Layne Flack


Layne Flack is an American professional poker player from Rapid City, South Dakota, residing in Montana and Nevada.

Poker career

Flack started playing cards with his grandparents, but became engrossed in the game whilst working at a casino. He would regularly go to another casino after work to play poker. Despite becoming the Night Manager in his job, he quit as he was spending too much time on poker to continue working full-time as well.
He met up with Johnny Chan who helped him improve his game and, following a big loss, encouraged Flack to ensure he had a lot of rest before a tournament.Ted Forrest then took him under his wing, eventually playing in the biggest games in the world.
As of 2010, Flack has won over $4,300,000 in live tournament play. His 43 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,740,892 of his live tournament winnings.

World Series of Poker

Flack has won six bracelets at the WSOP. He got the nickname "Back to Back Flack" after winning two consecutive Legends of Poker events in August 1999. He would accomplish the same feat three years later at the 2002 and the 2003 events.

World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournamentPrize
1999$3,000 Pot Limit Hold-Em$224,400
2002$2,000 No Limit Hold-Em$303,880
2002$1,500 No Limit Hold-Em$268,020
2003$2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split$119,260
2003$1,500 Limit Hold-Em Shootout$120,000
2008$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys$577,725

World Poker Tour

Flack has made numerous appearances on the World Poker Tour and has captured one WPT title.