Melissa Hayden (poker player)
| Melissa Hayden | |
|---|---|
 Melissa Hayden at the 2006 World Series of Poker. | |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 11 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 476th, 2006 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Melissa Hayden is a professional poker player.
As of 2016, Hayden's live tournament winnings exceed $850,000.[1] Her biggest return to date was at the 2000 World Series of Poker limit Texas hold 'em event, where she finished in second place, winning $142,000.[2] She placed fifth in the WPT Ladies' Night V Tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, on September 1, 2007. Hayden once beat world champion Stu Ungar in a $5,000 heads-up match in what is believed to have been his final poker game before dying days later.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Melissa Hayden's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "31st World Series of Poker - WSOP 2000, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Goodson, Deanna (December 29, 2007). "Top Ten Lady Poker Players of 2007 – Melissa Hayden". chicksnchips.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ Sexton, Tom (December 10, 2007). "Sexton's Corner, Vol. 22: Stu Ungar's Final Journey, Part 1". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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