Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb
GPI:10
$12,340,980
Shaun Deeb poker player profile. Get latest information, winnings and gallery.
Profile
- Name
- Shaun Deeb
- Nationality
United States- GPI Rank
- 10
- WPT Wins
- Total Live Earnings
- $12,340,980
Biography
Shaun Deeb is an American professional poker player. He is the owner of six World Series of Poker (WSOP) titles, as well as eight PokerStars WCOOP and five SCOOP titles.
In 2018, he was also named World Series of Poker POY after recording 16 cashes and winning two bracelets. He has also won POY titles in both the SCOOP (2012) and WCOOP (2015) festivals.
As of June 2023, he has amassed over $12 million in live earnings.
Biography
Deeb was born in 1986 in Troy, New York. He began playing poker at the age of 16 and started running $20 buy-in tournaments for his peers. After a while Deeb took his game to the online felt which soon became his full-time job. He attended Bentley University, but dropped out quickly in order to pursue a career as a professional poker player.
When he became of age Deeb started playing poker online and soon enough became a regular at some of the biggest cash games and tournaments on both of the biggest online poker sites at the time, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars.
Deeb's Online Poker Accomplishments
Shaun Deeb has won 13 COOP titles over his career, tied with Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna for most all-time. During the early years of his career, he received several accolades.
He was the first player to win the PokerStars Tournament Leaderboard (TLB) in back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008. He was also the former No. 1 ranked internet poker tournament player in the world on four separate occasions between 2008 and 2009 according to PocketFives.
He was inducted into the Internet Wall of Fame in February 2016.
Deeb's COOP Titles
| Year | Event | Field | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | WCOOP Event #25: $320 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 748 | $144,113 |
| 2010 | SCOOP-17M: $162 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys [6-Max] | 743 | $62,252 |
| 2010 | WCOOP Event #28: $1,050 No-Limit Holdem | 1,433 | $243,610 |
| 2012 | SCOOP-10H: $2,100 Seven-Card Stud | 64 | $41,600 |
| 2012 | SCOOP-19H: $2,100 Triple Stud | 68 | $44,200 |
| 2012 | SCOOP-26H: $2,100 Seven Card Stud [High/Low] | 74 | $40,30 |
| 2012 | SCOOP-38H: $2,100 HORSE | 85 | $46,325 |
| 2015 | WCOOP Event #44: $215 NL Hold'em [4-Max] | 1,593 | $68,000 |
| 2016 | WCOOP Event #12: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw Championship | 95 | $22,186 |
| 2019 | WCOOP-09-H: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw [Progressive KO] | 70 | $25,375 |
| 2019 | WCOOP-37-M: $530 PLO [6-Max] | 599 | $52,372 |
| 2018 | WCOOP-22-H: $1,050 PLO8 [8-Max] | 192 | $38,089 |
| 2018 | WCOOP-59-H: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] | 173 | $69,011 |
Deeb at the World Series of Poker
Deeb made his World Series of Poker debut in 2007 when he cashed in four events for a total of $67,000 in prize money. He came back to the WSOP in 2009 for five more money finishes and took home $44,000 in winnings. Two years later Deeb came close to his first World Series title. He placed 4th at the $2,500 10-Game Mix / Six Handed tournament for almost $70,000.
His first WSOP title came in 2015, when he won the $10,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Championship for over $300,000.
A second bracelet followed the following year in $1,500 Seven Card Stud, and he narrowly missed out on making it three titles in three years, but fell in second place in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship in 2017.
In recent years, Deeb had become a perennial contender for WSOP Player of the Year, and 2018 saw him finally take the crown. A total of 16 cashes in Las Vegas, and four at King's Resort for the WSOP Europe saw him win POY honors.
A third-place finish in Event #14: $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw set him on his way, before winning the prestigious Event #42: 25,000 Pot Limit Omaha for over $1.4 million to date, the largest cash of Deeb's career. His next bracelet came less than three weeks later with victory in Event #74: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship. He defeated Paul Volpe heads-up to win his second bracelet of the year.
He would have to wait until the WSOP Europe to have his POY title secured, but held off Ben Yu to take the title.
2018 POY Winner Deeb Reflects on Summer of Success
Deeb would come close to clinching POY in back-to-back years, but would have to settle for second-place behind Robert Campbell in the 2019 race.
