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James Van Alstyne


Bluff Power Ranking:  88
2008 POY Rank:  1,494
2007 POY Rank:  278
Earnings:  $2,617,808  

Birthplace: Columbus, GA
Resides: Las Vegas, NV

  • Attended Stanford University

  • Also a professional blackjack player.
Tournament data:  
Event Place Earnings POY pts
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Thursday, June 19, 2008
World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 37)
$10,000 buy-in		 21st $22,090 15.8
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 16)
$2,000 buy-in		 45th $4,529 10.2
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 10)
$2,500 buy-in		 11th $15,171 18.8
2008 Mo's Deep Stack
Monday, January 14, 2008
No Limit Hold'em
$300 buy-in		 17th $755 n/a
2007 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
No Limit Hold'em Championship Doyle Brunson Classic
$15,000 buy-in		 92nd $28,905 21.3
2007 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
No Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 42nd $2,645 8.8
2007 NPL Vegas Open
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Event #1 - No Limit Hold'em
$2,500 buy-in		 4th $15,296 6.3
2007 Legends of Poker
Monday, August 13, 2007
No Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 16th $2,445 7.2
2007 Orleans Open
Sunday, July 29, 2007
No Limit Hold'em Championship
$1,000 buy-in		 1st $57,815 n/a
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
Saturday, June 09, 2007
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 15)
$1,500 buy-in		 123rd $4,484 27.5
2007 Mirage Poker Showdown
Friday, May 11, 2007
Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 8th $5,736 37.0
2007 WPT World Championships
Saturday, April 21, 2007
WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship
$25,000 buy-in		 81st $46,410 21.6
2007 WPT World Championships
Monday, April 16, 2007
No Limit Hold'em
$3,000 buy-in		 23rd $5,505 9.8
2007 WPT World Championships
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
No Limit Hold'em
$5,000 buy-in		 12th $11,045 9.8
2007 WPT World Championships
Sunday, April 08, 2007
No Limit Hold'em
$2,000 buy-in		 21st $3,200 8.4
2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star
Monday, March 12, 2007
WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship
$9,600 buy-in		 4th $250,000 158.4
2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star
Sunday, March 11, 2007
No Limit Hold'em
$1,920 buy-in		 15th $6,000 8.4
2007 The Wynn Classic
Monday, February 26, 2007
Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
$1,000 buy-in		 16th $1,649 n/a
2007 L.A Poker Classic
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Event #28 - No Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 1st $187,895 165.0
2007 L.A Poker Classic
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Event #14 - No Limit Hold'em Turbo
$500 buy-in		 3rd $15,590 18.8
2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Event #9 - No Limit Hold'em
$5,000 buy-in		 13th $12,100 21.0
2007 Borgata Winter Poker Open
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Event #4 - No Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 2nd $105,788 123.2
2006 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Friday, December 08, 2006
No Limit Hold'em
$2,500 buy-in		 21st $5,185 9.4
2006 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Friday, December 01, 2006
No Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 9th $10,645 37.4
2006 World Poker Finals
Friday, November 10, 2006
Event #14 - No Limit Hold'em
$4,800 buy-in		 4th $64,159 92.4
2006 Festa Al Lago V
Sunday, October 15, 2006
WPT Championship No-Limit Hold'em
$10,000 buy-in		 21st $25,050 36.0
2006 Festa Al Lago V
Friday, October 13, 2006
Super Satellite No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 7th $10,500 39.2
2006 Legends of Poker
Saturday, August 26, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$9,700 buy-in		 9th $66,540 72.0
2006 Bellagio Cup II Tournament
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 10th $2,725 n/a
2006 Bellagio Cup II Tournament
Saturday, July 29, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 49th $1,214 n/a
2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker
Sunday, July 23, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys (Event 34)
$1,000 buy-in		 34th $8,191 18.0
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Sunday, June 11, 2006
No-Limit Hold’em
$500 buy-in		 18th $931 1.6
2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
Saturday, June 03, 2006
No Limited Hold'em Super Satellites
$1,000 buy-in		 19th $10,400 7.5
2006 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship
Sunday, May 28, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em
$2,000 buy-in		 6th $10,115 47.5
2006 Mirage Poker Showdown
