Watkinson made back-to-back WSOP main event cashes at the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP), finishing in 45th place out of 5,619 entrants for a $235,390 prize.[6] He also made the final table of a WSOP circuit event in November 2005, finishing 3rd.[7]
At the 2006 WSOP, Watkinson won a bracelet and the $655,746 first prize in the $10,000 pot limit Omaha event when his A♣Q♠6♣5♣ defeated Mike Guttman's J♠J♣10♦8♦ on a board of 5♠4♠3♥7♦K♥.[8]
In 2008, Watkinson final tabled 2 consecutive tournaments, taking 5th in the WPT Borgata Winter Open and 7th in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Rincon in San Diego, California.[10][11]
In 2009, Watkinson cashed twice at the World Series of Poker. He took 36th in the $1000 No-Limit Hold'em event and just missed winning his 2nd bracelet when he took 2nd in the $1500 Pot-Limit Omaha High/Low event for $141,873.[12][13]
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,100,000.[14] His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,306,264 of those winnings.[15]
Outside poker
He is an economics graduate and quotes wrestling and surfing as his main interests outside poker. He wrestled at 142 pounds in college and 187 pounds the last time that he wrestled in 2001.[16] Lee is a humanitarian, working with the Cortland Brandenburg Foundation to rescue retired chimpanzee test subjects. Watkinson attended college at Eastern Washington University.[17]
References
^"Lee Watkinson". CardPlayer.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
