Benjamin Sulsky (born November 22, 1987) is an American professional poker player from Durham, New Hampshire, currently considered one of the best online cash game players in the world.[citation needed] Sulsky plays under the aliases Sauce123 on PokerStars and Sauce1234 on Full Tilt Poker. He specializes in Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) and No-Limit hold'em (NLHE).[1]
| Ben Sulsky | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sauce123 Sauce1234 PrtectYaNeck |
| Born | November 22, 1987 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Poker career
editSulsky started playing online freeroll tournaments never depositing any money when he first started playing. He built up a bankroll of $3000 and proceeded to lose $1200 in one night. He cashed out the rest and did not play poker for two years. He returned with a $1000 deposit, which he lost. He deposited another $1000 and started playing $0.10/$0.25 with bankroll management rules of 25-30 buy-ins. Sulsky never went broke and never looked back.[1]
By 2012, he was considered one of the best players in the world at NLHE and PLO. He described having trouble finding action as other players refused to play him.[2] He defeated Phil Galfond at the 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em heads-up event finishing 4th for $110,485.[3] He is currently an instructor for Galfond's website Run It Once.[4]
In 2013, Sulsky played fellow professional poker player Doug Polk in a highly publicized match of 15,000 hands in heads up No-Limit hold 'em and was defeated for $740,000. Polk also received an additional $100,000 bonus for his victory.[5]
Sulsky is considered an online cash game specialist rarely playing live tournaments.[1] Sulsky has won over $5,500,000 on his PokerStars account, Sauce123, but is down over $400,000 on his Full Tilt account, Sauce1234. He formerly played as PrtectYaNeck on Full Tilt earning over $500,000.[6]
He became more active on the live tournament circuit during the 2015 World Series of Poker finishing 4th in both the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship and the $100,000 One Drop tournament earning over $1,400,000.[7][8] As of October 2016, his total live winnings exceed $1,700,000.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Interview with Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky". HighStakesDB. May 13, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Showell, Matthew (June 9, 2013). "Sulsky: Game Selection "Killing Online Poker's Appeal"". Poker Listings. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Maldonago, Pamela (June 9, 2013). "Phil Galfond and Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky Discuss Marathon Heads-Up Match at the WSOP". PokerNews. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Klöhn, Arved (August 12, 2013). "Ben Sulsky teaching again – Joining Run It Once". PokerOlymp. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Holloway, Chad (October 25, 2013). "Doug "WCGRider" Polk Defeats Ben "Sauce1234" Sulsky in $100K Challenge". PokerNews. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Sauce123". HighStakesDB. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Fast, Erik (June 30, 2015). "Jonathan Duhamel Wins 2015 WSOP $111,111 One Drop High Roller". CardPlayer. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ Rinkema, Remko (June 24, 2015). "Sulsky Has Fun with Tournament Poker Variance in the $50K Poker Players Championship". PokerNews. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Benjamin Sulsky's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 25, 2024.