Sunday, May 07, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em
$2,000 buy-in		 1st $86,824 144.0
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Pot-Limit Omaha
$1,000 buy-in		 9th $3,579 5.0
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Saturday, April 29, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 10th $3,958 15.0
2006 4th Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$25,000 buy-in		 5th $439,375 174.4
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Grand Casino Tunica
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 3rd $16,825 66.0
2006 Gold Strike World Poker Open
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
No Limited Hold'em Super Satellites
$1,000 buy-in		 8th $10,400 33.6
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Grand Casino Tunica
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Pot-Limit Omaha
$1,000 buy-in		 1st $51,445 100.0
2005 Five Diamond World Poker Classic IV
Monday, December 12, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$15,000 buy-in		 12th $80,500  
2005 Five Diamond World Poker Classic IV
Sunday, December 04, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 17th $4,510  
2005 Five Diamond World Poker Classic IV
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$2,000 buy-in		 11th $5,770  
2005 UltimateBet.com's Aruba Poker Classic
Monday, September 26, 2005
No-Limit Championship
$5,000 buy-in		 7th $60,000  
2005/2006 WSOP Circuit Event - Grand Casino Tunica
Monday, August 22, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$10,000 buy-in		 18th $17,005  
2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker
Thursday, June 30, 2005
High-Low 8/OB (Event 32)
$5,000 buy-in		 12th $14,740  
2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe
Sunday, May 08, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$10,000 buy-in		 3rd $164,350  
2005 The Plaza World Poker Classic
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Pot-Limit Omaha
$2,000 buy-in		 2nd $8,200  
2005 Bellagio Friday/Saturday No Limit Hold'em Tournament
Friday, April 29, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 3rd $8,195  
2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Rio Las Vegas
Thursday, March 17, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$2,000 buy-in		 4th $28,090  
2004/2005 WSOP Circuit Event - Rio Las Vegas
Monday, March 14, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 3rd $26,190  
2005 Shooting Star
Monday, March 07, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$10,000 buy-in		 10th $65,000  
2005 Bellagio Friday/Saturday No Limit Hold'em Tournament
Friday, February 11, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 9th $1,824  
2005 L.A. Poker Classic
Friday, February 04, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 17th $3,158  
2005 Bellagio Friday/Saturday No Limit Hold'em Tournament
Friday, January 07, 2005
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 2nd $24,541  
2004 Five Diamond World Poker Classic II
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$15,300 buy-in		 18th $43,562  
2004 Five Diamond World Poker Classic II
Saturday, December 11, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em
$3,000 buy-in		 17th $9,574  
2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge
Friday, October 29, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 1st $100,000  
2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament
Thursday, October 14, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 8th $6,299  
2004 WPPA Championship of Poker
Friday, October 08, 2004
WPPA No-Limit Hold'em Championship
$5,000 buy-in		 1st $125,420  
2004 Borgata Poker Open
Thursday, September 16, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,500 buy-in		 4th $31,140  
2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge
Sunday, September 05, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 1st $12,600  
2004 Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge
Saturday, August 21, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000 buy-in		 7th $1,444  
2004 Mirage Poker Showdown
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
No-Limit Hold'em
$2,080 buy-in		 18th $4,792  
1999 30th Annual World Series of Poker
Monday, May 10, 1999
World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event 17)
$10,000 buy-in		 16th $33,540  
1998 29th Annual World Series of Poker
Monday, May 04, 1998
Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 14)
$3,000 buy-in		 2nd $66,600  
1994 25th Annual World Series of Poker
Friday, April 29, 1994
Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 14)
$1,500 buy-in		 8th $6,750  
1994 25th Annual World Series of Poker
Wednesday, April 20, 1994
Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event 5)
$2,500 buy-in		 3rd $30,900  
 
 
 

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