Alexander Bastiaan Martin "Lex" Veldhuis (born 29 December 1983) is a Dutch professional poker player and Twitch and Youtube streamer from Vlissingen, Netherlands.[1][2][3]
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| Nickname(s) | RaSZi The 7bettor from Deeper Space | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1983 Vlissingen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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Veldhuis was a StarCraft player. During an international event, he met the French poker player Bertrand Grospellier. Grospellier inspired Veldhuis to play online poker. In 2005, Grospellier deposited Veldhuis' first $10 at PokerStars.[4]
Later he played live tournaments as well, but was not used to the slow pace. Online, he was used to playing fast at multiple tables at a time. He often complained about the pace of live poker. He met professional tennis player Raemon Sluiter, who advised him about sports mentality. Later Veldhuis helped and mentored Sluiter's girlfriend Fátima Moreira de Melo with her professional poker career.[5]
Veldhuis was knocked out of the main event of the 2009 World Series of Poker on day 2 after finishing high in day 1.[6]
Veldhuis is a member of Pokerstars Pro Team Online and streams high/mid-stakes tournaments on PokerStars with average monthly buy-ins of US$40K on Twitch. He is considered a major poker personality in the industry.[7] In 2020, Veldhuis finished 15th in the PokerStars SCOOP Main Event, winning $62,620. During this event, his stream was watched by a peak of 58,799 viewers, a record for poker streamers.[8]
Veldhuis plays an aggressive game - not uncommon of double- or triple-barrel bluffs (bluffing second and third betting round). Although this can be said for many players - not many do it after a single raise preflop.[citation needed]
His live poker winnings exceed US$700,000.[9]
References
edit- ^ Arnett, Kristy (27 May 2013). "Seat Open: Lex Veldhuis Part One". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Glatzer, Jason (29 May 2015). "BlogNews Weekly: Veldius, Antonius, and Kings of Vegas". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ McAdam, Rebecca (6 September 2009). "Poker Tournament Trail -- Lex Veldhuis". CardPlayer. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ PokerStars.com - Biography of Lex Veldhuis
- ^ "On Poker and Acting: Fatima Moreira de Melo Appears in New Poker TV Series". PokerWomenNews. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Arnett, Kristy (29 April 2010). "Bluff Attempt at EPT Grand Final With Lex Veldhuis". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Op de Woerd, Frank (26 May 2018). "Poker Central Partners With Twitch to Stream World Series of Poker". PokerNews. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Fast, Erik. "Lex Veldhuis Discusses His Record-Breaking Run On Twitch - Poker News". CardPlayer. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Lex Veldhuis' profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 29 November 2023.