Thomas Hunt III is a professional poker player residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hunt has had a fairly eventful professional career so far with one tournament win, eight tournament cashes in all, and some impressive performances in the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour circuit.
Thomas Hunt’s first major tournament appearance was at the 36th Annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in July 2005. Participating in the Pot Limit Hold'em $1,500 buy-in event along with 1,070 other competitors, each vying for a share of the $1,477,980 prize pool, Hunt finished in a respectable 18th place, taking home earnings of $10,345.
Hunt came back a year later for the 37th edition of the World Series of Poker in July 2006. He was one of 1,918 competitors in the $2,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event at the Rio. With a hefty $3,492,580 prize pool as incentive, Hunt made the final table, and an impressive performance saw him secure fourth place and take home a handsome check of $160,659.
Thomas Hunt then picked up his maiden tournament win at the Bellagio Cup II Tournament at Vegas’ Bellagio Casino in July 2006, soon after his confidence-building performance at the WSOP event. In the No Limit Hold'em event, with 468 competitors contending for a share of $454,930, Hunt came out on top and won an impressive $136,480. Thomas Hunt then turned his attention to the Finals of the World Poker Tour 2007. In the Omaha Hi/Lo event, Hunt finished 11th with $2,176 in earnings, whereas in the No Limit Hold'em event, he took home $1,140 for his 26th place finish.
Thomas Hunt returned to World Series of Poker in 2008 and participated in three events with mixed results. In the Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better event featuring a $1,137,045 prize pool and 833 contestants, Hunt finished a disappointing 70th, picking up $3,070 in the $1,500 buy-in event. He offset that poor performance with a 7th place finish in Event #42, of the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better event. Facing 686 contestants in his quest for a chunk of the $937,755 pool, Thomas Hunt’s impressive performance won him $25,319. Hunt then finished on a high note in the 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better event. One of 544 contestants, each eyeing the prize pool of $742,560, Hunt made the final table and put up a brave fight before being eliminated in level 23 by Ron Long and eventual winner Ryan Hughes. Hunt finished in 3rd and picked up a handsome $68,686 for his efforts.