Phil Laak

Name: Phil Laak
Nickname: The Unabomber
Current Residence: Los Angeles & San Francisco, Calif., United States
Birth Date: 1972
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland

Phil Laak lends a very colorful presence to the poker world. Adventurous to the extreme, he is active in motorcycling, scuba diving, skydiving and judo. He was once spared serious injury during an accident when he flipped over a car, left his motorcycle behind him, and actually landed on his feet!

The culture of card playing was a part of his upbringing. His family enjoyed playing Tripoli for pennies and Phil says even then he observed a... Read More >>

Trivia

Former sports betting broker
Part-time stock market speculator and real estate investor
Nicknamed "Unabomber" because of his tendency to wear shades and a hooded sweatshirt
Holds a degree in mechanical engineering

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
EPT Season 5, EPT Grand Final	69th	$32,500
WPT Season 7, Bellagio Cup IV	80th	$19,390
2008 WSOP, Event 1, World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em	9th	$74,448
2008 Special, NBC Heads-Up Championship	15th	$25,000
2007 WSOP, Event 22, No-Limit Hold'em	11th	$29,073
2006 WSOP, Event 37, No-Limit Hold'em	89th	$6,122
WPT Season 4, Bellagio Five Diamond	6th	$160,995
2005 WSOP, Event 28, $5,000 Limit Hold'em	22nd	$7,585
2005 WSOP, Event 25, $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	2nd	$156,400
WPT Season 2, WPT Invitational	1st	$100,000
WPT Season 2, Legends of Poker	6th	$54,075
WPT Specials, WPT Bad Boys	4th	$0