In 2021, Deeb added a fifth bracelet in the prestigious Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller, the second time he won this event. He won $1,251,860, the second-biggest cash of his career behind his 2018 victory in the same event.
Deeb won his sixth bracelet in 2023 in Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix. The win, along with several other cashes at the 2023 WSOP helped push Deeb over $12 million in career earnings
Controversies
Over the course of his career, Deeb has been involved in several "scandals" and controversies. A long-running feud between him and Daniel Negreanu turned personal in 2019, with Deeb suggesting a prop bet over whose marriage would last longer.
In 2019, he called out Bryn Kenney alleging that Kenney had freerolled his Triton Poker Million second-place finish.
Most recently, a prop bet between him and former WSOP Main Event runner-up Tony Miles "turned ugly" after Miles competed on American Ninja Warrior.
WSOP Player of the Year Winners
| Year | Player | Bracelets | Cashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Daniel Negreanu | 1 | $346,280 |
| 2005 | Allen Cunningham | 1 | $1,007,115 |
| 2006 | Jeff Madsen | 2 | $1,467,852 |
| 2007 | Tom Schneider | 2 | $416,829 |
| 2008 | Erick Lindgren | 1 | $1,358,528 |
| 2009 | Jeff Lisandro | 3 | $807,521 |
| 2010 | Frank Kassela | 2 | $1,255,314 |
| 2011 | Ben Lamb | 1 | $5,352,970 |
| 2012 | Greg Merson | 2 | $9,785,354 |
| 2013 | Daniel Negreanu | 2 | $1,954,054 |
| 2014 | George Danzer | 3 | $878,933 |
| 2015 | Mike Gorodinsky | 1 | $1,766,487 |
| 2016 | Jason Mercier | 2 | $960,424 |
| 2017 | Chris Ferguson | 1 | $428,423 |
| 201 | Shaun Deeb | 2 | $2,545,623 |
| 2019 | Robert Campbell | 2 | $750,844 |
| 2020 | Not awarded | ||
| 2021 | Josh Arieh | 2 | $1,194,061 |
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #19: $500 NL Hold'em Summer Saver | 215th | $873 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's | 180th | $1,305 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker | 44th | $3,870 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #82: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed) | 109th | $5,281 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship | 155th | $1,398 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship | 35th | $12,036 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet | 49th | $4,398 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha | 125th | $3,731 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 19th | $5,630 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack | 75th | $1,670 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship | 26th | $3,518 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 5th | $55,894 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #7: $500 PLO 6-Max | 113th | $807 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix | 1st | $198,854 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max | 86th | $1,853 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 145th | $2,404 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | 17th | $8,647 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 5th | $23,476 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack | 2nd | $105,708 |
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha | 58th | $8,750 |
| 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PCA PLO High Roller | 4th | $121,500 |
| 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty | 55th | $4,650 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $1,500 The Closer | 30th | $16,740 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #82: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack | 239th | $1,603 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty | 12th | $13,139 |
| 2022 World Series of Poker[Online] $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Bracelet Championship | 16th | $8,635 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #66: $1,000 Mini Main Event | 18th | $23,148 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #48: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed | 49th | $3,397 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 19th | $20,193 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 5th | $83,465 |
| 2022 World Series of Poker[Online] $1,000 PLO 6-Max | 20th | $3,992 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #31: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 4th | $94,606 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 8th | $11,980 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em | 63rd | $3,250 |
| 2022 World Series of Poker[Online] $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ultra Deepstack | 363rd | $530 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 160th | $2,463 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $50,000 High Roller | 15th | $80,000 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 28th | $6,928 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 108th | $4,027 |
| 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event [$10,000,000 GTD] | 12th | $125,326 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 12th | $24,437 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $50,000 High Roller | 16th | $84,486 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | 11th | $91,821 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 13th | $22,536 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 22nd | $3,773 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 13th | $16,552 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | 1st | $1,251,860 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship | 12th | $20,165 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 60th | $3,463 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 42nd | $3,825 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E | 49th | $3,215 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em | 110th | $2,155 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 5th | $18,475 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | 59th | $2,505 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack | 640th | $960 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Holdem BIG 500 [3x Re-entry] | 146th | $768 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $5,300 NL Holdem Freezeout | 22nd | $7,410 |
| 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #24: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 74th | $847 |
| 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #8: $10,300 Main Event, $10m GTD | 65th | $33,363 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #29: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack | 36th | $6,955 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #27: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 13th | $5,517 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #20: $500 PLO 6-Handed | 36th | $2,302 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Freezeout | 80th | $2,497 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #6: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 21st | $2,519 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #4: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo | 158th | $743 |
| 2019 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #15: 550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em | 11th | €12,453 |
