Lex Veldhuis

Lex started his career in the card rooms of the Netherlands and he was eager to get out to Las Vegas as soon as possible.

Lex Veldhuis was born in Vlissingen, a small harbour town on the southern coast of Netherlands. As a child Lex loved playing sports and computer games which enhanced his competitive side. With a love for playing computer games, Lex dedicated most of his time playing Nintendo games but quickly needed a new challenge of complex strategy games like StarCraft. It was through StarCraft that Lex met Frenchman and fellow PokerStars Pro Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier who urged him to try online poker. ElkY deposited Lex’s first $10 in his online PokerStars account in 2005.

Lex attempted studying for a degree in Criminology at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, but as his poker career took off, he decided to put his degree on hold. A University degree is something the Dutch pro might return to, but for now his determination to succeed is focused around winning the biggest poker games live and online. Dividing his time between Las Vegas, Toronto and his hometown Vlissingen and Lex Veldhuis enjoys the life of a jet-setting poker pro. He multi-tables the highest limits online with numerous big tournament results now under his belt, topping the Tournament Leader Board twice. As well as playing online Lex has played on the live tournament circuit for a number of years and has found success in Europe as well as the US.

He started his career in the card rooms of the Netherlands and he was eager to get out to Las Vegas as soon as possible. Once in Vegas, Lex made cashes in the big tournaments at the Bellagio, Mirage and Mandalay Bay. The World Series of Poker has also seen Lex making a few cashes, the highlight of which was a deep finish at the 40th anniversary tournament in 2009. The tournament had a $40,000 buy-in and attracted the world’s best players. Lex Veldhuis made it to the final table, finishing in seventh place for the biggest cash of his career and $277,939 in prize money. You will regularly find Lex at the top tournaments in Vegas and also at the European Poker Tours.

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PCA 2015: Cornelius VS Veldhuis Round One

Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis loves a competition. Laura takes him on in an online Heads-Up battle at the PCA. If she wins the ...

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PCA 2015: Lex Veldhuis on playing PLO and fighting

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Lex Veldhuis Interview Part 2

Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis shares how he told his parents about quitting school to pursue poker, how his life has changed an...

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One hell of a bluff - Rousso vs Veldhuis

And Vanessa Rousso wins the hand with a pretty bluff

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Lex Veldhuis vs Justin Bonomo

The Big Game action. Lex gets it baaad

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Lex Veldhuis Interview Part 1

Team PokerStars Pro from the Netherlands Lex Veldhuis discusses his life before poker in this edition of Seat Open.

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EPT9 Monte Carlo - ME Final Table Part 1 (ft. Lex Veldhuis)

Live replay of the EPT9 Monte Carlo final table! Part 1 (ft. Lex Veldhuis)

The Hand That Cost Lex Veldhuis $1.5million

Lex 'RAsZi' Veldhuis’ dream of WCOOP Main Event glory was shattered when runner-runner spades flushed his heroic efforts away

Liv Boeree Talks WCOOP Prep

Boeree did a quick interview covering anecdotes from past events, comments on her history with Veldhuis and her top tips

Should Big Winning Poker Pros Still Ask for Donations on Twitch?

Poker streamers can earn 5 figures a month on Twitch on top of their poker winnings yet they still ask for tips from their audience

What Poker’s "Professional Best Friend" Is Up To These Days

Jeff Gross touched on a variety of topics - including the big blind ante, poker players boxing and Fortnite.

Online Poker , 5 years ago

“One Time” Comes In Every Time For Lex Veldhuis

Luckbox Lex Veldhuis’ KK v. AA. v. QQ v. JJ Flip for Tournament Life

Lex Veldhuis Seeks Help For Candy Crush Addiction

There are worse ways to unwind after a hard day grinding away for your Twitch audience than leaning back with the simple gameplay of Candy Crush.

Online Poker , 5 years ago

Poker Player Tagged as 'Fish' By Lex Veldhuis Gets Revenge

The alleged fish, Tuomo Niskanen, had a chance to confront Veldhuis at a PokerStars Online Qualifiers Meet and Greet at the EPT in Monte Carlo.

Somerville and Veldhuis Agree on Ultimate Sweat Prop Bet!

Jason Somerville and Lex Veldhuis have taken up the spirit of the Ultimate Sweat prop bet and run with it in a new direction.

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Online Poker , 6 years ago

Lex Veldhuis Suffers Bad Beats

Lex Veldhuis recently compiled a video containing a number of bad beat snippets of his online action.