Robert Varkonyi

1. The 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event winner who has two in the money finishes during his entire WSOP playing career.

Brief Biography

Robert Varkonyi started playing poker as a student at M.I.T. and became an investment banker in Brooklyn, New York for a number of years. He is known for being the 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event winner and taking home a $2,000,000 first place prize. During the event Varkonyi was a total unknown and commentator Phil Hellmuth agreed to shave his head if Varkonyi won, which he lived up to after the victory. Since that time, he has become a columnist for Card Player Magazine and made an instructional video. He resides in New York with his wife Olga and two daughters.