Cory Carroll
{{short description|Canadian poker player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox poker player
| name = Cory Carroll
| nickname = UGOTPZD
| image = Cory Carroll.jpg
| caption = Carroll at the 2007 World Series of Poker.
| residence = Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
| birth_date = February 25
| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| wsop bracelet count = None
| wsop money finishes = 1
| wsop main event best finish rank = 91st
| wsop main event best finish year = 2007
| wpt titles = None
| wpt final tables = 2
| wpt money finishes = 2
| ept titles =
| ept final tables =
| ept money finishes =
}}
Cory Carroll (born February 25 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional poker player, who is a two time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships and the winner of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Championship Event.
Online poker
Carroll has made at least two final tables in the "Sunday Million", a $215 buy-in tournament with a $1 Million Guaranteed prize-pool on PokerStars. On October 15, 2006, Carroll, under the screenname "UGOTPZD", came in third place in the Sunday Million, earning $55,289.86.{{cite web |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/10/online-poker-weekend-hacken-wins-largest-ever.htm |title=Online Poker Weekend: 'Håcken' Wins Largest-Ever Poker Stars Sunday Million |accessdate=April 25, 2008 |last=Hintze |first=Haley |date=October 16, 2006 |work=PokerNews.com}} A month later he finished runner-up in the November 5 Sunday Million, earning $119,091.{{cite web |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/10/online-poker-weekend-matusow-mortenson.htm |title=Online Poker Weekend: Mike Matusow, Carlos Mortenson Highlight Action |accessdate=April 25, 2008 |last=Hintze |first=Haley |date=November 6, 2006 |work=PokerNews.com}}
World Series of Poker
In 2007, Carroll cashed in the money for the first time in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship coming in 91st place out of a field of 6,358 players, earning $67,535.{{Cite web |title=Cory Carroll's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=53276 |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Carroll won the 2007 World Series of Poker circuit event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas earning $515,176 for first place.{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2007 |title=Cory Carroll Wins WSOP Circuit – Caesars Palace |url=http://www.pokersourceonline.com/news/cory-carroll-wsop-circuit-caesars-palace.asp |access-date=April 25, 2008 |website=pokersourceonline.com}}
World Poker Tour
Carroll finished runner up to Jonathan Little during Sixth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Mirage Poker Showdown, earning $561,369.{{Cite web |title=Mirage Poker Showdown, No Limit Hold'em - Championships |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=26736 |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}
Carroll was second in chips to Gus Hansen at the final table of the 2008 Five-Star World Poker Classic (the $25,500 WPT Championship) when Carroll Holding {{cards|Ad|Js}} was busted by Hansen holding {{cards|7d|5d}} when the a flop came {{cards|Qc|Jd|6d}}, Hansen with chip lead moved all-in, after a moment of thinking, Carroll called and was ahead in the hand with a pair of Jacks vs Hansen flush draw, the turn was the {{cards|Qh}} leaving only one card to come, but when the river brought the {{cards|3d}} it gave Hansen a flush that won the hand and eliminating Carroll from the tournament in fourth place, earning him $593,645.{{cite web |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/11835/david-chiu-wins-the-2008-world-poker-tour-championship |title=David Chiu Wins the 2008 World Poker Tour Championship |accessdate=April 27, 2008 |last=Lucchesi |first=Ryan |date=April 26, 2008 |work=CardPlayer.com}} This left Hansen to exclaim to himself, as picked up by the television telecast microphones, "Insanity prevails, insanity prevails.WPT World Championship telecast
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000.
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/24240-cory-carroll Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=53276 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/cory-carroll/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=9890 WSOP profile]
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Category:Canadian poker players
Category:People from Halifax, Nova Scotia