James Dempsey (poker player)
James Dempsey, known online as Flushy, is an English professional poker player from Brighton, England, who won a World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2010 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event and a World Poker Tour title at the 2011 Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic.
Dempsey's other activities include playing recreational golf and semi-professional bocce
World Series of Poker
At the 2010 World Series of Poker, after winning his first bracelet in the 1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event and earning $197,470, he made a smaller cash of $10,497 coming 69th in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event but then at the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship, he finished runner-up to Sammy Farha, while earning his biggest cash to date of $301,789.At the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe, he had two cashes.
World Poker Tour
In December 2011, Dempsey won the Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic, beating a field of 413 players and a final table that included Antonio Esfandiari, Vanessa Selbst, and Soi Nguyen Dempsey earned $821,612 for his win.As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000.