O'Neil Longson is a professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, considered to be one of the world's best pot-limit Omaha players. He is a winner of three WSOP bracelets and his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000. In 1994, he won his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em main event, finishing 2nd to Brent Carter. O’Neil Longson won his second bracelet in 2003 at the $5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw event, defeating poker professionals like Howard Lederer, Bill Baxter and Chris Ferguson.
The third bracelet came in 2005, at the $1,500 Seven-Card Razz event, this time after defeating poker pros like Bruno Fitoussi and Mickey Wernick. His biggest profit came in 1996 at the US Poker Championship at Atlantic City, where he finished first and won $200,000. Longson is known for his aggressive game play style and nowadays, he is concentrated strictly on cash games.
Top 5 Achievements:
$ 4,000 Limit Seven Card Stud 1996 United States Poker Championship, Atlantic City - 1st place, $200,000 profit
$ 5,000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw 34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003, Las Vegas - 1stplace, $147,680 profit
$ 1,500 Seven Card Razz 36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005, Las Vegas - 1st place, $125,690 profit
$ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event LA Poker Classic IV, Los Angeles - 1st place $114,000 profit
$ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 25th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1994, Las Vegas - 1st place, $100,800 profit