Marcel Vonk Explained

Marcel Vonk
Birth Place:	Leiderdorp^[1]
Wsop Bracelet Count:	1
Wsop Final Tables:	2
Wsop Money Finishes:	3
Updated:	18 July 2014

Marcel Louis Vonk (born 14 January 1974) is a poker player and the first Dutch person to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in No Limit Hold'em (NLHE). On 5 July 2010, he beat out 3,843 opponents to capture the gold bracelet in event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, taking home $570,960 USD for the victory.^[2] He has live tournament winnings exceeding $1,100,000.^[3]

Personal life

Marcel Vonk has a Ph.D. in physics from University of Amsterdam, and works as a researcher in string theory at the University of Amsterdam. In 2010 he authored a book on string theory in Dutch.^[4]

World Series of Poker bracelets

External links

• Hendon Mob profile

Notes and References

1. http://albumacademicum.uva.nl/id/id056436 M.L. Vonk, 1974 -
2. Web site: Schult . Steve . July 5, 2010 . World Series of Poker -- Marcel Vonk Wins Event No. 54 . 2024-04-10 . CardPlayer.
3. Web site: Marcel Vonk's profile on The Hendon Mob . 31 March 2024 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.
4. Web site: Boek: Snaartheorie - Marcelvonk.nl. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100711065256/http://www.marcelvonk.nl/?p=boek-snaartheorie . 11 July 2010 .