Gavin Griffin

Gavin Griffin is an American professional poker player and writer at Card Player Magazine from Darien, Illinois, with over $5 million in live tournament earnings. During his poker career, he has achieved significant victories, including a win at the 35th WSOP in May 2004. His best live cash, totaling $2,434,060, came when he won the EPT Grand Final Monte Carlo in March 2007. He was also a sponsored pro at PokerStars.

Gavin Griffin: Early Life

Born on August 28, 1981, Gavin attended Texas Christian University, where he earned a BA in General Studies from 1999 to 2004. During the summer of his freshman year, he began playing poker with friends in a home game and improved his skills by studying online forums and poker books. By his fourth year in college, he was a dealer at a private poker room in Arlington, Texas, where he continued to sharpen his game in small-stakes games when off duty.

In May 2004, he entered his first live poker tournament at the 35th WSOP and won his first bracelet, becoming the youngest WSOP bracelet winner at the time. In 2008, he signed a contract with PokerStars to be their brand representative until 2011. That same year, he also became a TV and live-stream presenter for the European Poker Tour, a role he held until 2011. Additionally, he began writing for Card Player magazine in 2011, a position he still holds today. In 2010, he also took on a role as a poker seminar instructor at the WSOP Academy, where he taught until February 2012. Finally, in January 2013, he began working as a freelance poker coach, a position he held until September 2016.

Gavin Griffin: Live Tournament Participation

Gavin Griffin’s first recorded live cash occurred in May 2004 at the 35th WSOP in Las Vegas. He finished in 1st place in a $3,000 Pot Limit Hold’em, winning $270,420.

In March 2007, Gavin played in a €10,000 No Limit Hold’em Grand Final at the EPT in Monte Carlo. He finished in 1st place and won his biggest live cash of $2,434,060.

Later in February of that year, he participated in a $5,000 + 150 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event at the WSOPC in San Diego. He placed 3rd and earned $86,685.

Following this, he joined in a $1,070 H.O.R.S.E. at the WPT Borgata Winter Open in January 2008. He finished in 1st place and won a whopping $1,401,109.

At the 43rd WSOP in June 2012, he cashed $163,625. Gavin entered in a $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Event #8 and secured 2nd place.

Moreover, in May 2013, Gavin engaged in a $2,080 No Limit Hold’em during the California State Poker Championship. He placed 2nd and took home $82,640.

In June 2019, Gavin competed in a $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better Event #60 at the 50th WSOP. He ended up in 112th place, earning $2,455.