Berman grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota where he was graduated in 1964 with a degree in business administration. He then went to work for his father's leather business, Berman Buckskin. When the business was sold to W. R. Grace in 1979, he stayed on as president and CEO. The company was then later sold to the Melville Corporation where it became Wilsons Leather. From 1994 to 2000 he was the chairman and CEO of the Rainforest Cafe chain of restaurants and retail stores.[1]
Berman also played an important role in gaming companies. In 1990 he was a co-founder of Grand Casinos, a company that sought to create gambling establishments outside of Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Grand Casinos' Native American casino holdings were spun off into a new company, Lakes Entertainment, and Berman was named CEO. Additionally, Berman is the chairman of the board of the World Poker Tour and Pokertek.[1]
He won the B'nai B'rithGreat American Traditions award in 1995 and the Gaming Executive of the Year award in 1996.
Although he prefers high-stakes cash games, he has as of 2009 won over $2,500,000 in live poker tournaments.[8] His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,446,317 of those winnings.[9] He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002.
According to the James McManus book Positively Fifth Street, Berman has bankrolled T. J. Cloutier in numerous poker tournaments, including the 2000 WSOP main event, where he finished 2nd. The book All-In is about Berman's life.[10]
Berman currently resides in Plymouth, Minnesota and has 4 children and 10 grandchildren.
Berman co-authored I'm All In : Lyle Berman and the Birth of the World Poker Tour (ISBN1-58042-176-8) with Marvin Karlins. The autobiography details Berman's life from his childhood to his life as an adult, covering his business ventures, his opinions on poker and Las Vegas, and his experiences with designing and developing the World Poker Tour into what it is today.
Referencesedit
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^Robison, Jennifer (February 7, 2009). . Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
^"20th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1989, Omaha Limit". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^"23rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 1992, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^"25th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1994, No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^"Berman: "We Created Worldwide Phenomenon that Lasts Till This Day"". PokerListings. June 25, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^"2005 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^"Lyle Berman's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
^"Lyle Berman". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^. World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
External linksedit
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January 01, 1970
lyle, berman, lyle, arnold, berman, born, august, 1941, minneapolis, minnesota, american, professional, poker, player, business, executive, berman, 2005, world, series, pokerresidenceplymouth, minnesota, bornlyle, arnold, berman, 1941, august, 1941, minneapoli. Lyle Arnold Berman born August 6 1941 in Minneapolis Minnesota is an American professional poker player and business executive Lyle BermanBerman in the 2005 World Series of PokerResidencePlymouth Minnesota U S BornLyle Arnold Berman 1941 08 06 August 6 1941 age 82 Minneapolis Minnesota U S World Series of PokerBracelet s 3Money finish es 16Highest ITMMain Event finish5th 1989World Poker TourTitle s NoneFinal table s 1Money finish es 3Information accurate as of July 20 2009 Contents 1 Business 2 Poker 3 World Series of Poker Bracelets 4 Publications 5 References 6 External linksBusiness editBerman grew up in Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota where he was graduated in 1964 with a degree in business administration He then went to work for his father s leather business Berman Buckskin When the business was sold to W R Grace in 1979 he stayed on as president and CEO The company was then later sold to the Melville Corporation where it became Wilsons Leather From 1994 to 2000 he was the chairman and CEO of the Rainforest Cafe chain of restaurants and retail stores 1 Berman also played an important role in gaming companies In 1990 he was a co founder of Grand Casinos a company that sought to create gambling establishments outside of Las Vegas and Atlantic City Grand Casinos Native American casino holdings were spun off into a new company Lakes Entertainment and Berman was named CEO Additionally Berman is the chairman of the board of the World Poker Tour and Pokertek 1 He won the B nai B rith Great American Traditions award in 1995 and the Gaming Executive of the Year award in 1996 Berman was one of the many investors victimized by the massive Ponzi scheme of Bernie Madoff though his actual losses are unknown 2 Poker editBerman has won three World Series of Poker WSOP bracelets and is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame 3 4 5 6 In 2005 Lyle Berman competed in the National Heads Up Championship He finished in fifth place losing to eventual champion Phil Hellmuth Jr in the quarterfinals 7 Although he prefers high stakes cash games he has as of 2009 won over 2 500 000 in live poker tournaments 8 His 16 cashes at the WSOP account for 1 446 317 of those winnings 9 He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002 According to the James McManus book Positively Fifth Street Berman has bankrolled T J Cloutier in numerous poker tournaments including the 2000 WSOP main event where he finished 2nd The book All In is about Berman s life 10 Berman currently resides in Plymouth Minnesota and has 4 children and 10 grandchildren World Series of Poker Bracelets editYear Tournament Prize 1989 1 500 Limit Omaha 108 600 1992 2 500 No Limit Hold em 192 000 1994 5 000 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw 128 250Publications editBerman co authored I m All In Lyle Berman and the Birth of the World Poker Tour ISBN 1 58042 176 8 with Marvin Karlins The autobiography details Berman s life from his childhood to his life as an adult covering his business ventures his opinions on poker and Las Vegas and his experiences with designing and developing the World Poker Tour into what it is today References edit a b Lyle Berman Profiles Forbes Archived from the original on October 28 2018 Retrieved January 26 2010 Robison Jennifer February 7 2009 Investors with ties to Las Vegas appear on Madoff s list Las Vegas Review Journal Archived from the original on October 22 2012 20th World Series of Poker WSOP 1989 Omaha Limit The Hendon Mob Retrieved April 9 2024 23rd World Series of Poker WSOP 1992 No Limit Hold em The Hendon Mob Retrieved April 9 2024 25th World Series of Poker WSOP 1994 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw The Hendon Mob Retrieved April 9 2024 Berman We Created Worldwide Phenomenon that Lasts Till This Day PokerListings June 25 2014 Retrieved April 9 2024 2005 National Heads Up Poker Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold em The Hendon Mob Retrieved April 9 2024 Lyle Berman s profile on The Hendon Mob The Hendon Mob Poker Database Retrieved December 5 2023 Lyle Berman WSOP com Retrieved April 2 2024 Lyle Berman World Poker Tour Archived from the original on January 26 2010 Retrieved January 26 2010 External links editCasino City Times book review Card Player profile Hendon Mob profile PokerNews profile WPT profile WSOP profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lyle Berman amp oldid 1217973308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
