James Obst

Australian poker player (born 1990)

James Obst
Nickname(s)	Andy McLEOD
Residence	Adelaide, Australia
Born	(1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 33)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1
Final table(s)	7
Money finish(es)	30
Highest ITM Main Event finish	13th, 2016
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)	1
Information accurate as of 9 November 2018.

James Obst (born 3 August 1990) is a poker player from Adelaide, Australia, and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner. He attended St Peter's College in Adelaide.

Career

Obst was an accomplished junior chess player, representing Australia three times at the World Junior Chess Championship.^[1] He began playing poker at the age of 14. He started with no-limit hold 'em in 2/4 cents and then tried Stud Hi-Lo.

Under the name "Andy McLEOD" (a nod to former Adelaide Crows Australian rules footballer Andrew McLeod), Obst has won four Spring Championship of Online Poker titles, a World Championship of Online Poker title, and one Full Tilt Online Poker Series tournament.^[2] By the age of 19, he had already won more than $1.5 million online.^[3]

Obst's first recorded live tournament cash came in 2009. At the WSOP, he has cashed 44 times and made 16 top-10 finishes. After twice finishing runner-up, Obst won his first bracelet in 2017 in the $10,000 Razz Championship, earning $265,000.^[4] His largest cash came from a 13th-place finish at the WSOP Main Event in 2016 for $427,930.^[5]

As of June 2023, Obst's live earnings exceed US$3,137,000.^[6] His 44 WSOP cashes account for more than $2.2 million of those winnings.^[7]

World Series of Poker bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize ($US)
2017	$10,000 Razz Championship	$265,138

Personal life

In his free time, Obst still plays chess, and he enjoys tennis and golf.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Murray, David (23 October 2009). "James Obst, the Australian teen who's won $1.5m in online poker from his bedroom". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ Chick, Heath (10 May 2016). "SCOOP 2016: James "Andy McLEOD" Obst wins 4th SCOOP title in Event #11-H ($1,050+R PL Omaha)". PokerStars Blog. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "James Obst talks about winning his 1st WSOP Bracelet and his goals". Somuchpoker. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ Hintze, Haley (15 June 2017). "JAMES OBST BATTLES BACK TO WIN $10,000 RAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP". WSOP.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "47th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2016, No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship (Event #68)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
^ "James Obst's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "James Obst". WSOP.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.