carlos welch wsop poker The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online awarded 33 bracelets on WSOP.com this past summer, and nabbing one of them was grinder Carlos “CarlosWelch” Welch . He topped a 1,050-entry field to take down Event #8: $888 Crazy Eights Hold’em for $124,369 , his first gold bracelet. But that’s far from his greatest accomplishment in life.
Welch, who spoke with PokerNews , is the prime example of someone who made the most out of the least. He used his natural intelligence, especially in math, to go from poverty to a successful life, but it wasn’t ever easy and he’s had to earn everything he’s achieved. Rough Upbringing
The 40-year-old bracelet winner grew up in Griffin, Georgia, a high-crime town near Atlanta considered the second most dangerous city in the state.
“I grew up in a house with my mama, two brothers, and maybe another 3-4 adult family members. Eventually, we moved into our own place, but it was right next door to my grandmother’s house, so basically everyone was still together. We didn’t have much growing up, but there always seemed to be just enough for everyone,” Welch said.
In crime infested communities, many succumb to gangs, violence, and other nonproductive lifestyles. Welch is wired differently. Despite the tough circumstances he faced as a youth, he excelled throughout school. He saved money by working at various restaurants and grocery stores as a teenager, and would go on to be the Salutatorian of his high school class in 1999. He’d go on to earn a degree in Finance and Real Estate in 2005. The Making of a Poker Player
Mr. Welch the teacher. Shortly after, he became a web designer at the University of Georgia. It was there where he began to pick up the game of poker.
“I used to sneak and play SNGs in my office at Georgia on slow days,” Welch said.
Welch would leave UGA in 2006 to pursue a career in real estate, which is right in line with what he went to college for in the first place. The only problem was the timing […]
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