Layne Flack
{{Short description|American poker player (1969–2021)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox poker player
|name=Layne Flack
|nickname=Back to Back
|image=Layne Flack Bay 101 Shooting Star 2008.jpg
|caption=Layne Flack at 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star
|hometown=Las Vegas, Nevada
|birth_date={{birth date|1969|5|18}}
|birth_place=Rapid City, South Dakota
|death_date={{death date and age|2021|7|19|1969|5|18}}
|death_place=Las Vegas, Nevada
|wsop bracelet count=6
|wsop money finishes=58
|wsop main event best finish rank=194th
|wsop main event best finish year=2005
|multi-year wsop winner=2002,2003
|wpt titles=1
|wpt final tables=3
|wpt money finishes=9
|updated=2021-08-08
}}
Layne Flack (May 18, 1969 – July 19, 2021) was an American professional poker player from Rapid City, South Dakota, residing in Montana and Nevada.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Todd |date=May 19, 2008 |title=The Fives: The most renowned poker faces of Deadwood |url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/the-fives-the-most-renowned-poker-faces-of-deadwood/article_ac1a914f-4a40-593a-8d47-f9f23ec99dcd.html |access-date=January 30, 2019 |website=Rapid City Journal Media Group}}
Poker career
Flack started playing cards with his grandparents, but became engrossed in the game while working at a casino. He would regularly go to another casino after work to play poker. Despite becoming the night manager in his job, he quit as he was spending too much time on poker to continue working full-time as well.
Flack met up with Johnny Chan, who helped him improve his game and, following a big loss, encouraged Flack to ensure he had a lot of rest before a tournament. Ted Forrest then took him under his wing, eventually playing in the biggest games in the world.
Flack had lifetime live tournament play winnings of over $5,000,000.{{Cite web |title=Layne Flack's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=85 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} His 43 cashes at the WSOP accounted for $2,740,892 of his live tournament winnings.{{Cite web |title=Layne Flack |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=255 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}
=World Series of Poker=
Flack won six bracelets at the WSOP.{{Cite web |title=30th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1999, Hold'em Pot Limit |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7850 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4391 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4406 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Omaha Hi-Lo Split |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5535 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Limit Hold'em Shootout |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5542 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Pot Limit Omaha |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29707 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He got the nickname "Back to Back Flack" after winning two consecutive Legends of Poker events in August 1999.{{Cite web |title=The Scoop- Layne Flack pt.1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7-H4Nm1bQo&list=PL990AC521055CF1F2&index=24 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/v7-H4Nm1bQo |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}} He would accomplish the same feat three years later at the 2002 and the 2003 WSOP series.
== World Series of Poker Bracelets ==
=World Poker Tour=
Flack made numerous appearances on the World Poker Tour and captured one WPT title.
- 2002 World Poker Finals - 2nd place ($186,900){{Cite web |title=2002 World Poker Finals, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - WPT |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=12104 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
- WPT Invitational Tournament - Winner ($125,000){{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Pro-Celebrity Invitational, WPT Invitational Tournament |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5839 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
- 2004 UltimateBet.Com Poker Classic - 2nd place ($500,000){{Cite web |title=2004 Ultimatebet.com Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em Final Day |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8650 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
- 2008 Legends of Poker - 8th place ($105,620){{Cite web |title=2008 Legends of Poker, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=31954 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Death
It was announced on July 19, 2021, that Flack was found dead. According to Clark County coroner Melanie Rouse, the cause of death was listed as fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine intoxication. He was 52.{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |date=July 19, 2021 |title=Six-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Layne "Back-to-Back" Flack Passes Away at 52 |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2021/07/poker-layne-flack-passes-away-found-dead-39522.htm |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}{{cite web | last=Somach | first=Tom | title=Gambling 911 World Exclusive: Poker Pro Layne Flack Died of Drug Overdose | website=Gambling911.com Where to Bet Online, Sports Betting Info, Current Odds, Gambling News | url=https://www.gambling911.com/Layne-Flack-Died-of-Drug-Overdose.html | access-date=2024-10-02}}
Flack was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame posthumously in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Chaffin |first=Sean |date=July 12, 2022 |title=Layne Flack inducted into Poker Hall of Fame |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/poker/news/layne-flack-inducted-poker-hall-fame/bgpiasmdgypuiunszwlngwrm |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=Sporting News |language=en-us}}
References
External links
- [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/showarticle.php?a_id=14585&m_id=65557 Card Player article]
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1284-layne-flack Card player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=85 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/layne-flack/ PokerNews profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080128225150/http://www.worldpokertour.com/Players/Bios/L/Layne_Flack.aspx WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=255 WSOP profile]
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Category:American poker players
Category:Sportspeople from Rapid City, South Dakota
Category:World Poker Tour winners
Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners