"Miami" John Cernuto

Name: "Miami" John Cernuto
Nickname: Miami
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: January 11, 1944
Birth Place: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Poker Room: Paradise Poker

Despite what his nickname may lead you to believe, "Miami" John Cernuto is actually from Jersey City, N.J. Born in 1944, it was a long and circuitous road that led him to the life of a professional poker player.

Graduating from Florida State University with a degree in finance, John began a career as an air traffic controller - a job he thought would carry him into retirement. It was not to be, however, when, during a 1981 union strike...

Trivia

Married with three children
Graduate of Florida State University
Former air traffic controller

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2009 WSOP, Event 16 - $1,500 Seven-Card Stud	11th	$7,522
EPT Season 5, EPT Grand Final	31st	$58,500
WPT Season 7, North American Poker Championship	27th	$43,745
2008 WSOP, Event 16, Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better	31st	$5,535
2008 WSOP, Event 10, Omaha 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better	3rd	$86,117
WPT Season 6, World Poker Finals	26th	$24,318
WPT Season 6, Legends of Poker	27th	$25,150
2007 WSOP, Event 40, Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)	54th	$3,549
2007 WSOP, Event 24, World Championship Seven-Card Stud...	10th	$10,422
2007 WSOP, Event 12, No-Limit Hold'em/Six Handed	44th	$4,772
WPT Season 5, WPT Celebrity Invitational	2nd	$50,000
2006 WSOP, Event 35, Seven-Card Hi-Lo Split	29th	$3,299
2006 WSOP, Event 33, Seven-Card Razz	7th	$19,540
2006 WSOP, Event 28, Seven-Card Stud	5th	$55,601
2006 WSOP, Event 26A, Pot-Limit Omaha	45th	$2,150
2006 WSOP, Event 14, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys	15th	$20,861
2006 WSOP, Event 10, Seven-Card Stud	5th	$35,886
2005 WSOP, Event 10, $2,000 Limit Hold'em	4th	$73,285
2005 WSOP, Event 6, $2,500 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	15th	$10,085
WPT Season 3, PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure	5th	$155,800
2004 WSOP, Event 30, No-Limit Hold'em	8th	$53,900
1993 WSOP, Event 9, Limit Hold'em	4th	$24,150
1993 WSOP, Event 7, No-Limit Hold'em	14th	$4,325
1996 WSOP, Event 5, Limit Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo	1st	$147,000
2002 WSOP, Event 6, Limit Omaha	1st	$73,320
1997 WSOP, Event 7, No-Limit Hold'em	1st	$259,150
1993 WSOP, Event 13, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	2nd	$60,000
1996 WSOP, Event 10, Pot-Limit Hold'em	3rd	$39,615
1998 WSOP, Event 19, Limit Hold'em	3rd	$56,000
1989 WSOP, Event 5, Seven-Card Stud	4th	$26,950
2002 WSOP, Event 29, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	4th	$26,000
1998 WSOP, Event 14, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	4th	$19,980
2001 WSOP, Event 9, Limit S.H.O.E.	4th	$21,070
1995 WSOP, Event 11, $2,500 Seven Card Stud Split	5th	$14,400
2000 WSOP, Event 20, No-Limit Hold'em	6th	$31,605
1994 WSOP, Event 19, Limit Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo	7th	$9,540
1999 WSOP, Event 6, Limit Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo	8th	$8,500
1997 WSOP, Event 14, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	9th	$5,445
1998 WSOP, Event 1, Limit Hold'em	9th	$18,592
1992 WSOP, Event 17, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo	10th	$3,672
1995 WSOP, Event 1, Limit Hold'em	11th	$10,080
2003 WSOP, Event 11, No-Limit Hold'em	16th	$4,820
1994 WSOP, Event 11, No-Limit Hold'em	16th	$4,400
2000 WSOP, Event 22, $5,000 Limit Hold'em	17th	$7,100
1997 WSOP, Event 4, Limit Seven-Card Stud	18th	$2,313
2000 WSOP, Event 5, Limit Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo	21st	$1,960
2002 WSOP, Event 11, Pot-Limit Hold'em	25th	$2,440
2002 WSOP, Event 2, Limit Hold'em	45th	$3,440