Urmo Velvelt

Urmo Velvelt

Nationality
Estonia
Estonia
GPI Rank 2,438
Total Live Earnings $1,085,095
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Biography

Urmo Velvelt is an Estonian poker player best known for finishing second in the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, which earned him �854,000.

Velvelt won the �550 Unibet DeepStack Open in his native Tallinn in October 2019 for �18,000, his first five-figure prize. Ten months later, Velvelt came close to becoming a WSOP champion, finishing fourth in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship online at GGPoker for $214,051.

The following year, he finished tenth in the $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky Sevens WSOP online event at GGPoker for $12,638.

In July 2023, Velvelt finished third in the �1,100 Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown Main Event for �49,300.

Velvelt was one of 768 entrants in the �10,350 WSOP Europe Main Event in October 2024. Five days later, he fell at the final hurdle, finishing second to Simone Andrian for a career-best �854,000.

Urmo Velvelt's Top Five Live Poker Results

DateEventRankPrize
Oct 2024�10,350 WSOPE Main Event2nd�854,000
Aug 2011$5,000 NLHE 6-Max WSOP Online4th$214,051
Jul 2023�1,100 Kings of Tallinn3rd�49,300
Oct 2019�550 USDO Main Event1st�18,000
Sep 2021$777 Lucky 7s WSOP Online10th$12,638

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2024 WSOP Europe
Event #13: �10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship
2nd €854,000
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship
240th $12,100
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #4: $1,000 Mini Main Event
292nd $1,700
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions
336th $2,100
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #2: $1,500 Millionaire Maker
87th $5,000
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #25: $777 LUCKY SEVENS No Limit Hold'em 7-Handed
10th $12,638
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day], $5M GTD
427th $2,889
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-106: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
26th $8,003
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-03: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
3rd $79,019
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #9: $315 BOUNTY GIANT No-Limit Hold'em
1st $115,036
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #7: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
25th $7,172
2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit
WSOPC #3: $3,000 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Championship
15th $11,853
2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week
HRW 02: $10,300 Super MILLION$, $3M GTD
8th $84,638
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #78: $1,000 Turbo No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
169th $2,358
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #68: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em
155th $1,323
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em
57th $7,502
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
4th $214,051
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events
Event #50: $2,100 No Limit Hold'em Bounty Championship
67th $3,020
2020 Irish Open Online
Event #16: �200,000 GTD JP Poker Masters
15th €2,830
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
�2,200 EPT National High Roller
47th €6,015
2019 Coolbet Open II
�550 Main Event
67th €1,180
2016 888Live Tallinn
Main Event
1st €9,000

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