But it's the fact that Anderson can play any game, at such a young age, that has his peers raving over the Oklahoma native. Most poker fans know the game of Hold'em, but there are so many other variants of poker. Many games, like Stud, were probably played in your familly card games while growing up.
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On Sunday, Anderson won his very first World Series of Poker bracelet, winning a Seven Card Stud Hi/Low bracelet. Surprisingly, it was Anderson's first ever win on the live tournament circuit. Anderson has collected over $1M in live tournaments and has crossed the $5.5M mark in online tournament earnings, according to PocketFives.
Expectations will only get higher for the 26-year-old, but with his calm and cool demeanour, don't be surprised to see his name in the headlines again.
WORLD SERIES OF POKER EVENT #30: SEVEN-CARD STUD$1,500 Buy-In | 588 Entries | $793,800 Prize Pool
Calvin Anderson (USA) $190,538 Joe Tehan (USA) $118,014 Eric Kutzman (USA) $79,800 Levon Torosyan (USA) $55,319 Melissa Burr (USA) $39,181 Sanjay Pandya (USA) $28,346 Jimmy Fricke (USA) $20,932 John Myung (USA) $15,772