World Poker Tour

Mark Newhouse

Hometown
Chapel Hill, NC

Birthday
March 11

Total Winnings
$1,687,326

Mark Newhouse began playing poker online and sharpened his skills in limit poker before it was legal for him to play in casinos. But when he turned 21-years old, he was ready to try his hand at live no-limit poker. He traveled to Atlantic City to play in the Borgata Poker Open and started with a $1000 satellite for the WPT main event, winning his way into the $10,000 tournament. In a field of 540, he battled his way through in his calm, methodical manner and made it to the final table. He has moved to Los Angeles and lived in a hotel room at the Commerce Casino while he shops for homes. He plays mostly high limit cash games at Commerce but continues to travel the WPT circuit and make a name for himself, by performances like placing 17th at the WPT North American Poker Championships in October of 2006.