caption updated birth_place birth_date residence image article_title name
rodman after winning the july 20 , 2009 troy , new york , u.s. april 5 , 1954 las vegas , nevada , u.s. blair rodman.jpg blair rodman
 blair rodman
blair rodman

blair rodman -lrb- born april 5 , 1954 in troy , new york -rrb- is an american professional poker player , based in las vegas , nevada .
rodman has been playing poker professionally since 1985 , when he quit his job dealing craps .
he has had numerous finishes in the money at the world series of poker -lrb- wsop -rrb- in hold 'em , seven-card stud and omaha poker tournaments .
in march 2005 , he made his first world poker tour -lrb- wpt -rrb- final table , finishing 2nd to arnold spee in the 2005 world poker challenge .
in may 2005 , rodman made the final table of the professional poker tour event won by ted forrest .
he also made the final tables at the 2nd and 3rd ultimate poker challenge grand finals , finishing 2nd and 6th respectively .
he made a second wpt final table in february 2006 , again finishing 2nd , this time to barry greenstein in the pro-celebrity invitational event .
on july 1 , 2007 , rodman won his first bracelet , in the 2007 world series of poker , winning $ 707,898 .
as of 2009 , his total live tournament winnings exceed $ 2,200,000 .
his 34 cashes at the wsop account for $ 1,360,232 of those winnings .
rodman is the co-author , with lee nelson , of the book `` kill phil : the fast track to success in no-limit hold 'em poker tournaments '' -lrb- isbn 0-929712-24-2 -rrb- .
he is married to roxy , whom he met while she worked as a poker dealer at the mirage .
