Isaac Baron
{{Short description|American poker player (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox poker player
| name = Isaac Baron
| image =
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| nickname = westmenloAA
| hometown = Menlo Park, California
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 10, 1987}}
| birth_place =
| wsop bracelet count = 1
| wsop money finishes = 26
| wsop main event best finish rank = 52nd
| wsop main event best finish year = 2014
| multi-year wsop winner =
| wpt titles = None
| wpt final tables = 1
| wpt money finishes = 15
| ept titles = None
| ept final tables = 1
| ept money finishes = 2
}}
Isaac Baron (born July 10, 1987) an American professional poker player from Menlo Park, California. He was the winner of the first Card Player Magazine Online Poker Player of the Year Award in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/online-poker/players/839 |title=Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron |access-date=May 8, 2008 |work=CardPlayer.com }}
Poker
=Online poker=
Playing under the screen names of "westmenloAA" on PokerStars and "Isaac Baron" on Full Tilt Poker, Baron's online winnings exceeded $1,000,000 in 2007, including a win in the PokerStars weekly Sunday Million tournament in January for $254,000. He has also been able to translate his online success to live games. At a time when he was unable to play tournaments in the United States because of his age, he cashed four times in World Poker Tour and two European Poker Tour events held outside of the U.S.
== Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) ==
Baron under the screen name "the guru 11," won the first event of FTOPS VIII on May 8, 2008, earning $158,852.{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/12006/isaac-the-guru-11-baron-wins-first-event-in-ftops-viii |title=Isaac 'the guru 11' Baron Wins First Event in FTOPS VIII |access-date=May 8, 2008 |last=Green |first=Shawn Patrick |date=May 8, 2008 |work=CardPlayer.com }}
=European Poker Tour=
At the 2008 European Poker Tour (EPT) San Remo, Baron cashed in his first EPT after being eliminated in 11th place by Dario Minieri.{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Sanremo, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=31265 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
At the 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, Baron made the final table finishing in 4th place. He exited the tournament holding AQ against eventual winner Glen Chorney's pocket aces, he picked himself up €589,000 ($932,692) for his efforts.{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Grand Final |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=31625 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In April 2010, at the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, he won $408,036 for winning the tournament.{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=44242 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
=Other tournaments=
In January 2014, he finished 3rd in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event for $1,207,599, his largest cash to date.{{Cite web |title=PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2014, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=91844 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In March 2015, he finished runner-up in the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star in San Jose for $704,200.{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, No Limit Hold'em - WPT Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=289893 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He won his first bracelet at the 2019 WSOP in the $ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed Event for $407,739.{{Cite web |title=50th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2019, No Limit Hold'em - 6-Handed (Event #16) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=556171 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,600,000.{{Cite web |title=Isaac Baron's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=54727 |access-date=December 5, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
World Series of Poker Bracelets
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |
| 2019
|$1,500 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed |$407,739 |
References
External links
- [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/9582/online-poker-interview-with-isaac-westmenloaa-baron Cardplayer.com - Online Poker: Interview With Isaac 'westmenloAA' Baron]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080503220909/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/player-interviews/Isaac-Baron-westmenloAA-1307.htm BluffMagazine.com - Interview with Isaac Baron]
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/34701-isaac-baron Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=54727 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/isaac-baron/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=11284 WSOP profile]
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Category:American poker players