Ben Lamb

Benjamin “Ben” Lamb is one of the most popular poker players in the US, which is also ranked as the 33rd in All Time Money List United States. He has really impressive results in live and online Poker, with total winnings of more than $16 million. In addition to that, recently, in 2023, he won his second WSOP bracelet. 

Let us find out more about his Poker career and life.

Main Information

If you have recently become a fan of Ben Lamb or just interested in who he is, the info below will be of help:

• Nickname: Benba at PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, Benba Lamb at UltimateBet;
• Nationality: American;
• Residence: USA;
• Born: In 1985, Oklahoma;
• Age: 39;
• Last Results: 4th place on 55th World Series of Poker – WSOP 2024, Las Vegas.

Ben Lamb Biography

Benjamin Lamb was born on the 31st of March in 1986 in Tulsa, which is located in Oklahoma. All his childhood Ben spent in his hometown, where he also studied in the Jenks High School. As soon as he graduated from school in 2004, he moved to Texas to study at Trinity University in San Antonio.

Just when Benjamin Lamb turned 18, he actively started playing Poker. He continued playing in university and had pretty good results. It was the reason why he dropped out of studying and decided to become a professional player. For some period of time, he was also working as a dealer in the Cherokee Casino in his hometown of Tulsa. Now he is living in Las Vegas and plays Poker.

Poker Career

Ben Lamb started his professional career right after graduating from school. In 2006, when he was studying at the University, he started to play online Poker at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Ultimate Bet.

The year 2006 was very important for Ben Lamb’s career, as he won the United States Poker Championship with a prize of $60,000. The same year he attended the World Series of Poker championship and ended on the 12th place.

Three years later, in 2009’s World Series of Poker, he finished in 14th place with a $600,000 prize. Such boost allowed Ben Lamb to significantly improve his skills and, 2 years later, he once again returned to the tournament. As a result, he won, got his first WSOP bracelet and $800,000.

Besides that, in 2011, Ben Lamb finished on the final table in the Main Event. In total, he got around $4,000,000 during that year. For his results, he got 2 Player of the Year awards – one from the WSOP organization, and another from the Card Player Magazine.

After that, Ben Lamb got several good cash winnings from 2015 to 2018 but appeared in different events more rarely. 2019 was a superb year for Ben, as a poker player at Triton Series. Firstly, he won more than $1,000,000 in Montenegro, and then about $2,200,000 in London.

For a long time, Benjamin Lamb did not show impressive results at the World Series of Poker. But in 2022 he got 3rd place, and in the next year, in 2023, Ben got the second bracelet in his career.

Live Poker Achievements

Ben Lamb plays different variations of Poker. There are three of his favorites, which are Omaha Pot Limit, No Limit Hold’em, and Hi-Lo 8. Here are some of his main achievements in live events:

• Bracelet for the 1st and 3rd place at 42nd World Series of Poker – WSOP 2011, Las Vegas;
• 2nd place at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London, with a prize of over $1,600,000.
• 1st place at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro, with a total prize of over $1,000,000.
• Second bracelet at Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship of the 2023 WSOP.

Online Poker Achievements

The main online Poker activity of Ben Lamb was from 2006 to 2016 when he played on many online Poker sites. During this 10-year period, he earned more than $1,000,000. Here are his main results:

• 6th place at PokerStars SCOOP $5,200 PL Omaha in 2014, where he won more than $35,000;
• 12th place at PokerStars SCOOP $2,100 PL Mixed Omaha in 2016;
• 40th place at PokerStars SCOOP $10,300 NL Hold’em Main Event also in 2014;
• 40th place at PokerStars $530 Sunday 500 in the same year.

Top Five Career Cashes

As you can see, Ben Lamb has more significant results in live Poker events. That is exactly why all of his biggest winnings come from them:

Ben Lamb’s Socials

Benjamin is not active on social media. His main account is on Twitter, and Instagram is closed because it is mostly for his friends and family. But here are some links, so that you will be able to follow and watch some news from Ben:

• Twitter(X);
• Facebook.