Melissa Hayden

Melissa Hayden is an American poker player from Brooklyn, New York, with over $893K in live tournament earnings. Her best live cash of $142,000 came when she finished in 2nd place at the 31st WSOP in May 2000.

Melissa Hayden: Live Tournament Participation

Melissa Hayden recorded her first live cash in January 1995, she won first place in the $400 + $30 Ladies Limit Hold’em event at the Queens Poker Classic V in Las Vegas, earning $5,940.

Following this success, in April 2000, she claimed first place in the $500 + $40 No Limit Hold’em event at The First Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open in Tunica, securing $55,124.

Later that same year, in May 2000, Hayden achieved a second-place finish in the $5,000 + $100 Limit Hold’em event at the 31st World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, which awarded her $142,000.

Continuing her strong performance, Hayden placed 14th in the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em event at the 37th WSOP in Las Vegas in July 2006, earning $41,538.

Subsequently, in October 2006, she finished 21st in the $10,000 + $300 No Limit Hold’em event at the North American Poker Championships in Niagara Falls, receiving $42,889.

In April 2007, Hayden further demonstrated her skill by finishing 80th in the $25,000 + $500 No Limit Hold’em Championship at the Fifth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas, cashing $46,410.

Most recently, in June 2023, she competed in the $400 No Limit Hold’em The Colossus Bracelet Event 70 at the 54th WSOP in Las Vegas. Although she placed 1639th, she still earned $700.