Yehia Awada 12 March 1959 (1959-03-12) (age 65) Beirut, Lebanon
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)
1
Money finish(es)
11[1]
Highest ITM Main Event finish
None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)
None
Final table(s)
1
Money finish(es)
2[2]
Joe Awada (born Yehia Awada;[3] Arabic: يحيى عواضة ; born 12 March 1959, in Beirut, Lebanon) is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Awada moved from Lebanon to the United States in his early teenage years, working as a juggler, eventually touring with the Harlem Globetrotters. After a car accident, he began working as a casino dealer and eventually became a regular on the poker tournament circuit.
At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Awada finished second to Scott Fischman in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event.[4] Awada would have won the gold bracelet in that tournament were it not for a bad beat on the river that kept Fischman alive—Fischman won the tournament on the very next hand. Later in the same WSOP, Awada won a gold bracelet in the $5,000 seven-card stud event, defeating Marcel Lüske.[5] Three months later, he made the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) third season event won by Doyle Brunson.[6] Awada nearly went back to back, finishing fifth in the seven card stud championship the following year. The final table included John Phan, Chip Jett, Keith Sexton and eventual champion Jan Sørensen.[7]
Awada has won an event on the Ultimate Poker Challenge and made the final table of a World Series of Poker circuit event.[8][9]
As of 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,040,000.[10] His 9 cashes as the WSOP account for $580,759 of those winnings.[1]
^ ab"Joe Awada - WSOP profile". WSOP.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^"Joe Awada - World Poker Tour profile". World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^"Joe Awada - CardPlayer profile". CardPlayer. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^"35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, No-Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^"35th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2004, Seven Card Stud World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^"2004 Legends of Poker, No Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day - WPT". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^"36th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2005, Seven Card Stud". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^"2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^"Harrah's Lake Tahoe Poker Festival, WSOP Circuit Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
^"Joe Awada's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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