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- On May 19, 2020 Lex Veldhuis set the record for the most viewers ever watching a single poker broadcast on the popular online streaming platform Twitch.
- Welcome to Twitch That said, Lex Veldhuis is predominantly a high-stakes online Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) cash player. He is currently a Team PokerStars ambassador and streams his PokerStars and FullTilt action live on Twitch. Despite being a long-time Twitch user, Veldhuis has only been streaming for about two years.
| 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]
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Lex Veldhuis 2020
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]
2020 has been a testing year for everyone, but Lex Veldhuis has had a tougher year than most, losing his father a few months ago. The poker world has missed his streams, especially during the World Championship of Online Poker where his deep runs have been some of the most viewed poker content on Twitch over the last few years.
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.
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External links[edit]
- Lex Veldhuis on Twitch
Poker pro Lex Veldhuis was in golden position to double up in an online PokerStars tournament he was streaming on Twitch, but a nightmarish river card knocked him out in a roller-coaster hand.
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Velhuis decided to go all in preflop with pocket nines, and another player with pocket eights called. Veldhuis had an 81 percent chance to take the pot preflop, but his opponent caught an eight on the flop to complete his set.
A second later, Veldhuis caught a nine on the turn, giving him the winning hand – until another eight on the river gave his opponent four of a kind. It was the type of fast-paced heartbreak only possible in online poker. Veldhuis was understandably crushed, and he slammed his table and walked off.
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