Shock for online poker world as Shaun Deeb quits
Submitted on Sat, 2009-12-05 04:00There was surprise and dismay in the online poker world this week following the shock announcement from Shaun Deeb that he would be quitting online poker tournaments with immediate effect. Deeb is one of the best players around, but the time has come for him to move on.
The player, whose player name is “shaundeeb”, will be greatly missed by his legion of fans. The move is surprising because of just how good the player is. He is currently placed third on the CardPlayer Online Player of the Year ranking, and has won a massive $788,451 this year alone.
Deeb is a prolific tournament player, devoting a huge amount of time to them. He regularly plays in 20 tournaments a day, and has played in over 24,000 tournaments over the last two years.
But he’s now confirmed that he is “done with them,” adding that he was “burntout.” The 23 year old from New York will now have a change to spend all the millions that he has built up over his time playing in tournaments. He’s currently won over $2 million in online tournaments and $300,000 live tournaments, so perhaps it’s time he started enjoying it.
It remains to be seen whether he is just suffering a temporary burnout or whether he intends to give up the game that he has found such success with on a permanent basis.
The player, whose player name is “shaundeeb”, will be greatly missed by his legion of fans. The move is surprising because of just how good the player is. He is currently placed third on the CardPlayer Online Player of the Year ranking, and has won a massive $788,451 this year alone.
Deeb is a prolific tournament player, devoting a huge amount of time to them. He regularly plays in 20 tournaments a day, and has played in over 24,000 tournaments over the last two years.
But he’s now confirmed that he is “done with them,” adding that he was “burntout.” The 23 year old from New York will now have a change to spend all the millions that he has built up over his time playing in tournaments. He’s currently won over $2 million in online tournaments and $300,000 live tournaments, so perhaps it’s time he started enjoying it.
It remains to be seen whether he is just suffering a temporary burnout or whether he intends to give up the game that he has found such success with on a permanent basis.
