Mickey Wernick
| Mickey Wernick | |
|---|---|
| File:Mickey-wernick.jpg Wernick in January 2007 | |
| Nickname(s) | The Worm, The Legend, Lord Wernick |
| Born | Michael D. Wernick 2 July 1944 |
| Died | 18 April 2023 (aged 78) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet | None |
| Money finishes | 8 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | None |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | None |
| Money finishes | 2 |
Michael D. "Mickey" Wernick (2 July 1944 – 18 April 2023)[1] was an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham.
Whilst growing up, Wernick was a keen amateur boxer and won the Midlands Area Amateur title.
Wernick formed a poker club in 1970 with his father Solly. He was a mainstay of the British poker scene, who eventually began traveling to the World Series of Poker. He has since cashed on 6 occasions, in no limit hold'em, razz and lowball events. In the 1986 WSOP he finished second in an Omaha event.
Wernick made the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Heads-Up Poker Championship, losing to eventual winner John Cernuto.[2] Wernick finished on the television bubble of the European Poker Tour event in Deauville.
Wernick was ranked the #1 player across all poker variants in Europe for 2005.[3] This led to his induction into the European Poker Players Hall of Fame as its eighth inductee, making him the oldest inductee to date.[4]
His total live tournament winnings exceeded $1,070,000.[5]
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- ^ European Poker Players Hall of Fame Entry
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