Poker Bill Perkins
Total life earnings: $5,449,472. Latest cash: $2,678,386 on 01-Aug-2019. Click here to see the details of William Perkins' 10 cashes. Bill Perkins’ Hendon profile shows $5.449 million in live tournament winnings. That is the result of just 10 individual cashes. That is impressive, however, please note that Perkins is not a professional poker player. That means he can buy into tournaments for huge amounts of money without worrying about cashing enough times to make a return.
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There is nothing that gets poker pros quite so upset as power, politics, money and greed – and there were at least 3 of those factors doing the rounds on Twitter as the likes of Bill Perkins, Cate Hall and Justin ‘Stealthmunk’ Schwartz all waded into an argument on the obscene earnings of Amazon founder and boss Jeff Bezos…
The old adage that ‘money makes the world go round’ has never been more true than in poker, but even though the pros themselves are very wealthy – in multi-billionaire Bill Perkins case, richer than Croesus – the debate about ‘how much is too much?’ was sparked by a revelation this week…
Bezos, who founded the online retailer Amazon in Seattle back in 1994, is reputed to be worth $129.9billion – equal to 2.3million average Americans’ net worth and last year ‘leaping past Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett in the Forbes Rich List.
Cate Hall, a feisty socialist by nature, finds it offensive that someone can be worth so much – and the Arizona pro is never shy about letting people know her feelings, hitting the headlines last year not only for great poker, but for Twitter dust-ups and bust-ups with Mike Dentale, Doug Polk and Natasha Mercier to name just three.
Bill Perkins, on the other hand, rarely seems to seriously fall out with anyone, but he wasn’t impressed by Hall or 5-time WSOP bracelet winner Allen Cunningham’s arguments…
Perkins, of course, is another ‘self-made’ man – a billionaire hedge fund specialist who obviously knows what it takes to get to the top of the money pile – and stay there.
The one person in the ‘discussion’ who might seem out of lace to many, is Justin ‘stealthmunk’ Schwartz – his deep run at the 2015 WSOP Main Event, in which he finished 14th for over $400,000 remarkable for his complete lack of social skills – telling fellow players he doesn’t do handshake and speaking out of turn several times.
His tweets, however, are a mix of intelligent thought and… getting into or causing trouble – which is what makes most poker players fun to follow away from the tables as well as at them!
Of course, one way to limit Bezos’ fortune would be to get him involved in poker – Guy Lailberte and Andy Beal both finding it’s quite easy to lose your money against the pros!
Bill Perkins in 2015 | |
| Born | February 2, 1969 (age 51) |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Iowa (BS) |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager, film producer, poker player |
William O. Perkins III (born February 2, 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas.[1][2] Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 and later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002. He currently manages Houston-based energy hedge fund, Skylar Capital.[3]
Perkins grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey the son of football player and politician Bill Perkins and graduated from St. Peter's Preparatory School in 1986. In 2016, he contributed $1.5 million towards the construction of the William O. Perkins III '86 Athletic Center at his alma mater.[4]
Career[edit]
Perkins graduated as Electrical and Electronics Engineer from the University of Iowa and worked under natural gas trader, John D. Arnold for several years before starting his own hedge fund. During his 12-year career, Perkins directed NorthernStar Natural Gas and was the CEO of Cutuco Energy Central America. Perkins actively traded the stock market turning a $1.25 million profit trading Goldman Sachs in September 2008.[5] In 2009 Perkins became involved in film production, producing various films including After.Life (2009), Unthinkable (2010), and Cat Run (2011).[6]
Poker[edit]
Perkins is a poker player and has entered multiple events including the World Series of PokerBig One for One Drop, PokerStars Big Game, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and 'High stakes poker' as well as Poker Night On Wall Street.[3][7][8] Perkins is friends with Dan Bilzerian and they are often seen together.[9]
As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,400,000 of which $1,965,163 have come from his One Drop cash at the WSOP.[10]
References[edit]
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Bill Perkins Poker Net Worth
- ^'William Perkins - The PokerStars.net Big Game'. thebiggame.pokerstars.net. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^'William O. Perkins III: Executive Profile & Biography'. BloombergBusiness. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ abLinette Lopez (June 29, 2013). 'This Is The Hedge Fund Manager That Knocked David Einhorn Out Of The World Series Of Poker'. Business Insider. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Ojutiku, Mak. 'St. Peter's Prep holds groundbreaking for $5.25 million athletic center', The Jersey Journal, January 21, 2016. Accessed November 3, 2016. 'The facility's namesake, William 'Guy' Perkins, who was also present at the groundbreaking, provided a $1.5 million donation for the facility. Perkins, a Jersey City native, played for the school's football team before he graduated in 1986.'
- ^Phillips, Michael M. (September 24, 2008). 'Trader Makes a Quick $1.25 Million on Rescue, Then Slams It'. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Leydon, Joe (June 26, 2010). 'Review: 'Unthinkable''. Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Pamela Maldonado (June 27, 2013). 'Millionaire Businessmen Take On the Poker Pros in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller Event'. PokerNews Global. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Linette Lopez (July 23, 2013). 'Six Brilliant Hedge Fund Managers Played In A Secret Poker Tournament Last Night'. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Pempus, Brian (April 7, 2016). 'Dan Bilzerian, Bill Perkins Thinking Of Double-Or-Nothing Bets To Follow $1.2M Bike Ride Gamble'. CardPlayer. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^'William Perkins 'Bill''. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
External links[edit]
Poker Bill Perkins
- Bill Perkins on IMDb