Joe Bartholdi Jr.

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Joe Bartholdi Jr.
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Bartholdi after winning 2006 World Poker Tour Five Star tournament
Nickname(s)None
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)8
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 17 September 2010.

Joseph (Joe) N. Bartholdi Jr. (born 1980 in Southern California) is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Early years[]

Bartholdi was a hustler from an early age. Known as "Gambles", he used to sell cigarettes to his classmates at school and was eventually expelled for fighting. As the next nearest school involved much travel, he did not go and concentrated on obtaining a GED instead.[1]

Bartholdi moved to Las Vegas at the age of 18 alongside his father, who worked as a poker dealer. He began playing despite being underage, first concentrating on stud poker and later on Texas hold 'em. He turned professional at the age of 21, but lost much of his profits due to poor bankroll management and playing blackjack. He ended up taking a job as a poker dealer to supplement his income. [1]

The Crew[]

Bartholdi met Dutch Boyd at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), who invited him to become a member of the poker playing group known as "The Crew". Later, Bartholdi felt he had let the group down when losing $4,000 while tilting in online poker and left the group. However, he maintains that they all remain friends.[1]

Recent times[]

In 2004, Bartholdi built a new bankroll from a $50 bonus up to $250,000, however lost it again due to his ongoing bankroll management issues. At the 2005 WSOP, Joe Cassidy staked Bartholdi in numerous poker tournaments, including the $1,500 no limit hold'em event, where he finished 5th, earning $71,445, which was his largest tournament cash at the time.[1] Bartholdi also won an event in the Ultimate Poker Challenge's second season.[2]

Cassidy and Bartholdi swapped 50% with each other for the World Poker Tour (WPT) season 4 $25,000 no limit hold 'em championship event.[1] Bartholdi outlasted 604 other players to win the event and claim the $3,760,165 first prize.[3] He also made the final table of the WPT Battle of Champions IV event shortly after.

In 2011 Bartholdi again entered the WPT's season 10 main event at the Bellagio Casino and Resort but was unable to place in the money.[4] As of January 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,200,000.[5]

In September 2018, twelve years after his massive win on season 4 of the World Poker Tour, Bartholdi entered the WPT's Borgata Poker Open.[6]

During 2019 and 2020, Bartholdi cashed in twenty-six WSOP.com tournaments.[7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Full-Throttle - The Grind Pays Off for Joe Bartholdi". Richard Belsky.
  2. ^ "Joe Bartholdi - Poker Player Profile". pokerpages.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "WPT Profile". worldpokertour.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Kimberly Talks with Season IV World Champ Joe Bartholdi WPT World Championship Level 8: 600-1,200 | World Poker Tour". Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Hendon Mob tournament results".
  6. ^ "Back in Action: Champions Club Member Joe Bartholdi Returns to WPT 12 Years After Massive Win Main Tour WPT Borgata Poker Open Season 2018-2019 2 3,000/1,500-3,000 | World Poker Tour". Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "JOSEPH BARTHOLDI | LAS VEGAS, NV, United States | WSOP.com". www.wsop.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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