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Layne Flack

At the 2002 World Championships, Layne Flack won two gold bracelets back-to-back. He usually attends the major events and can often be found at the final table. He has five World Series of Poker bracelets and earned the nickname "Back to Back Flack" when he won the $2000 No Limit Hold'em and $1,500 No Limit but, like most well-known players these days, most people know him from his World Poker Tour appearances. He's a talented young player who is getting there with a little help from his friends and mentors, two of whom are Johnny Chan and Huck Seed. Flack isn't usually on someone list of 5 favorite players but for someone with as much talent as him and as young as he is, his future is as bright as anyone's.
Born in South Dakota, Layne Flack is in his late 20's and has lived in Montana most of his life. He started playing cards with his grandparents when he was younger but didn't begin playing until he started working at the casino. When he got off work, he'd go over to a different casino and to play poker. He became the night manager. But he dropped out after a short time because he was spending too much time playing cards and making money to finish. Later on he met up with Johnny Chan and they became friends and then Flack asked Chan if he would help him improve his game. Chan also helped him deal with a big loss one night. After winning a lot of money in a tournament, he lost a lot in a side game and many other poker players were talking about it but Chan just told him to just deal with it and get more rest the next time.

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COMMENTS:

bad_dog76
November 30, 2007
Layne Plaque, I mean Flack, is rubbish. Take some of your earnings, have your teeth cleaned and try eating something, Loser!

jellibeans
July 30, 2007
hes cool i like him

?????
November 13, 2006
He must have read the previous post.....just saw him on TV
and he had some type of phony cap over his buck teeth...it
looked bad....like some type of Holloween wax teeth.....He
busted out 6th I think...PPT tour I think.

?????
March 24, 2006
Tangletooth"

pounded redux
August 26, 2005
Oh ya... thats because they did...

Unregistered
August 23, 2005
Hey Layne, where the crack pipe?

POUNDEDISGAY
August 21, 2005
HEY POUND, its cool to make fun of someone if you succeed, but all you did was talk about that you let layne and huck fuck you, then do drugs on you, you made yourself look like a total moron, keep up with the good posts bro

Unregistered
August 15, 2005
oh yea then win 5 gold braclets

Unregistered
August 11, 2005
Things to do to day: Tend to my marijuana plants growing in the back yard. Smoke a joint, snort some crack. Drink some much booze that i am drunk off my ass. Then play poker

Layne Flack
August 7, 2005
To the poster "Orthodontist needed" on July 28, I will never go to one. See when I was younger I was touched inappropriately by an orthodontist. Thus I will prefer to go through life with my grotesque snaggleteeth. Now could you all please making fun of my teeth because it causes me to self-medicate and I dont know how much more my nose can handle.

JetsFan315
August 7, 2005
By the way Boooooooooooooooooooooooooom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unregistered
August 6, 2005
I bought off a pint of coke from this guy last night.

response team
August 3, 2005
englishcat was that suppose to be a joke. obviously theres another person more fckn weird than layne flack out there. Go and ride on a doudle decker or something.

$1,000,000 Question
August 2, 2005
What needs to be fixed first, Layne "Tooth-Stain/Plaque" Flack's teeth, or Paul "X-22" Malgriel's nose skin-flap?I say neither. Let's take the money and go snort some powder instead, right Layne?- "Chocolate" Chip Jett.

Scotia
August 2, 2005
Lol @ Above

Huck Seed's Conscious
August 1, 2005
This guy treats his body like GARBAGE. He looks like a huge burnout. It's really sick seeing a degenerate in person. Dude's like 6'1" 130. And his horse teeth weigh like 8 pounds so really 122.

englishcat
August 1, 2005
Layne rung me the other night. Said he was sober. I believe him. Then again, I am also a guy who spend a grand to see Cher when she came over here. So my judgement isn't all that good.

Orthodontist
July 27, 2005
Who cares what he does in private...I can't stand looking at those teeth....Jeez - if you're gonna be on camera, spend a few bucks and get your damn teeth fixed.

And
July 23, 2005
"Yo Lane, do your thing" Which is... to smoke dope and hit the crack pipe.

IMGAY
July 21, 2005
Why do you care if he is drunk or stoned. Half you retards were probably drunk or stoned when you wrote the lame comment. Cheers Layne, do you thing

Um, no
July 20, 2005
Layne has not cleaned up.Here is a side bet for anyone.Within two weeks of right now, I will stake 10,000 bucks, (that is all I have in savings) vs. your 10 K that Layne will fail a drug test if taken in front of a neutral witness.I have first-hand knowledge he is still hittin it on the side. Dead serious.

un.
July 15, 2005
why would you make a comment about layne doing drugs when he has sobered up? get your stuff straight

I need an accountant
July 11, 2005
To help me figure out how much blow he can buy with the 36K he won yesterday. Help!

