Layne Flack

Name: Layne Flack
Nickname: Back-to-Back Flack
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: May 18, 1969
Birth Place: Rapid City, S.D.
Poker Room: Poker Stars

One of the great things about poker is that the game can bring fame to people from all over the world and all walks of life. Born in Rapid City, S.D., and raised in Montana, Layne Flack is a player who, to many people, came from nowhere to become a highly successful player on the poker circuit.

Perhaps it is his humble beginnings in these sparsely populated states that gave him his biggest boost in card playing skills. At most Montana homes...

Trivia

Mentored by Johnny Chan
Five-time WSOP bracelet winner
Winner of the 2002 WPT Celebrity Invitational

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
WPT Season 7, Legends of Poker	8th	$105,620
2008 WSOP, Event 34, Pot-Limit Omaha w/re-buys	1st	$577,725
WPT Season 6, Bay 101 Shooting Star	35th	$13,500
2007 WSOP, Event 31, World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit...	61st	$9,212
2006 WSOP, Event 25, No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	62nd	$4,805
2005 WSOP, Event 42, No-Limit Hold'em Championship	194th	$39,075
2005 WSOP, Event 37, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-buys	70th	$4,230
2005 WSOP, Event 31, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em, Short-Handed...	4th	$99,030
2005 WSOP, Event 3, $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	2nd	$185,855
1999 WSOP, $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em	1st	$224,400
2002 WSOP, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	1st	$303,880
2002 WSOP, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	1st	$268,020
2003 WSOP, $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo	1st	$119,260
2003 WSOP, $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	1st	$120,000