Paul Darden

Paul Darden

infobox poker player
firstname=Paul
lastname=Darden
nickname=The Truth


caption=Paul Darden at the 2005 World Series of Poker
hometown=New Haven, Connecticut
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=12
wsop main event best finish rank=45th
wsop main event best finish year=2003
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=1
wpt final tables=2(+1)
wpt money finishes=5

Paul Darden, Jr. (born October 27, 1968 [ [http://www.smokepoker.com/poker-resources/player-profiles/paul-darden/paul-darden.php Smoke Poker - Poker Player Profiles - Paul Darden ] ] ) is an American professional poker player, rap music promoter, and night club owner from New Haven, Connecticut.

Early years

He was accused of murder at the age of 15, due to mistaken identity but was acquitted. [ [http://www.smokepoker.com/poker-resources/player-profiles/paul-darden/paul-darden.php Smoke Poker - Poker Player Profiles - Paul Darden ] ] Poker was Darden's way of changing his life around, and he was helped in this by his mentor, Phil Ivey.

Poker career

Originally, he was best known as a seven-card stud player, where he had several notable tournament finishes in 2000 prior to winning the World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in 2001 for the $2,500 seven-card stud event, defeating Tom Franklin heads-up.

In 2002, Darden won a World Poker Tour (WPT) title in the £3,000 main event of the Gold Rush tournament. He would later finish in 2nd place behind Gus Hansen in the WPT Bad Boys of Poker invitational event. Additionally, in March 2005 he finished 5th in the $10,000 main event of the PartyPoker.com Million IV cruise.

In 2003, he made his first money finish in the $10,000 WSOP main event, finishing in 45th place. He also cashed in the same event in 2005.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000.

Darden is also the mentor of poker player Amnon Filippi.

Mr. Darden is interested in building his career advancements in television, film and modeling. He is under the management of Stacey Chambers (EMG)Talent located in Las Vegas, Nevada

References

External links

* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=1259 World Poker Tour Profile]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=8078 Hendon Mob tournament results]
* [http://www.pokulator.com/ten-questions/paul-darden.html Pokulator 10 Questions Interview]


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