Joe
July 5, 2005
Layne Flack plays the aggressive style perfectly, one of the best Ive seen. Got that Gus Hansen, Sam Farha method. I also like how he doesnt compromise his verbal style when confronted with other loud players. Case in point when he was playing with Mike Matusow at the WPT table in Aruba. He told Matusow what the deal was and backed it up with superlative reads and raises. Personal problems or not, Layne Flack will always be a top flighter. He may have learned from Chan, but you have to have great ability to apply that knowledge.

yo.
July 5, 2005
for the invitational comment, he and jerry buss are friends, and he wasn't treating it as if it weren't serious, its his style at the table, he made incredible lay downs, great calls, and bluffs only layne can make. maybe you should understand what you're talking about before you start criticizing someone else. all you people judging him is a joke. layne has more poker heart than most, he can put all his money in without even looking at his cards because he can read what his oppenent doesn't have.

nuts
July 4, 2005
layne is the nuts

montanalaynefan
June 16, 2005
I think Layne is awesome!!!! I know he will rock!

Observer
June 13, 2005
This guy acted like a totally dick in some celebrity invitational tourney. He had a monster chip stack at the final table and was mucking around with the master, laughing it up and criticising the celebrity's play heads-up. Granted the celebrity was as tight as a stick but still Layne just thought he was too good. He just kept mucking around, not truly concentrating on the game. I found it annoying. Having said that, i saw him at another final table where he was better behaved and hes a pretty good player overall.

Layne's Number One Fan
June 10, 2005
Layne finished second in one of the first events at the WSOP this year, scored him like 365 K.Great start, but look out, now that he can afford some fo the high grade smack AND he is in Vegas, you won't see him make another final table for weeks! God Luck Layne. Keep chasin the dragon.

Joe/Flip/needles
June 3, 2005
know someone before you make comments about them!If you wish to respond to the previous comment please use the email above.

Joe/Flip/rn2005
June 3, 2005
Met Layne and family while eating chinese dinner at the Rio in June 05. Perfect gentlemen and cares about children. Very friendly and kind and doesn't mind being bothered about autographs and photos. I wish him good luck in the 2005 WSOP. Wish we could have talked more. Joe and Maryann

loser
May 8, 2005
This guy reminds me of an arrogant coke head. If he is not a coker I suck dick. Wait a minute I guess he is not a coke head then, sorry.

LimeHouse
May 7, 2005
I just "took" him for about 2K heads up at a 30-60 limit table, but he didn't seem to care. I mean, we capped it three times with my trips against his bottom pair...I'm sure he's a good player sometimes...but MAN!

He is awesome!
May 1, 2005
He is not gay!!!! He has a girlfriend(not married)I love reading the jealousy you all prevail!!! Cracks me up that you can only put someone down because you can't enjoy his life! I wouldn't believe everything I read either. Everyone has problems, some learn to deal with them, others don't. He took care of things, sounds like you all need to take care of yourself too! They always say those that belittle others have no life of their own. STOP living his!!!

Big P
April 12, 2005
You anonymous losers can say anything you want with absolutely no proof at all. I have never met the man, but he looks like a genius the way he plays and reads his opponents. My style is nothing like his, I am quiet and not nearly as aggressive. But I admire his ability and would love to learn the game from one of the worlds best players.

Patrick
April 10, 2005
He has quit turned his life around and should be admired for doing so, hes the best poker player in the world when he plays his best 5 WSOP Bracelets in 4 years- Hes a Freak No one comes close seriously maybe ivey but he still hasnt got flacks talent

Vegas Mike
April 6, 2005
He's married, his wife is a hot blonde.

me.
April 1, 2005
Is the girlfriend hot? I want details. Plenty of details....

Patrick
March 31, 2005
He aint gay hes got a girlfriend

But are the rumors true?
March 26, 2005
Is he gay? Does he really live in the Bay area? I must find out if he is.

MTgirl
March 24, 2005
Come on guys! Dont be so damn ignorant...we all know the poker lifestyle is a tough and twisted one. The longer you're in it, the more messed up your life becomes. Layne taught me how to play and how to deal in MT. Yes time has changed him...maybe for the worse. But thats what happens to people in this lifestyle! It comes with the territory! I'm glad I got out of it.

