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Melissa Hayden

Hometown: Los Angeles

Country of Origin: United States UNITED STATES

Melissa Hayden
Recorded Earnings
Tournament Wins
Total Cashes
$900,338
5
78
*Earnings include live events and online events with confirmed real-name results.
 

Melissa Hayden Bio

 
Melissa Hayden was born in New York. She grew up following her artistic interests and had a very successful career as a photojournalist. She quickly developed a passion for poker after playing with her colleagues in a home game. In a turn of events, Hayden took advice from one of the players at the home game who encouraged her to play at the Mayfair Club. She played with some of poker legends who got their start at that legendary club in New York and greatly improved her game.

Hayden found a way to pursue both of her passions by working as a photographer at some of the world?s biggest poker events until she took up an offer from one of her fellow Mayfair friends who wanted to back her in a World Series of Poker event in 2000. She finished second in a $5,000 limit hold?em tournament, which was good for $142,000.

Hayden continued to cash in numerous WSOP events, including final tables in 2001 in a $5,000 limit hold?em event and in 2002 in a $1,500 limit hold?em shootout event. She has accumulated victories in preliminary events at the U.S. Poker Championship, the Orleans Open, and the Legends of Poker.

Hayden continues to travel the tournament circuit with boyfriend Allen Cunningham.

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