Mickey Wernick
Michael D. "Mickey" Wernick (born 2 July 1944 in Wolverhampton) is an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham.
Mickey Wernick | |
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Wernick in January 2007 | |
Nickname(s) | The Worm, The Legend, Lord Wernick |
Residence | Birmingham, England |
Born | Michael D. Wernick 2 July 1944 (age 76) Wolverhampton, England |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 8 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | None |
European Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 2 |
Whilst growing up, Wernick was a keen amateur boxer and won the Midlands Area Amateur title. He has also met Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali.
Wernick formed a poker club in 1970 with his father Solly. He was a mainstay of the British poker scene, who eventually began traveling to the World Series of Poker. He has since cashed on 6 occasions, in no limit hold'em, razz and lowball events. In the 1986 WSOP he finished second in an Omaha event.
Wernick made the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Heads-Up Poker Championship, losing to eventual winner John Cernuto. Wernick finished on the television bubble of the European Poker Tour event in Deauville.
Wernick was ranked the #1 player across all poker variants in Europe for 2005.[1] This led to his induction into the European Poker Players Hall of Fame as its eighth inductee, making him the oldest inductee to date.[2]
As of 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,075,000.[3]