Melissa Hayden (poker player)
| Melissa Hayden | |
|---|---|
 Melissa Hayden at the 2006 World Series of Poker. | |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 11 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 476th, 2006 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Melissa Hayden is a professional poker player.
As of 2016, Hayden's live tournament winnings exceed $850,000.[1] Her biggest return to date was at the 2000 World Series of Poker limit Texas hold 'em event, where she finished in second place, winning $142,000. She placed fifth in the WPT Ladies' Night V Tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, on September 1, 2007. Hayden once beat world champion Stu Ungar in a $5,000 heads-up match in what is believed to have been his final poker game before dying days later.[2] [3]
Hayden resides in Las Vegas with her boyfriend, Allen Cunningham.
Notes
- ↑ Hendon Mob tournament results
- ↑ Goodson, Deanna (2007-12-29). "Top Ten Lady Poker Players of 2007 – Melissa Hayden". chicksnchips.com. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ↑ Pokernews.com: Sexton's Corner, Vol. 22: Stu Ungar's Final Journey, Part 1
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