Layne Flack
Layne Flack
GPI:160,630
$5,079,412
Layne Flack poker player profile. Get latest information, winnings and gallery.
Profile
- Name
- Layne Flack
- Nationality
United States- GPI Rank
- 160,630
- WPT Wins
- Total Live Earnings
- $5,079,412
Biography
Born May 18, 1969, Layne Flack hailed from Rapid City, South Dakota before working as a poker dealer in small card clubs in Montana. Eventually, he found his way to Nevada and learned under poker greats like Johnny Chan and Ted Forrest.
"At 24, he and his girlfriend moved to Reno, Nevada and by 1995, when his daughter Hailey was born, Layne was a full-time professional poker player," Al Moe previously wrote in this PokerNews profile.
The piece continued: "His first big score came at the Horseshoe, where he won a Hall of Fame $1500 no-limit hold'em event, and pocketed $68,000. Other tournament wins followed, and so did some high-limit live action. Layne's ability didn't go unnoticed by poker's best players, and when he went through a few bad sessions, Johnny Chan was more than willing to back his play."
Career Highlights
In May 1999, Flack won his first gold bracelet in the WSOP $3,000 Pot-Limit Holdem event for $224,400. In August of that same year, he won the Legends of Poker $330 7-Card Stud tournament for $15,600 and the following day took down the $330 Limit Holdem Shootout for $19,320. The back-to-back victories earned him the nickname Back-to-Back Flack, which would be reinforced when he won two gold bracelets in both 2002 and 2003.
According to The Hendon Mob, Flack had just over $5 million in lifetime earnings dating back to 1994 including a career-best $577,725 for his last bracelet victory, which came at the 2008 WSOP in Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Other highlights on his poker rsum include $500,000 for finishing runner-up to Eric Brenes in the 2004 WPT Aruba, $225,190 for placing fourth in the 2016 WinStar River Poker Series Main Event, and $186,900 for finishing second to Howard Lederer in the 2002 WPT World Poker Finals.
Poker Hall of Fame
Flack passed away unexpectedly on July 19, 2021, at the age of 52. In 2022, he was posthumously inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame as the sole inductee in the Class of 2022.
Flacks dear friend and WSOP bracelet winner, Derick Tex Barch, offered a few words in honor of Flacks induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.
He (Flack) was n amazing friend, more like a brother. Through good, bad and all his mischief - Layne had your back! said Barch. Layne was close to my children. He would come and spend weeks at our house. Always entertaining them, taking them places and making sure it was all about them. When my daughter died this past January, one thing that brought comfort to me was to know that Layne would be there to greet her, and they could laugh together, in eternity.
Layne Flacks WSOP Bracelets
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Event #12: $3,000 Pot-Limit Holdem | $224,000 |
| 2002 | Event #4: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem | $303,880 |
| 2002 | Event #19: $1,500 No-Limit Holdem | $268,020 |
| 2003 | Event #18: $2,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo | $119,260 |
| 2003 | Event #25: $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout | $120,000 |
| 2008 | Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | $577,725 |
PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #30: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Senior's Event | 76th | $778 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #22: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Deepstack | 197th | $711 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #21: $777 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 142nd | $1,239 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em | 342nd | $641 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #17: $777 No-Limit Hold'em | 96th | $1,547 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #16: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo | 54th | $1,994 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #10: $600 No-Limit Hold'em MonsterStack | 300th | $895 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #7: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Knockout Deepstack | 13th | $4,486 |
| 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #6: $600 PLO8 6-Handed | 46th | $1,529 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet | 21st | $4,843 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 20th | $22,988 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #25: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | 85th | $1,856 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #11: $365 PLO GIANT Pot-Limit Omaha | 79th | $1,719 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship | 46th | $18,664 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed | 25th | $3,503 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 30th | $15,868 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 23rd | $15,919 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold'em | 817th | $1,859 |
| 2016 WinStar River Poker SeriesMain Event | 4th | $225,190 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 62nd | $8,096 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 7th | $64,887 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 64th | $3,655 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 13th | $28,414 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball | 30th | $3,359 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em | 720th | $3,015 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 6th | $35,549 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 15th | $6,395 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed) | 57th | $6,455 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 210th | $2,898 |
| 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw DurantMain Event | 58th | $4,668 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed | 8th | $100,696 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 41: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 141st | $5,937 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 23rd | $17,378 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball | 8th | $14,725 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 4th | $87,446 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 117th | $3,531 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha / Six Handed | 31st | $13,248 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 197th | $3,359 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 48th | $4,771 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 95th | $3,873 |
| 2009 WPT Merit Cyprus ClassicWPT Merit Cyprus Classic Championship | 10th | $20,760 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 42 - $2,500 Mixed Event | 7th | $30,674 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 19 - $2,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em | 68th | $5,404 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 8 - $2,500 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw | 8th | $8,453 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 3 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better | 44th | $5,651 |
| 2008 World Series of PokerEvent 34 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys | 1st | $577,725 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 31 - $5,000 Heads Up No Limit Holdem | 61st | $9,212 |