Lane is a GOD
March 21, 2005
He is intelligent and smart. Who cares how much he is or was in debt. It takes money to make money. Go Layne!

patric
March 19, 2005
u guys are sick losers the mans got skills him and forrest are freaky with their reads if you combined there agresive and no fear style with phil iveys focus and patience he would need no luck he would win every tournament he entered- i admire him for turning his life around and you idiots put him down about it - get a fuckin life - just because you will never be as good as him

uk defender
March 18, 2005
Come on guys...he's got 5 bracelets!!i mean whether he's broke or not....he's had plenty of money pass through his hands and i bet he's had a good time partying and spending it.I read in the cardplayer interview that he's been in rehab in the summer 2004...so hopefully he stays clean.His poker talent isnt in question and he will surely win and earn loads of money from poker.Its easy to be jealous when you have no life and if anything inspires jealousy its poker players!! the combination of testosterone,pyschological warfare,lying(bluffing),intelligence,and millions of dollars is sure to help rear the green eyed monster...and its there to see clearly over all these message boards!!

I hate ignorance!!!
February 23, 2005
If you all are so damn jealous of him get out there and take care of him on the poker table, I wish you the best of luck...you will need it!!! If you don't know the guy, don't talk about him. Show me 5 bracelets and then we can talk, until then you best bite your tongue before you get kicked in the a$$!! The guy plays poker for a living and he's addicted....you couldn't walk a minute in that guys shoes. By the way, who ever the so called banker is, you better know his real debt amount before you start talking shit that isn't true!!! Find a new hobby that you can be successful at like cleaning toilets or something, something you can actually talk $hit about!

iveyfan05
February 23, 2005
good player, seems to suckout alot...hard to put him on a hand..he plays anything

Jenni Rebecca
February 19, 2005
Very sexy! Excellent player. My favorite. Without a doubt.

Unregistered
February 9, 2005
He is dead broke and getting staked to play in tourns

JoBro
February 4, 2005
Lane has been and will be forever fearless. He does read people well and has an uncanny ability for folding or calling at the right time. He learned that running with Tobin and the boys in Verm. You go boy!

santafe1952
February 1, 2005
im watching him right now at the 100/200 table playing head to head at fulltilt.comhes making some bad calls already dropped 3kdefinitely obsessive compulsive

girliegirl42hotmail.com
January 28, 2005
he´s interesting to look at, both with the cards, as well with his looks............and to the rumours on whether he drinks, do drugs etc..........it should be his own business and no one else.............

slvsc2
November 16, 2004
I love how so many attribute Layne's limited success to his drinking. Hmm, by the time he is 40 he'll be like Nick Cage in "Leaving Las Vegas." That's great. Flack has had limited success and has the bankroll to get into a lot of tournaments. But, look at the record. What has he done lately. He was on FSN Poker at the Plaza and looked (and acted) like COrky. This kid needs to go back to Montana, dry out, and get his head together if he wants to make it long term in the poker world.

Mailpurge101
November 15, 2004
I've played with layne in ring games as well as tournies. I've seen him drunk and I've seen him sober. I've won many tournements myself. A sober layne I can beat, a drunk layne will rule the table. make no mistake, you can love him or hate him, but his style is a winner and he IS a world class player.

Unregistered
November 11, 2004
check the 1st segment of fox championship poker at the plaza - deeb raises in the dark and ngueyen calls, check check, check check, check check, and layne calls both their hands blind without any real information. he's a bit too reckless at times, but u would be too if u had layne's skills. this guy is scary good

Theresa
November 1, 2004
I really like Layne. Not only is he sweet on the eyes but he is the player that got me interested in poker. He is witty, charming, smart, skilled and entertaining. He is probably the best at reading other players. His aggressive style is wonderful to watch. I hope we see much more of Layne Flack.

raul
October 30, 2004
this guy is good but not his poker playing his personality.

pocket7s
September 24, 2004
this guy isnt my favorite player but hes good thats for sure

James Graines
September 10, 2004
Layne is an avid and addicted poker player. I have been in some ring games and in a $500 buy-in tourni in Seattle with him ... he is a fun guy to play with, but, as mentioned earlier, he is loud and easily upset. He does like to drink. He put back 7 beers in about 3 hours of play, it was surprisingly pitiful. Flack does not use illegal drugs, but he is addicted to pain killers.

