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Marcel Louis Vonk (born 14 January 1974) is a poker player and the first Dutch person to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in No Limit Hold'em (NLHE).On 5 July 2010, he beat out 3,843 opponents to capture the gold bracelet in event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, taking home $570,960 USD for the victory.
In 2008, Rob Hollink became the first Dutch WSOP bracelet winner by winning the $10,000 WSOP Limit Hold'em World Championship event.In 2009, Marc Naalden won the second WSOP gold bracelet for the Netherlands by winning the $2,000 WSOP Limit Hold'em event.
Personal life
Marcel Vonk has a Ph.D. in physics from University of Amsterdam, and works as a researcher in string theory at the University of Amsterdam. In 2010 he authored a book on string theory in Dutch.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Event #54 | $570,960 |