Lex Veldhuis
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| Lex Veldhuis | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | RaSZi |
| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Born | 29 December 1983 (age 37) Vlissingen, Netherlands |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 9 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
| Information accurate as of 6 June 2011. | |
Alexander Bastiaan Martin 'Lex' Veldhuis (born 29 December 1983) is a Dutch professional poker player and Twitch streamer from Vlissingen, Netherlands.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
Veldhuis was formerly a StarCraft player. During an international event he met the French poker player Bertrand Grospellier. Grospellier inspired Veldhuis into playing online poker. In 2005, Grospellier deposited Veldhuis' first $10 at PokerStars.[4]
Later he played live tournaments as well, but wasn't used to the slow pace. Online, he was used to playing fast with multiple tables at a time. He often complained about the pace of live poker. He met professional tennis player Raemon Sluiter, who advised him about sports mentality. Later Veldhuis helped and mentored Sluiter's girlfriend Fátima Moreira de Melo with her professional poker career.[5]
Veldhuis was knocked out of the main event in the 2009 World Series of Poker on day 2 after finishing high in day 1 through bluffs with 84,000 chips. This eventually caught him and ended his main event competition without cashing.[6]
Veldhuis is a member of Pokerstars Pro Team Online and streams high/mid stakes tournaments on PokerStars with average monthly buy-ins of US$40K on Twitch. He is considered a major poker personality in the industry.[7] In 2020, Veldhuis finished 15th in the PokerStars SCOOP Main Event, winning $62,620. During this event, his stream was watched by a peak of 58,799 viewers, a record for poker streamers.[8]
As of January 2021, his live poker winnings exceed US$600,000.
References[edit]
- ^Arnett, Kristy (27 May 2013). 'Seat Open: Lex Veldhuis Part One'. PokerNews Global. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^Glatzer, Jason (29 May 2015). 'BlogNews Weekly: Veldius, Antonius, and Kings of Vegas'. PokerNews Global. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^McAdam, Rebecca (6 September 2009). 'Poker Tournament Trail -- Lex Veldhuis'. CardPlayer. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^PokerStars.com - Biography of Lex Veldhuis
- ^'On Poker and Acting: Fatima Moreira de Melo Appears in New Poker TV Series'. PokerWomenNews. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^Kristy Arnett (29 April 2010). 'Bluff Attempt at EPT Grand Final With Lex Veldhuis'. PokerNews Global. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^Op de Woerd, Frank (26 May 2018). 'Poker Central Partners With Twitch to Stream World Series of Poker'. PokerNews. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^Fast, Erik. 'Lex Veldhuis Discusses His Record-Breaking Run On Twitch - Poker News'. www.cardplayer.com.
External links[edit]
- Lex Veldhuis on Twitch
Lex Veldhuis Girlfriend
Lex Veldhuis is a professional poker player and former StarCraft player from the Netherlands.
Childhood and education
Lex Veldhuis was born on December 26, 1985, in Vlissingen, Netherlands. Vlissingen, also known as Flushing in English, is a small town in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland. The town is mostly noted for its shipyards, where the majority of Royal Netherlands Navy ships come from. Lex finished elementary and high school in Vlissingen before enrolling at Erasmus University in Rotterdam studying Criminology. However, he never graduated, as he dropped out of university to pursue a career as a professional poker player.
StarCraft
During his youth, Lex was playing StarCraft professionally. He was a member of Team Liquid, an esports organization founded in 2000 and competing in StarCraft and Dota 2. They are considered one of the most successful Western esports teams. Lex didn’t have much success with the team.
Poker Career
Lex Veldhuis Twitch
During his time at the university, Lex became familiar with poker. At one international StarCraft tournament, he met French poker player Bertrand Grospellier and they became friends.
”While in university, one of my gaming friends told me that there is a game called ‘poker’ which you can play for money. I was looking for a summer job, so I started playing poker,” Lex explained how he started playing poker.
Grospellier encouraged Lex to get involved with poker and in 2005, he made a $10 deposit on Lex’s account at PokerStars. Lex started playing regularly and qualified for World Series of Poker Las Vegas, as a member of Pokerstars Pro Team Online. His first day was a huge success and he ended up with 84,000 chips. Unfortunately, he wasn’t so lucky on the second day and was eliminated.
Despite the setback, poker remained his passion, although he wouldn’t encourage anyone to follow in his footsteps:” I dropped out of university to play poker. I would definitely not recommend anybody to do this; especially nowadays where the skill level is so high.”
His persistence paid off and in 2019, at WCOOP-30-H, he finished second, earning $91,695. In the meantime, he was admitted into Dutch Hall of Fame of Poker. Together with Layzemaniac, he is considered one of the most successful poker players in the world.
Twitch
With more than 10,000 subscribers, Lex Veldhuis is the second most popular poker player on Twitch. He is only surpassed by an American poker player Jason Somerville. Lex peaked with 32,839 concurrent viewers in 2018.
Health
Lex had some medical issues in 2018, due to exhaustion. At first, doctors thought he had a heart condition after he collapsed on the street. Fortunately, it turned out he only needed some rest. He did have to cancel some events, though, for which he apologized to his fans.
“I’m sorry guys I have to cancel my meet and greet today. I’m fine, don’t worry, but I collapsed on the street yesterday. At the clinic, they checked my vitals and said my heart showed irregularities most likely related to stress and fatigue. I’m fine now! But need to go home,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
TL;DW: Good news. No heart issues. Extensive testing showed everything is healthy.
Lex Veldhuis Twitch
Incident almost 100% stress/fatigue related but I didn’t do anything for 2 weeks and I feel readdddyy for the grizzy.
Locking it in for real now: Tuesday 13th Nov 9 AM CEST. STRIM BACK pic.twitter.com/JQ8l4qifR0
— Lex Veldhuis (@LexVeldhuis) November 9, 2018
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Lex Veldhuis Net Worth 2020
Although he did make a lot of money from poker tournaments, Lex’s main sources of income are Twitch and sponsors. Lex Veldhuis net worth in 2020 is estimated at $800,000.