Cyndy Violette Poker Profile

Cyndy Violette poker profile

Cyndy Violette was born on August 19, 1959 in Queesns, New York. In 1971 her family relocated to Las Vegas. Cyndy’s first taste of card playing was at her family’s kitchen table with her Uncle Ross. The first time she tried her card playing skills in a casino was as an adult when she was pregnant with her daughter, Shannon.

For a short time, Cyndy was a blackjack and poker dealer in Las Vegas. In 1984 she played in a poker tournament in Lake Tahoe and built up a small bankroll. It was then that she decided to make poker a profession. Soon she was winning some major tournaments, like a 7-Card Stud tournament at the Golden Nugget, in which she won $74,000 – the most money ever won by a female poker player up to that point. She was also featured in a “Playboy” magazine article. During that time she was featured in several other articles and on TV shows. She also met her second husband around that time. Cyndy took a two year leave from poker after getting married.

In 1990, Cyndy took a trip to Caesars Palace and the urge to play in a poker tournament was overwhelming for her. She ended up winning that tournament and $62,000 and was once again hooked on poker. Even though she was living in Washington state at the time, she made frequent visits to the poker tables in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

In 1993, Cyndy got divorced and went to Atlantic City because she had heard that they were legalizing poker. She spent that summer at the Taj Majah Hotel and Casino and in the spring of 1994 she moved to Atlantic City.

After several years of professional poker playing and money wins in major tournaments Cyndy achieved a major dream of hers in 2004. She won the World Series of Pokers’ 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo tournament. In the following years World Series of Poker Cyndy made three final table appearances and six cashes. She has been featured on "The Superstars of Poker" on Fox Sports Net, "Poker Royale Pro/Celebrity Tournament" on the Game Show Network, and the World Series of Poker Tournament on ESPN. She is currently creating a "Positive Poker Affirmations" CD.

Today, with the poker industry going full speed ahead, she spends most of her time living in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, where she regularly plays in cash games and attends most of the major tournaments while working on her line of Poker oriented clothing and inspirational items.





Player Stats

2010: 46th place WSOP $1,500 HORSE
2010: 23rd place LA Poker Classic $335 Omaha 8
2009: 4th place LA Poker Classic $1,000 HORSE
2008: 23rd place WSOP $5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
2007: 25th place WSOP $2,500 HORSE
2007: 16th place WSOP $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better
2007: 45th place WOSP $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No Limit)
2007: 3rd place Poker After Dark Week 10
2007: 10th place LA Poker Classic $2,500 Limit Hold’em
2006: 14th place WPT 5th Annual 5 Diamond World Poker Classic $15,000 No Limit Hold’em
2006: 24th place WSOP $1500 No Limit Hold’em
2006: 400th place WSOP Main Event
2006: 31st place WSOP $1000 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
2006: 16th place WSOP $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em
2006: 3rd place WSOP $5,000 7-Card Stud
2006: 5th place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 3 – Heat 19
2006: 58th place WSOP $2000 No Limit Hold’em
2006: 54th place WSOP $2,500 Short Handed No Limit Hold’em
2006: 2nd place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 3 – Heat 16
2006: 5th place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 3 – Heat 12
2006: 3rd place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 3 – Heat 6
2006: 5th place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 3 – Heat 1
2005: 3rd place Poker Royale Grand Final No Limit Hold’em
2005: 6th place Poker Royale Preliminary Match 5
2005: 2nd place Poker Royale Preliminary Match 4
2005: Winner Poker Royale Preliminary Match 1
2005: 3rd place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 2 – Final 16 - Group C – Match 2
2005: 2nd place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 2 – Final 16 - Group C – Match 1
2005: 22nd WPT Legends of Poker Main Event
2005: 4th place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 2 – Heat 22
2005: 9th place Ultimate Poker Challenge Main Event
2005: 3rd place Poker Superstars Invitational Season 2 – Heat 18
2005: 7th place WSOP $3,000 Limit Hold’em
2005: 7th place WSOP $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em
2005: 2nd place WSOP $2,000 No Limit Hold’em
2004: 5th place WPT Ladies Night Out – Legends of Poker
2004: 12th place WSOP $2,000 H.O.R.S.E.
2004: Winner WSOP $2,000 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo Split
2004: 16th place WSOP $1,500 7-Card Stud
2003: 5th place WSOP $1,000 Ladies ½ Hold’em – ½ Stud
2002: 8th place WSOP $5,000 7-Card Stud
2001: 6th place WSOP $2,000 S.H.O.E.
1999: 6th place WSOP $1,000 Women’s 7-Card Stud
1998: 7th place $5,000 No Limit Hold’em US Poker Championship
1998: 6th place $1,000 7-Card Stud
1998: Winner $500 7-Card Stud US Poker Championship
1998: 18th place WSOP $2,000 No Limit Hold’em
1997: 6th place $1,500 7-Card Stud World Poker Finals
1996: 13th place $7,500 US Poker Championship Event No Limit Hold’em
1996: 3rd place $1,500 US Poker Championship Limit Hold’em
1996: 3rd place WSOP $5,000 7-Card Stud
1996: 7th place WSOP $1,000 Women’s 7-Card Stud
1995: 3rd place $500 Limit Hold’em LA Poker Classic
1994: 7th place $100 7-Card Stud World Poker Finals



Cyndy currently splits her living time between Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Atlantic City.