Poker Observer
August 7, 2004
You can have all the skill in poker, and still lose based on luck, as did Layne Flack in the Pokerstars.com $2 Million + No-Limit Holdem Tournament. He had one of the top chip counts with over $10,000 in chips. Him and another player went in on a flop of three low cards. Lane, with 2 2, made three of a kind with a 2 in the flop and went all in with his $10,000+ chips. The other player called, with a higher pair in the hole, and three of a kind with the flop. Layne was eliminated. Oh darn! hehehe

shady
July 31, 2004
Great player a well as a nice guy. He would give the shirt off his back to someone in need. He will win another tournament by the end of the year.

REGGIE
July 30, 2004
Layne Rocks

Mark
July 29, 2004
Layne Flack is an absolute genius. Watch the mans ability in reading his opponents hands. His style is probably the most enjoyable to watch. You should be commenting on his ability to play cards, not his social life. He may or may not have problems, but so did the greatest of them all Mr Stu Unger.

casey
July 25, 2004
I really like Lane he is adgresive player fast the way to play

James
July 12, 2004
the guy is kind of a **** but there's no denying his skill.

Unregistered
June 29, 2004
reminds me abit of jim carey!

Sick and tired
June 9, 2004
Im sick of ppl confusing someones ability with there personality or personal problems. We are all humans prone to making mistakes im glad that all u ppl ragging layne have such perfect lives and perfect problems. Alot of ppl drink or do drugs for whatever reason but that doesnt mean they are bad or even wrong. Its just different from what you believe or do. If he is a drug addict i hope he gets help if he wants it if he doesnt i say let the man do what makes him happy and tip your hat to him because he has done better in the poker world then most of you ppl bashing him could ever dream to obtain. He has five gold bracelets and i dont think anyone should be able to crack on him unless u have more WSOP bracelets then go ahead and crack away !!!

paul_southwick
May 22, 2004
Many of you only see the worst in laynes behavior. He is one of the funniest tongue in cheek charecters in the world of poker. Layne is a force at any table and if the rumors you post are true about his personal life, they are still about his life, so back off of him, I have played with him all over montana, and love the way he gets players emotionally involved in the game through banter. Layne is a great player and one of the luckiest people in the game, when he's hitting he is a buzz saw. Give him the respect.

formaica
May 12, 2004
Hi Layne,So long and thanks for all the fish!I never got to tell you how much I appreciated you speaking with Thor for me. You really did the trick. Thank you. When it comes to nerve-wrecking experiences, I guess you poker players are a hell of a lot more cool:-)Do take care of yourself and even though you guys don't believe in luck - I do! So good luck to you.Sincerely,The norwegian girl with the green trousers, who was crashing in your room in Reno.

SP.
May 10, 2004
Lucky player but you know what they say... you gotta be good to be lucky and lucky to be good

Donner
May 10, 2004
Weird guy, very unstable in the head.

pokermonk
March 19, 2004
i think the beener was being sarcastic...one of many drawbacks to a poker players skill is his lack of sensitivity and intuition..good luck hellagood

hellagood
March 17, 2004
I've seen Layne play I've heard his talk, and he would be nothing had he not had the help from the good ol' Montana boys and Johnny. 9-2-x on the flop and having 9-2 in your hand isn't good play, it's sheer dumb luck.

Littleton
March 5, 2004
Grew up with Layne's older brother Lonnie. Taught Layne how to play baseball when he was young. Bright kid. He knows his poker and his life.

beener
February 26, 2004
Watched Layne and Mark Seif play $100/200 BLIND Pot Limit at Commerce in LA couple years ago they got $100,000 in a pot where Layne had 9-2 and Mark had A-9, flop was 9-2-x. He's good.

teeoff
February 25, 2004
I have watched layne play this game with superpower guts... I have met layne one time in deadwood SD where i got the privlage to play, A small money tourny. he is a bit loud, but he has the braclets to back up his game......

FrankyDaPit
February 19, 2004
"It's not what I'm thinking, it's what I think you think I'm thinking...er... you know what I mean?" He is good.

Brenda
February 6, 2004
Hey Oli, maybe you should judge his poker ability, and not his drinking ability.

nanny
January 30, 2004
oli, your an idiot. If you knew layne at all you'd know that he was probably f'n with the guy that was behind him. Have you ever even talked to Layne?

obsdian
January 30, 2004
hes tight and i love his style

t..
January 29, 2004
layne is the man.

oli sireinedumonde
Layne Flack January 27, 2004
this guy is drunken idiot i heard him ask a guy that in his opinion was to close to him while he was playing some big cash game if i quote"am i some kind of f.....g camel needless to say that the guy who was on is back was embarassed than the guy on the rail reply to him your not a f.....g camel but you sure are a f.....g d... head atta go rail bird