Poker Celebrities Mad Marty Wilson Celebrity 10

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Poker Celebrities Mad Marty Wilson Celebrity 10

Marty Wilson better known as Mad Marty Wilson is an English professional poker player from Wolverhampton. His nickname (Mad Marty Wilson) originates from when, as a teenager, he escaped several rival football fans by madly jumping into a polar bear pit.

Mad Marty Wilsons extensive poker career dates back to 1985 with a World Series of Poker visit. He first grabbed the public's attention by finishing runner-up in the £300 Pot Limit Hold'em event at the Victoria Casino in London.

After his win Mad Marty become a regular on the Late Night Poker television series, being one of few players to appear in every series. His only win on the series was in his heat during series 3, where he defeated the field to get his seat in the Grand Final. He went on to finish 4th in the Final, which was eventually won by Phil Hellmuth Jr. Mad Marty Wilson's biggest win ever came in 1998, when he won the Carnival of Poker tournament at the Rio, taking home $171,000.00.

After quite a few more wins Mad Marty Wilson won the No Limit Hold-Em tournament at the Crown Australasian Poker Championship in Melbourne in 2004 He defeated a final table including Peter "The Poet" Costa, "Barmy" Barny Boatman and "Cowboy" Kenna James. He returned to the Crown Championship in 2005, taking the Pot Limit Omaha title as well.

In addition to playing tournaments, Marty is also a consultant for Matchroom Sports, the Floor Manager for the PartyPoker Den and an online player for NoblePoker. Although these could have changed since the time I wrote this article.

He has also taught several celebrities how to play poker, including Matthew Stevens, Barry Hearn, Phil "The Power" Taylor,Tom Cruise, Michael Greco and Helen Chamberlain (who went on to place second in the 2005 Poker Million tournament).

Mad Marty Wilson's total live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.00.