Ben Tollerene
{{Short description|American poker player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| name = Ben Tollerene
| nickname = Ben86
Bttech86
| image = Ben Tollerene 2015.jpg
| caption = Ben Tollerene in 2015
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|20}}
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| updated = 2017-04-05
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Benjamin Tollerene (born December 20, 1986) is an American professional poker player who specializes in Omaha hold 'em.{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Andrew |date=February 14, 2014 |title=The Nuts: A split decision for No. 1 |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/poker/post/_/id/1495/the-nuts-ivey-wins-big-but-falls-in-ranks |access-date=April 5, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web| title = Ben "Ben86" Tollerene: WSOP, Vegas High-Stakes Games and Isildur1| author = Showell, Matthew| work = Pokerlistings| date = June 1, 2012| accessdate = April 5, 2017| url = http://www.pokerlistings.com/ben-ben86-tollerene-wsop-las-vegas-high-stakes-games-isildur1-98634}}
Poker career
Tollerene specializes in online high-stakes, but also plays live tournaments, winning over $2,600,000 as of 2017. Tollerene said he lost $1.7 million to Viktor Blom in one night before winning it all back in the next 24 hours.{{Cite web| title = Ben Tollerene Talks About Losing $1.7 Million In Single High-Stakes Online Poker Session To Viktor Blom| author = Pempus, Brian| work = CardPlayer.com| date = April 22, 2013| accessdate = April 5, 2017| url = http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15422-ben-tollerene-talks-about-losing-1-7-million-in-single-high-stakes-online-poker-session-to-viktor-blom}}
Tollerene earned over $3,800,000 playing on PokerStars under the alias Ben86 and won over $7,400,000 on Full Tilt Poker playing under the alias Bttech86.{{Cite web| title = Poker Player Ben86| work = HighstakesDB| accessdate = April 5, 2017| url = https://www.highstakesdb.com/profiles/pokerstars/Ben86.aspx| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101215120323/http://www.highstakesdb.com/profiles/pokerstars/Ben86.aspx| url-status = usurped| archive-date = December 15, 2010}}{{Cite web| title = Poker Player Bttech86| work = HighstakesDB| accessdate = April 5, 2017| url = https://www.highstakesdb.com/profiles/Bttech86.aspx| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007105036/http://highstakesdb.com/profiles/Bttech86.aspx| url-status = usurped| archive-date = October 7, 2010}}
As of 2025, Tollerene has cashed for over $31,000,000 in live poker tournaments.{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Tollerene's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=111011 |access-date=March 30, 2025 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{twitter|bttech86}}
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/88957-benjamin-tollerene Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=111011 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/ben-tollerene/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=54187 WSOP profile]
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