Sam Stein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American poker player
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1988
Place of Birth: Calabasas, California, United States
Profession: poker player
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Sam Stein
- Samuel "Sam" Stein (born January 11, 1988) is an American professional poker player from Los Angeles who lives in Henderson, Nevada.
- He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and three in the money finishes.
- In both the 2010 and 2011 World Series of Poker, he finished in the money in two $10,000 Championship events, with one of them being the Pot Limit Texas hold 'em championship event each year.
- Of his nine World Series of Poker (WSOP) cashes, his last five are in pot limit events.Stein has several second-place finishes in big tournaments.
- One of the more memorable ones was when Jason Mercier rivered him twice in a row at the April 13, 2010 35-player $25,000 NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout during a four-hour heads up final.
- His largest live game prize was a $1 million payout for a 4th-place finish in the 1560-player 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,000 main event.He was listed as one of the best bets to win his first WSOP bracelet in 2010.
- He finished in the money three times, but did not win (get a bracelet) until 2011.
- The closest was a 10th-place finish in the 268-player 2010 $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 38 where he earned a prize of $44,010.Stein is known for his online poker ID of KingKobeMVP.
- He has several large field wins in online play including January 19, 2011 Absolute Poker $1000+50 NL Hold'em against a field of 230 players for a prize of $47,725; November 24, 2009 PokerStars The Super Tuesday [$250,000 guaranteed] $1000+50 NL Hold'em against a field of 317 players for a prize of $64,827; and his highest online payout in the March 29, 2009 PokerStars Sunday 500 [$500,000 guaranteed] $500+30 NL Hold'em against a field of 986 players for a prize of $91,250.
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