birth_place birth_date nickname residence article_title name
tacoma , washington , u.s. may 24 , 1963 seattle set eatonville , washington , u.s. lee markholt
 lee markholt
lee markholt

lee markholt jr. -lrb- born may 24 , 1963 in tacoma , washington -rrb- is a professional poker player from eatonville , washington .
he previously worked as a meat cutter for a family business and has been playing poker professionally for more than 13 years .
markholt 's first major win came on the professional poker tour when he won the five star world poker classic in 2005 .
he has also had success in both the world series of poker and the world poker tour .
he has 10 career wsop cashes , including 4 final tables .
he has cashed 15 times in the wpt , including six cashes each in season 5 and season 6 .
he reached his first wpt final table at the world poker challenge in 2008 , claiming his first wpt title and the $ 493,815 first prize .
markholt mostly plays at new sonny 's casino in federal way , washington .
as of 2009 , his total live tournament winnings exceed $ 2,600,000 .
