Marcel Luske

Name: Marcel Luske
Nickname: The Flying Dutchman
Current Residence: Almere, Holland
Birth Date: November 30, 1952
Birth Place: Amsterdam, Holland

Poker poker poker. Everyone plays poker. And most people who play against Marcel Luske tend to remember it.

As it says aptly in his own personal Web bio, "Life has prepared Marcel Luske very well for the game of poker."

His father was a butcher and a boxer, and named Marcel after a favorite French pugilist, Marcel Sardain. He grew up in Holland wanting to be a singer (as you might be able to discern by his tendency to sing at the tables... Read more >>

Trivia

Ranked No. 1 player in Europe in 2001 and 2003
Founder of the International Poker Federation
Mentored fellow pros David Williams, Kiril Gerasimov and Noah Boeken
Known for wearing upside-down sunglasses and his tendency to sing at the table
Is releasing a poker-themed music album
Holds a black belt in karate
Married with two children

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo...	4th	$95,069
2008 WSOP, Event 22, H.O.R.S.E.	3rd	$110,265
WPT Season 6, WPT World Championship	67th	$39,570
EPT Season 4, EPT German Open	22nd	€17,400
WPT Season 6, Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic	41st	$38,545
WPT Season 6, Bellagio Cup III	30th	$30,985
2007 WSOP, Event 44, Omaha Hi-Lo Split	4th	$64,630
2007 WSOP, Event 38, No-Limit Hold'em	31st	$18,581
2007 WSOP, Event 32, 7-Card Stud	22nd	$3,877
2007 WSOP, Event 24, World Championship Seven-Card Stud...	13th	$8,468
2006 WSOP, Event 25, No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	52nd	$4,805
2006 WSOP, Event 9, No-Limit Hold'em	4th	$204,638
EPT Season 2, Monte Carlo Grand Final	7th	€112,000
2005 WSOP, Event 43, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	10th	$13,100
2005 WSOP, Event 32, $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split	17th	$10,530
2005 WSOP, Event 9, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	21st	$12,910
2005 WSOP, Event 3, $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	53rd	$3,475
EPT Season 1, European Championship	7th	£14,800
2004 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	10th	$373,000
2004 WSOP, Event 24, Seven Card Stud World Championship	2nd	$120,800