Isaac Haxton

Biography

Isaac Haxton is one of the new young guns in poker. Haxton holds a philosophy degree from Brown University and is revered as one of the best online players in the game. Recently, Haxton has been taking his game to the live circuit and doing quite well for himself.

At the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in 2007, Haxton stormed onto the live tournament scene with a second-place finish behind Ryan Daut. Haxton earned over $860,000 for this finish. A month later, he made a deep run at the L.A. Poker Classic. Also that year, Haxton cashed three times at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. In one of those events, Haxton made the final table and placed seventh for nearly $100,000. He also made a deep run in the Main Event.

In 2008, Haxton landed himself in the money at the WSOP four more times. He made another final table and walked away with over $80,000 in winnings. From there, Isaac cashed at the Bellagio Cup IV, WSOP Europe, and the European Poker Championships. His cash at the European Poker Championships was worth nearly $190,000.

In 2009, Haxton scored his biggest live tournament cash to date. He played in the prestigious $40,000 anniversary event at the World Series and placed second behind Russian professional Vitaly Lunkin. Haxton held the chip lead going into heads-up play, but some ill-timed plays landed him in second place. He did earn over $1.1 million for his finish. With that score, Haxton holds over $2.5 million in career tournament earnings.

Haxton is one of the best online players in the game. Fearless and aggressive, he’s racked up numerous tournament scores online and regularly plays in the largest cash games around. He is also an instructor for Poker Savvy Plus.