Diego Cordovez was born on 1965 and is an American poker player, the only son of the former UN Under-Secretary-General, Diego Cordovez.
10 Facts About Diego Cordovez
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Diego Cordovez has won one World Series of Poker bracelet, and he has 16 WSOP cash finishes, including 7 final tables.
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Diego Cordovez has won over $1.4 million in career tournament winnings.
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At the 2000 World Series of Poker, Diego Cordovez won the $2,000 no limit Texas hold 'em event, earning more than $290,000 and a bracelet.
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Diego Cordovez defeated English professional poker player and bracelet winner, Dave Ulliott heads-up to win the tournament.
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Diego Cordovez followed this a couple of months later with another first-place finish at the Legends of Poker limit hold 'em event.
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In 2002, Diego Cordovez cashed in another four WSOP events, making the final table in three of them, including a second place in the $2,000 SHOE event, losing to Phil Ivey.
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Diego Cordovez won the limit Holdem championship at the Los Angeles Poker Open at the Commerce Casino, the largest limit Holdem tournament in history; the first prize was $569,430.
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Diego Cordovez was featured on ESPN's coverage of the 2008 WSOP Main Event at a table which featured 2003 Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker and professional player Clonie Gowen as well as being interviewed in a segment about his career as a poker player.
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Diego Cordovez is currently one of the hosts of the Spanish-language version of Poker After Dark, broadcast throughout Latin America on Discovery Channel.