Paul Wasicka
- Career Earnings: $ 7,520,859
- Face Off: Wasicka took home $500,000 for winning the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Paul Wasicka received his first poker experience at an underground tournament in Denver in 2004. Having never played before, he got a 15-minute lesson from his friend, and maybe someone should get that guy a book contract. Wasicka finished ninth out of 100 entrants, and that was enough to hook him.
Wasicka began his poker career online, and after building a significant bankroll playing ring games, he turned his attention to tournaments. This young ambitious player already has more than $7.5 million in tournament winnings. His cashes include a second-place finish in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event, which was good for $6.1 million. He finished fourth in the 2007 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic championship event and earned another $455,615 and recently won the 2007 NBC Heads-Up Championship for $500,000.
He also made waves during an appearance on GSN’s High Stakes Poker.