| 2019 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #9: 1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em Mix | 26th | €2,699 |
| 2019 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #7: 1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter No-Limit Hold'em | 13th | €2,329 |
| 2019 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #2: 550 Pot-Limit Omaha | 18th | €1,445 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship | 17th | $28,618 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 7th | $80,766 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em | 118th | $4,521 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #80: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha | 71st | $3,608 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 5th | $232,058 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 24th | $30,532 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 13th | $8,565 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em / Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | 344th | $875 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship | 2nd | $193,090 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 28th | $8,989 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix | 82nd | $2,257 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #18: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 9th | $34,467 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em | 3597th | $797 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 16th | $3,862 |
| 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$10,300 PCA Main Event | 115th | $18,460 |
| 2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #7: 2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed | 20th | €3,518 |
| 2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #6: 1,650 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold'em | 2nd | €53,731 |
| 2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #3: 550 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed | 38th | €1,224 |
| 2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #2: 1,650 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Deepstack | 11th | €4,640 |
| 2018 PokerStars.es EPT BarcelonaMain Event | 61st | €19,760 |
| 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona2,200 EPT National High Roller | 85th | €6,280 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee | 320th | $2,763 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship | 105th | $57,010 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #74: Big Blind Antes $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship | 1st | $814,179 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty | 172nd | $1,124 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller | 1st | $1,402,683 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #40: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet | 13th | $5,460 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 10th | $111,447 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #29: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | 19th | $3,799 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER | 965th | $2,345 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Holdem | 1418th | $920 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em | 16th | $11,553 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 3rd | $36,330 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | 37th | $3,937 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 44th | $4,723 |
| 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North AmericaMain Event | 138th | 10,000 CAD |
| 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America$1,100 Turbo | 7th | 19,000 CAD |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 7th | $30,817 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed) | 7th | $164,286 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix | 45th | $4,196 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 26th | $6,186 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 12th | $21,318 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 2nd | $143,842 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | 20th | $3,563 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 13th | $15,333 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed | 26th | $3,921 |
| 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona10,300 High Roller | 27th | €30,400 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em | 20th | $173,723 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #41: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Six Handed) | 26th | $12,896 |
| 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 High Roller | 5th | $289,880 |
| 2012 PokerStars.com EPT SanremoMain Event | 48th | €14,000 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 319th | $32,871 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker$25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite | 2nd | $1,000,000 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 34: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed | 27th | $13,509 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 6th | $84,668 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better | 62nd | $4,164 |
| 2011 PokerStars.it EPT San RemoMain Event | 71st | €10,000 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed | 49th | $11,903 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #29: $2,500 10-Game Mix / Six Handed | 4th | $67,146 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix | 47th | $4,883 |
| 2011 World Seres of PokerEvent #20: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 198th | $2,343 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #11: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | 18th | $20,564 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #5: $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 15th | $4,511 |
| 2011 PokerStars Caribbean AdventureNAPT Bounty Shootout | 3rd | $40,000 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem | 86th | $3,750 |
| 2009 PokerStars.com EPT WarsawPokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event | 22nd | 28,620 PLN |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 56 - $5,000 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 26th | $22,157 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 47 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em | 36th | $7,030 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 36 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em | 132nd | $4,318 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 19 - $2,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 53rd | $7,418 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 7 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 110th | $3,581 |
| 2009 WSOP Circuit Event - New Orleans$5,150 Circuit Championship Event | 14th | $15,979 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 52 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys | 36th | $16,133 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 49 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem | 27th | $24,731 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 30 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed | 27th | $9,546 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 10 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem | 27th | $16,858 |