^ "Ben Heath é campeão do Evento #5 da WSOP e leva quase US$ 1,5 milhão". Super Poker (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  9. ^ "WSOP Report Day #6 - Ben Heath Wins His First WSOP Bracelet for $1.48m | PGT". PokerGO Tour. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  10. ^ "WSOP 2019: Ben Heath gewinnt High Roller und Bracelet". SPORT1 (in German). 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  11. ^ "2019 WSOP: BEN HEATH WINS 50 K HIGH ROLLER". en.clubpoker.net.
  12. ^ "WSOP | Tournament Schedule". www.wsop.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  13. ^ "📰 Mikita Badziakouski wins EPT Monte Carlo 25k High Ro..." HighStakesDB. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  14. ^ Souza, Átala (2020-06-03). "Vicent Bosca supera 117 adversários e é campeão do US$ 10.300 Mini Super High Roller Bowl". Mundo Poker (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  15. ^ "European Poker Tour EPT Monte Carlo". pokerdb.thehendonmob.com.
  16. ^ "Ben Heath: "A Genuine Love for Poker is Pretty Underrated"". PokerListings. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  17. ^ "England All Time Money List, Hendon Mob Database". pokerdb.thehendonmob.com.
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