Quick Facts
| Intro | American poker player |
| Is | Poker player |
| From | United States of America |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 24 May 1963 |
| Age | 59 years |
Biography
Lee Markholt Jr. (born May 24, 1963 in Tacoma, Washington) is a professional poker player from Eatonville, Washington. He previously worked as a meat cutter for a family business and has been playing poker professionally for more than 13 years.
Markholt's first major win came on the Professional Poker Tour when he won the Five Star World Poker Classic in 2005. He has had success in both the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour in his career. He has 10 career WSOP cashes, including 4 final tables. He has cashed 15 times in the WPT, including six cashes each in Season 5 and Season 6. He reached his first WPT final table at the World Poker Challenge in 2008, claiming his first WPT title and the $493,815 first prize.
Markholt mostly plays at New Sonny's Casino in Federal Way, Washington.
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.