Van Marcus

Van Marcus was born and raised in Australia, and it was as a young boy that he discovered poker, courtesy of his uncle’s introduction to the game. But it wasn’t until he saw the movie Rounders as a young man that he was inspired to learn the intricacies of the game. He began to play at the local Crown Casino in Melbourne during his time off from university studies, where he was seeking a degree in computer science and software engineering. Eventually, though, he took a $50 bankroll and built it into a more substantial number, courtesy of cash games and the occasional tournament experience. By 2004, Marcus was doing well in tournaments, having final tabled a no-limit hold’em event at the Crown Victorian Poker Championships and won an Omaha hi-lo event days later. But it wasn’t until 2007 that he truly began to make his mark on the poker world. He final tabled two events at the Aussie Millions to start that year, and he traveled to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, where he final tabled a $1,500 PLO event and took home more than $190K for third place. He went on to final table the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila stop a few months later for fourth place. The following year, he returned to Manila for the APPT and won the Main Event for his first major title, one that also awarded more than $163K in cash. He followed that up with two WSOP final tables in 2009 and a win at the APPT Tournament of Champions. As of the beginning of 2011, Marcus showed more than $1.2 million in live tournament earnings, and he has won more than $1 million in online cash games. One of the stars of Australian poker has become a recognized pro the world over.

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Van Marcus Poker Results

EVENT	PLACE	PRIZE	DATE
Aussie Millions Pot Limit Omaha	3rd	$18,982	Jan 16, 2012
Pokerstars.com APPT Melbourne / Season 5 APPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	5th	$77,085	Jul 29, 2011
APPT Sydney/Season 4 No Limit Hold'em 6 Handed	4th	$18,046	Dec 5, 2010
ANZPT Melbourne/Season 2 No Limit Hold'em 6 Handed	4th	$13,145	Oct 7, 2010
Full Tilt Cyprus Classic Spotlight No Limit Hold'em Championship Full Tilt	3rd	$162,415	Aug 20, 2010
Aussie Millions Spotlight Main Event - No Limit Hold'em Aussie Millions	60th	$15,775	Jan 24, 2010
APPT Macau/Season 3 APPT Main Event - No Limit Hold'em	32nd	$10,405	Aug 25, 2009
Victorian Poker Championships No Limit Hold'em High Stakes	3rd	$42,065	Aug 13, 2009
Victorian Poker Championships Pot Limit Omaha	2nd	$20,507	Aug 12, 2009
Victorian Poker Championships Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em	3rd	$7,046	Aug 10, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #40 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha World Championship	3rd	$278,409	Jun 20, 2009
40th World Series of Poker 2009 Event #35 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha	7th	$55,687	Jun 17, 2009
2009 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #5 - H.O.R.S.E	2nd	$21,643	Jan 14, 2009
APPT Manila/Season 2 No Limit Hold'em	1st	$162,857	Nov 13, 2008
2008 Pokernews Cup Championship Event #6 - No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 6 Max	10th	$2,801	Oct 16, 2008
APPT Macau/Season 2 No Limit Hold'em High Rollers	9th	$25,662	Sep 6, 2008
The Victorian Championships Event #13 - No Limit Hold'em Championship	32nd	$5,632	Aug 15, 2008
Canadian Open Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em Championship	7th	$16,401	Mar 6, 2008
2008 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #14 - Spotlight No Limit Hold'em Teams Event	9th	$1,798	Jan 18, 2008
2008 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #7 - Spotlight Pot Limit Omaha	3rd	$65,117	Jan 11, 2008
2008 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #1 - Spotlight No Limit Hold'em	32nd	$2,259	Jan 5, 2008
APPT Manila/Season 1 No Limit Hold'em	4th	$44,940	Aug 24, 2007
The Victorian Championships Event #4 - Limit Hold'em	12th	$593	Jul 27, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #52 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em	78th	$6,453	Jul 2, 2007
38th Annual World Series of Poker Event #33 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha	3rd	$190,326	Jun 20, 2007
2007 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #7 - No Limit Hold'em Bounty Feature Event	4th	$60,280	Jan 11, 2007
2007 Crown Aussie Millions Championship Event #6 - Pot Limit Omaha	4th	$52,056	Jan 10, 2007
Victorian Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em	19th	$1,577	Aug 12, 2006
37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #25 - WSOP Shootout - No Limit Hold'em	96th	$4,805	Jul 16, 2006
37th Annual World Series of Poker Event #12 - WSOP Omaha Hi/Lo	16th	$9,964	Jul 6, 2006
Melbourne Holdem Championship No Limit Hold'em Short Deck Screaming	8th	$1,083	Apr 24, 2006
2006 Crown Australian Poker Championship Event #2 - Pot Limit Hold'em Championship	15th	$1,982	Jan 7, 2006
2006 Crown Australian Poker Championship Event #1 - No Limit Hold'em Championship	32nd	$873	Jan 6, 2006
2004 Victorian Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em	11th	$1,157	Aug 22, 2004
2004 Victorian Poker Championship Limit Omaha Hi/Lo	1st	$4,259	Aug 19, 2004
2004 Victorian Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em	4th	$2,387	Aug 16, 2004

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Van Marcus

Van Marcus was born and raised in Australia, and it was as a young boy that he discovered poker, courtesy of his uncle’s introduction to the game. But it wasn’t until he saw the movie Rounders as a young man that he was inspired to learn the intricacies of the game. He began to play at the local Crown Casino in Melbourne during his time off from university studies, where he was seeking a degree in computer science and software engineering. Eventually, though, he took a $50 bankroll and built it into a more substantial number, courtesy of cash games and the occasional tournament experience. By 2004, Marcus was doing well in tournaments, having final tabled a no-limit hold’em event at the Crown Victorian Poker Championships and won an Omaha hi-lo event days later. But it wasn’t until 2007 that he truly began to make his mark on the poker world. He final tabled two events at the Aussie Millions to start that year, and he traveled to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, where he final tabled a $1,500 PLO event and took home more than $190K for third place. He went on to final table the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila stop a few months later for fourth place. The following year, he returned to Manila for the APPT and won the Main Event for his first major title, one that also awarded more than $163K in cash. He followed that up with two WSOP final tables in 2009 and a win at the APPT Tournament of Champions. As of the beginning of 2011, Marcus showed more than $1.2 million in live tournament earnings, and he has won more than $1 million in online cash games. One of the stars of Australian poker has become a recognized pro the world over.