Alex Outhred
- Career Earnings: $ 221,745
- 6th Grader: Outhred took time out of his busy schedule as a WSOP Academy instructor to participate in the game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. He was and earned $500,000 as a result.
Alex “The Insider” Outhred is a professional poker player and a distinguished poker instructor. Alex, a regular in the local Los Angeles poker scene, parlayed his success in the cash games and cashed at his first WSOP event in 2005. Soon thereafter, Alex won a $1000 satellite into the WPT Mandalay Bay 2006 event and finished in 4th place earning $184,000 and televised final table appearance.
Alex was also an associate producer for three seasons with the World Poker Tour where Alex viewed and recorded each hand at every televised final table. This experience gave Alex an unprecedented insight into high level poker strategy. Alex is a graduate of the University of Michigan and is also a published poet.
Alex finished in 54th place at the 2008 WSOP Main Event, besting over 6700 players and winning over $135,000. Alex’s play at the tables was exemplary and truly exhibited his skills as a poker player. This was Alex’s 3rd cash at a WSOP event and a huge addition to his poker resume.
Look for Alex to be featured during this year’s ESPN broadcast of the 2008 World Series Of Poker.
