Mel Judah

Name: Mel Judah
Nickname: the Silver Fox
Current Residence: London, England
Birth Date: August 10, 1947
Birth Place: Calcutta, India

If Mel Judah is a conservative poker player, blame it on his father.

As a 14-year-old boy learning Five-Card Draw, his dad taught him that the most important lesson in poker was to lose the minimum and win the maximum. The now 59-year-old poker pro took the advice and turned it into two World Series of Poker bracelets and more than $2 million in tournament winnings.

Born in Calcutta, India on Oct. 8, 1947, Judah took up poker as a... Read More >>

Trivia

Holds two World Series of Poker gold bracelets
Created, co-owns and runs the World Poker Championship
Born in Calcutta, India but has lived in Australia and England
Worked with Vidal Sassoon's team as a stylist to the stars

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2009 WSOP, Event 6 - $10000 Seven-Card Stud Championship	12th	$29,152
2008 WSOPE, Event 4, No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	21st	£28,960
2007 WSOP, Event 32, 7-Card Stud	10th	$6,203
2007 WSOP, Event 5, Omaha/7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better	20th	$7,145
2006 WSOP, Event 44, No-Limit Hold'em	23rd	$3,283
2006 WSOP, Event 41, No-Limit Hold'em	19th	$8,935
2005 WSOP, Event 18, $2,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split	21st	$3,080
2005 WSOP, Event 6, $2,500 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	11th	$12,605
2004 WSOP, Event 32, Ace-to-Five Draw Lowball	5th	$16,500
WPT Season 2, Five Diamond World Poker Classic	6th	$101,842
WPT Season 2, Legends of Poker	1st	$579,375
1989 WSOP, Event 6, Seven-Card Stud	1st	$130,800
1997 WSOP, Event 18, Limit Seven-Card Stud	1st	$176,000
1990 WSOP, Event 1, Limit Hold'em	2nd	$126,000
2003 WSOP, Event 31, Seven-Card Stud	2nd	$102,680
2000 WSOP, Event 19, Limit Seven-Card Stud	3rd	$50,500
2002 WSOP, Event 22, Seven-Card Stud	5th	$25,940
1992 WSOP, Event 7, Limit Omaha	7th	$4,950
2003 WSOP, Event 6, Pot-Limit Hold'em	8th	$5,920
2003 WSOP, Event 21, Seven-Card Stud	8th	$6,520
1997 WSOP, Event 6, Limit Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo	8th	$7,854
2000 WSOP, Event 21, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	8th	$12,375
1994 WSOP, Event 10, $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	10th	$4,446
1995 WSOP, Event 8, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	10th	$6,588
2000 WSOP, Event 9, $2,500 Limit Seven-Card Stud	10th	$5,660
2000 WSOP, Event 13, Limit Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo	13th	$3,225
2002 WSOP, Event 31, Limit Hold'em and Seven-Card Stud	13th	$2,700
1993 WSOP, Event 17, Limit Hold'em	16th	$2,980
1991 WSOP, Event 9, Limit Omaha	18th	$1,848
2001 WSOP, Event 4, Limit Seven-Card Stud	20th	$2,375
1992 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 1992	24th	$8,080
2000 WSOP, World Series of Poker Main Event - 2000	38th	$15,000