Vince Burgio

Vincent Burgio (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American professional poker player based in West Hills, California. Burgio is a graduate of the University of Missouri. He moved to California in 1976 to set up a construction business and began playing poker tournaments regularly in 1987. Burgio came to note as the winner of the Best All-Around Player Award at the 1992 Four Queens Poker Classic. In 1994 he won a WSOP bracelet in the Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo event, defeating a final table including both Howard "The Professor" Lederer and Jay Heimowitz. Burgio also made the final table of the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event that year, finishing in 4th place. He also finished in the money of the Main Event in 1998.