George Danzer (born 17 July 1983 in São Paulo, Brazil) is an entrepreneur and former German professional poker player, based in Salzburg, Austria who is a four-time World Series of Poker bracelets winner, winning the inaugural $10,000 Seven Card Razz Championship[1] and then the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Championship at the 2014 World Series of Poker.[2][3] He won his third bracelet winning the $5,000 Mixed Event 8-Game event at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific. His total live tournament winnings exceed $1.9 million [4]
| George Danzer | |
|---|---|
 George Danzer at the WSOP | |
| Nickname(s) | Tricky Scarfy |
| Residence | Salzburg, Austria |
| Born | 17 July 1983 São Paulo, Brazil |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 4 |
| Final table(s) | 10 |
| Money finish(es) | 17 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 305th, 2006 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
In his youth he excelled at Chess and played the World Youth Championship for Portugal as the sub 10 Portuguese Champion.[5]
In May 2006, he finished 3rd at the Worlds Heads Up Championship in Barcelona.[6]
World Series of Poker
editAt the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, he became known as the player who is seen receiving a series of bad beats at the Main Event, which resulted in increasing the stack of the then chip leader Dmitri Nobles.[7] During the ESPN broadcast Danzer is seen leaving the table to steam off, only to return and congratulate his opponent.
He made the final table at the 2007 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event outlasting 678 players in his ninth-place finish.[8]
At the 2010 World Series of Poker, Danzer finished 3rd in the $10,000 2–7 Draw Lowball Championship in a field of 101 players for $115,295 behind runner-up Eric Cloutier and the winner David "Bakes" Baker.[9]
At the 2012 World Series of Poker, he finished 2nd in the $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better event $140,825 behind the winner Oleksii Kovalchuk[10] and then finished 3rd in the $10,000 No-Limit 2–7 Single Draw event for $115,295 behind runner-up Mike Wattel and winner Nick Schulman.[11][12]
At the 2013 World Series of Poker, he made the final table the $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or Better event finishing in 6th place for $34,348.[11][13]
At the 2014 World Series of Poker, Danzer won his first bracelet by winning the $10,000 Seven Card Razz event for $294,792.[1] He later won his second bracelet by winning the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Championship event, earning $352,696.[14] He won his third bracelet by winning the AU$5,000 8-Game Mixed event at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific, earning AU$84,600.[15]
His performance at the 2014 World Series of Poker (which included events at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific) secured him the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year Award.[16]
He won his 4th WSOP bracelet is 2016 in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship for $338,646.[17]
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,700,000.[11]
World Series of Poker bracelets
edit| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $10,000 Seven Card Razz | $294,792 |
| 2014 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better | $352,696 |
| 2014A | $5,000 Mixed Event 8-Game | $84,600 |
| 2016 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better | $338,646 |
An "A" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Online poker
editAs a member of Team PokerStars Pro,[3] Danzer plays under his own name "GeorgeDanzer" among his highlights online are two World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles, the first in the 2009 WCOOP $320 Pot Limit Omaha [1 Rebuy/1 Add-on, 6-max] event for $109,545 and his second in the 2012 WCOOP $320 No Limit Hold’em [Ante Up] event for $69,717.09 and four Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) titles his first was in 2010 winning the $162 Fixed-Limit Badugi (Medium) event for $10,345.70,[18] in the 2012 SCOOP he won his 2nd and 3rd title, the $2,100 NL Single Draw 2–7 (High) event for $34,040 and then the $2,100 NL Hold'em [4-Max] (High) event for $155,000 then winning his fourth SCOOP title in the $2,100 PL Omaha [Turbo, Zoom] (High) event for $129,645.[19]
Career
editinSight (2018)
editSince mid-2018, George Danzer is the CEO of the agency inSight gg GmbH,[20] which specializes in individual influencer marketing on the Twitch and Youtube platforms.
Youblicity (2019)
editSince March 2019, he has also been managing director of Youblicity GmbH,[21] a technology provider for advertising in live streams.
References
edit- ^ a b Feldman, Andrew (9 June 2014). "Danzer finally gets his WSOP win". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Fast, Erik (20 June 2014). "George Danzer Wins Second Bracelet Of 2014 In WSOP $10,000 Stud Eight-or-Better Championship". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ a b Willis, Brad (9 June 2014). "WSOP 2014: George Danzer wins first WSOP bracelet". pokerstarsblog.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "George Danzer". Poker Pages. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ Grant, Sarah (13 May 2013). "Seat Open: George Danzer Part One". pokernews.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "World Headsup Poker Championships 2006, World Heads Up Poker Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Esfandiari, Rousso Recall Make-or-Break Moments of Poker". PokerListings. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "38th World Series of Poker – WSOP 2007, Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Split 8 or Better". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "41st World Series of Poker – WSOP 2010, World Championship No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Papre, Penne Anne (1 July 2012). "Oleksii Kovalchuk Wins $2,500 Buy-In Mixed-Split – Seven-Card Stud/Omaha, Event #42". PokerWorks.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "George Danzer's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Cox, Diana (12 July 2012). "WSOP: Schulman Wins $10,000 No Limit Deuce-to-Seven Again". Bluff.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Event #5 – WSOP Omaha & 7 Card Stud 8 or Better Results & Report". Pokerpages.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Dalla, Nolan (19 June 2014). "GEORGE DANZER WINS SECOND GOLD BRACELET THIS YEAR". WSOP.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Duckworth, Tim; Peters, Donnie (12 October 2014). "2014 WSOP APAC Day 11: Danzer Wins His Third Bracelet; Reinkemeier Leads Main Event". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Peters, Donnie (15 October 2014). "George Danzer Wins 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "47th World Series of Poker – WSOP 2016, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship (Event #43)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Doft, Mickey (4 May 2010). "SCOOP Day 2: Santiago, Danzer, and Burbick Capture SCOOP Titles". Poker News. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Online Master George Danzer Wins 4th SCOOP Title". PokerListings.com. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ inSight gg GmbH. "inSight – Mehr als 360° Marketing!" (in German).
- ^ Werben & Verkaufen (25 November 2019). "Youblicity platziert Werbung in Gaming-Streams | W&V" (in German).