Christopher De Maci

Christopher De Maci is a professional poker player who made his first live-event cash in 2005. In the first 6 years, Christopher cashed 22 times, made 5 final tables, had 9 WSOP cashes, and earned over $1 million. During that time he was also a successful online poker player, earning over $1.4 million.

Born in 1983 in California, Christopher started playing poker with friends in high school. After watching the movie Rounders, he was hooked, and as soon as he was of legal age in 2004, he started to frequent the many card rooms Los Angeles and the outlying areas. He started playing low-limit cash games, working up to higher stakes over the years.

In 2008, he took the advice of friends and tried online poker. It wasn’t long before he found success playing online, ranked by PocketFives.com as one of the top 50 online poker players in the world. At Full Tilt Poker playing as “DeMaci,” in 2008 he took 3rd in a $1 Million Guaranteed for $74,000, was 3rd for $41,081 in a 2009 Sunday Brawl, and in 2010, won a $33,000 Guaranteed for $27,425. In 2010, playing online as “RuberbandMan” on PokerStars, he had a runner-up finish for $198,800 in the Sunday Million, and won a $150k Guaranteed for $34,900.

Even before his online success, Christopher was an accomplished live tournament player. In 2005, he made his first live-event cash at the L.A. Poker Classic when he finished 14th for $3,948 in the $970 NLHE. The same year, he cashed at the Five-Star World Poker Classic, and cashed at the WSOP when he finished 12th in the $2,000 NLHE to earn $28,395.

In 2006, he cashed at the California Poker Championships, and in 2007, he won his first event when he took down the $485 NLHE Heavenly Hold\’em to earn $39,479. His single cash in 2008 was at the Holiday Bonus Tournament. In 2009, he cashed at the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza, and the same month, finished 33rd in the WPT $9,900 NLHE Main Event to take home $38,085. At the 2009 WSOP, he cashed twice, which included a 7th place finish in the $1,500 NLHE for $98,933.

Christopher started 2010 by cashing at the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Caesars Palace, the WSOP, and the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza. His last 2 cashes that year were big, a runner-up finish for $440,000 in the NAPT $4,750 NLHE Main Event in Los Angeles, and a 12th place finish in the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker classic Main Event for $42,231.

As of December, Christopher had cashed 7 times in 2011, which included 5 WSOP cashes. Before his WSOP run, he cashed at the Big Event in Los Angeles. At the WSOP, his best efforts were 11th place for $56,140in the $10,000 NLHE 6-Max Championship, and 61st in the Main Event for $130,997. In November, he was back in Las Vegas for the Festa Al Lago, where he final tabled the $5,000 NLHE Championship Event, finishing 6th to collect $45,913.

Making his home in Newport Beach, Christopher enjoys the southern California lifestyle by hanging out with his family, friends, and watching the L.A. Lakers.