Paul Volpe (poker player)

{{Infobox poker player

|name= Paul Volpe

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|image=Paul Volpe 2015.jpg

|caption=Paul Volpe in 2015

|hometown= Flourtown, Pennsylvania

|birth_date= {{birth year and age|1981}}

|birth_place= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|wsop bracelet count=3

|wsop final tables=11

|wsop money finishes=42

|wsop main event best finish rank=20th

|wsop main event best finish year=2012

|multi-year wsop winner

|wpt titles=

|wpt final tables=3

|wpt money finishes=12

|ept titles=

|ept final tables=

|ept money finishes=3

|updated=2018-06-08

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Paul Volpe (born 1981) is an American professional poker player from West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Volpe began playing online under the nickname "paulgees81," amassing winnings of more than $5 million.{{cite web|title=paulgees81 Profile|url=https://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/paulgees81/|publisher=PocketFives.com|access-date=June 8, 2018}} He won a MiniFTOPs event on Full Tilt Poker in 2009, as well as two Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) titles and a World Championship of Online Poker title on PokerStars.{{cite web|last=Kirk|first=Jason|title=SCOOP 2016: Paul "paulgees81" Volpe tops epic final in Event #39-H ($2,100 NLO/8, 6-Max)|url=https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/online/scoop/2016/scoop-2016-paul-paulgees81-volpe-tops-ep-161856.shtml|publisher=PokerStars.com|access-date=June 8, 2018}}

Volpe's first cash at the World Series of Poker came in 2009.{{Cite web |title=40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=35058 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}} He has won three bracelets and made 11 final tables, earning nearly $3 million as of 2018. His first bracelet came in 2014 in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. He added another bracelet in 2016 in a $1,500 Mixed Game event and a third in 2018 by taking down the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship. Volpe has also made two deep runs in the WSOP Main Event, finishing in 20th in 2012 and 29th in 2016.

On the World Poker Tour, Volpe has made three final tables. He made two final tables in a row in 2013 at the L.A. Poker Classic and Bay 101 Shooting Star, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Rich|title=2013 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Day 3: Volpe Makes Back-to-Back Final Tables With Lead|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/03/2013-wpt-bay-101-shooting-star-day-3-volpe-makes-back-to-bac-14466.htm|publisher=PokerNews.com|date=March 8, 2013|access-date=June 8, 2018}}

As of 2022, Volpe's live earnings exceed $9 million. His 42 WSOP cashes make up $2,900,000 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Paul Volpe's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=117259 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

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+ World Series of Poker bracelets
Year !Tournament !Prize (US$)
2014 \|$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship \|$253,524
2016 \|$1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed \|$149,943
2018 \|$10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship \|$417,921

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+ World Series of Poker bracelets

Year

!Tournament

!Prize (US$)

2014

|$10,000 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship

|$253,524

2016

|$1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed

|$149,943

2018