| Tom Schneider | |
| Nickname: | Donkey Bomber |
| Residence: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Wsop Bracelet Count: | 4 |
| Wsop Final Tables: | 10 |
| Wsop Money Finishes: | 34 |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank: | 36th |
| Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year: | 2002 |
| Wpt Titles: | None |
| Wpt Final Tables: | 2 |
| Wpt Money Finishes: | 4 |
Tom Schneider (born December 24, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional poker player from Phoenix, Arizona. Schneider is a certified public accountant and former president of a public golf company and chief financial officer for three Arizona companies before beginning his poker career in 2002. As of 2017, he is chief financial officer of Loudmouth Golf http://www.loudmouthgolf.com/. He wears their sport coats on Poker Night in America TV shows. He was also the Controller for Ping Golf. He is the author of the book Oops! I Won Too Much Money: Winning Wisdom from the Boardroom to the Poker Table which provides lessons for both poker and business. Tom was the co-host of the popular poker podcast, Beyond The Table, along with Karridy Askenasy and Dan Michalski, creator and head blogger at Pokerati, where Tom was a contributing columnist.[1]
He is the father of two children and is married to Kathy, who has three children from a previous marriage. Schneider is a singer-songwriter of country songs.
At the 2007 World Series of Poker Schneider won his first two WSOP bracelets, one in Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better/Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo and the second in Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo.[2] [3] He made the final table of the $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, finishing in fourth place.[4] These finishes earned him the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year award.[5]
On September 16, 2008, Schneider won the event #24 of the World Championship of Online Poker, a $530 buy-in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw tournament. Schneider, who uses the name 'luvgamble' on PokerStars, bested a field of 308 to win the $42,000 first prize.[6]
Schneider won his third WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2013 World Series of Poker, defeating Owais Ahmed heads-up to win $259,960.[7] He won his fourth bracelet in the $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. event defeating Benjamin Scholl.[8] [9]
As of 2017, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000.[10] His 46 cashes at the WSOP account for $1.6 million of those winnings.[11]
On a side note, Schneider plays an uncredited role as a poker dealer on CSI episode 16 of season 13 "Last Lady Standing".[12] He is shown briefly in a video as a dealer of the “1998 Palermo Poker Open” Final Table.
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better | $214,347 | |
| 2007 | $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better | $147,713 | |
| 2013 | $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | $258,960 | |
| 2013 | $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. | $318,955 |