Sean Winter
| Sean Winter | |
|---|---|
 Winter at the 2018 WPT Bellagio High Roller | |
| Nickname(s) | nolez7 |
| Born | December 14, 1990 Jacksonville, Florida |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 20 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 372nd, 2014 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Money finish(es) | 7 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
Sean Winter (born December 14, 1990) is an American poker player from Jacksonville, Florida.
Winter's first live tournament cash came in August 2011, when he was still not yet 21 years old. He won the $10,000 Bellagio Cup in 2015 for $562,000, and was runner-up in the $25,000 High Roller at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January 2016, earning $914,000 after a heads-up deal with champion Nick Maimone.[1] In 2019, he won the $5,250 Main Event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, prevailing over a field of 809 players for $698,000.[2] His largest career cash came in 2018, when he earned $2.4 million with a runner-up finish at the partypoker Live $250,000 Super High Roller in the Bahamas.[3]
Winter has four wins at the U.S. Poker Open, including consecutive Main Events in 2021 and 2022. After finishing runner-up to David Peters in the previous two series, Winter won the last two events in 2022 to earn the series championship and the Golden Eagle Trophy.[4][5]
At the World Series of Poker, Winter finished second to Ben Yu in the $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller in 2018. He also cashed in the Main Event three straight years between 2013-15.[6]
Playing under the name nolez7, Winter finished second to Talal Shakerchi in the Spring Championship of Online Poker Main Event in 2016, earning $1,048,000. He also won a World Championship of Online Poker event that year.[7][8]
As of 2022, Winter is first among players from Florida and in the top-20 among American players with career earnings of more than $21 million.
References
- ^ Holloway, Chad (January 14, 2016). "Nick "FU_15" Maimone Eliminates Everyone to Win 2016 PCA $25K High Roller for $996,480". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Cross, Valerie (August 14, 2019). "Sean Winter Heads into Fatherhood with a $698,175 SHRPO Championship Victory". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Fast, Erik (November 16, 2018). "Steffen Sontheimer Wins 2018 Caribbean Poker Party $250,000 Super High Roller Championships". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Connor (March 28, 2022). "Sean Winter Goes Back-to-Back to Snatch USPO Championship from Tamon Nakamura". PokerNews.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Peters, Donnie (March 28, 2022). "SEAN WINTER CROWNED 2022 U.S. POKER OPEN CHAMPION". Poker Central. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Schult, Steve (July 15, 2018). "BEN YU WINS $50,000 HIGH ROLLER NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Bradley, Lance (May 25, 2016). "Talal 'raidalot' Shakerchi Wins 2016 SCOOP (H) Main Event Title, $1,468,001". PocketFives.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ "WCOOP 2016: Winter is here, Sean "Nolez7" Winter wins Event #66 for $228K ($2,100 NLHE, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE)". PokerStars.com. September 24, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2022.