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Kenneth Lind
BornPeekskill, New York, U.S.
Information last updated on December 2025.

Kenneth Lind is an American poker player and retired U.S. Army officer, born in Peekskill, New York, and residing in Layton, Utah.[1][2] He is best known for winning the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship for $634,809 and his first WSOP bracelet.[3][4] Away from the WSOP, he has recorded numerous results on the Las Vegas tournament circuit, including multiple wins at South Point, the Venetian, the Wynn, and other venues.[5][6]

Early life and military career

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Lind was born in Peekskill, New York.[1] He joined the United States Army in 1963 and served for more than two decades, ultimately retiring as an officer in the Adjutant General Corps.[1][2] During his time in the Army he served in administrative and personnel roles and completed a 22‑year career before leaving active duty in the mid‑1980s.[2]

After retiring from the Army, Lind worked for the United States Bureau of Reclamation.[1][2] In his federal career he was involved in water projects in the western United States, including work related to dam construction and water preservation, which he has described as an important and eye‑opening experience that fostered a personal interest in water issues in the region.[1]

Lind later settled in Layton, Utah, while continuing his federal service and, eventually, his retirement.[1][2]

Poker career

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Beginning in poker

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Lind began playing Texas hold 'em recreationally roughly a decade before his 2013 WSOP victory, mainly in home games and small local tournaments.[7] In a 2013 interview he said he had "been playing poker, Hold’em, for 10 or 12 years", typically playing a weekly home game and occasional tournaments, and that the WSOP had long been on his personal "bucket list".[7]

According to Lind, he had never played in a tournament with more than about ten or twelve tables before entering the WSOP Seniors Championship, and he initially hesitated to spend the $1,000 buy‑in until a friend, Burrell, offered to back him and his wife encouraged him to go "before you start pushing grass up".[7][1][8]

2013 WSOP Seniors Championship

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Lind's breakthrough result came at the 2013 WSOP in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he entered Event #26: $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship.[3] The event, open to players aged 50 and older, drew 4,407 entrants and generated a prize pool of $3,966,300, setting a record as the largest Seniors event in WSOP history and, at the time, the largest non‑reentry single‑starting‑day tournament in WSOP history.[3][4]

The field included former WSOP Main Event champions Tom McEvoy and Robert Varkonyi, as well as long‑time pros such as T. J. Cloutier, Johnny Chan and "Oklahoma Johnny" Hale, who also served as host of the event.[9][3] Lind survived all three days of play despite it being his first WSOP event and first WSOP cash.[3][4]

At the nine‑handed final table, Lind began with a large stack and proceeded to eliminate several opponents, including Fernando Halac (ninth), Jack Ernest Ward (eighth), Michel Bouskila (sixth), Randy Spain (fifth) and Barry Bashist (fourth).[10][9] After John Holley was eliminated in third place by Dana Ott, Lind entered heads‑up play against Ott with a narrow chip lead of 6.99 million to 6.22 million.[8]

The heads‑up match lasted roughly 70 hands and featured what PokerNews described as "cautious, strategic play".[9][8] The final hand came on a board of 7♣–8♣–10♦–7♥, where Ott held J♦7♠ for trips and Lind held J♠9♥ for the nut straight; all the chips went in on the turn, and Ott failed to fill up on the river, giving Lind the title.[8][9] For his victory, Lind earned $634,809, his first WSOP bracelet, his first WSOP cash, and the Golden Eagle trophy traditionally awarded to the Seniors champion.[3][4][2]

Lind, who was 68 years old at the time and the oldest player at the final table, called the win "beyond a dream" and said he had entered the tournament primarily to "compete" and cross the WSOP off his bucket list.[2][1][7] The WSOP's own write‑up and subsequent media coverage highlighted his background as a retired Army officer and federal employee, as well as the late start to his live tournament career.[1][4][8]

Subsequent career and other tournament results

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After his Seniors Championship win, Lind continued to play live tournaments regularly, particularly in Las Vegas series such as the Venetian's DeepStack Extravaganza, the Golden Nugget's Grand Poker Series, and daily or recurring events at South Point and other casinos.[5][6] His post‑2013 results include a variety of mid‑stakes no‑limit hold'em events, with frequent cashes and multiple outright wins.

According to the Hendon Mob Poker Database, Lind's later results include, among others:[5]

  • a first‑place finish in a No Limit Hold'em event at the Venetian's 2014 New Years Extravaganza, for a career‑best side‑event cash of $8,942;
  • wins in several recurring tournaments at the Venetian in 2015, including multiple $200 buy‑in no‑limit hold'em and bounty events;
  • a first‑place finish in a Wynn Las Vegas recurring tournament in January 2015;
  • a fifth‑place finish in the 2019 Borgata Summer Poker Open "Deeper Stack" event in Atlantic City;
  • multiple titles and deep runs in daily and series events at South Point Casino from 2020 onward.

The Global Poker Index (GPI) lists Lind as a United States–based player residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, and tracks dozens of his tournament results from 2014 onward, largely concentrated in Las Vegas and regional series.[6] GPI's records show that he has accumulated numerous top‑ten finishes across recurring tournaments at South Point, the Venetian, the Wynn, the Golden Nugget and other venues, and that he remained active on the live circuit into 2025.[6]

A 2020s profile of top Utah poker players described Lind as one of the state's most successful live tournament players by winnings and noted that he became a regular fixture in daily events at South Point, "tearing up" the low‑buy‑in no‑limit hold'em tournaments there.[11] That article credited him with more than $770,000 in live tournament earnings at the time of publication, while the Hendon Mob database lists his lifetime live earnings as in excess of $700,000, with his Seniors Championship win accounting for the majority of that total.[11][5]

Playing style and approach

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Lind has described his approach to tournament poker as relatively conservative and based on "homemade rules", emphasizing betting when he believes he has the best of it and folding when he does not.[1][7] In post‑tournament interviews he has said that he views his poker career as a "gravy" period of life following his family's history of shorter lifespans, and that he appreciates the competitive and social aspects of the game as much as the financial rewards.[7][8]

Personal life

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Lind is married and has seven children, seven grandchildren and two great‑grandchildren, according to WSOP and media reports published at the time of his Seniors Championship victory.[1][2][11] His wife played a significant role in encouraging him to enter the WSOP Seniors event, urging him to fulfill his bucket‑list goal of playing the tournament in Las Vegas.[1][7]

Originally from Peekskill, New York, Lind later made his home in Layton, Utah, before ultimately basing himself in the Las Vegas area to play live tournaments more regularly.[1][2][11][6] Outside of poker, he has spoken publicly about his military service and his work on water projects in the western United States as central parts of his life and identity.[1][2]

World Series of Poker bracelet

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Year Tournament Buy‑in Prize (US$) Entrants
2013 $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship (Event #26) $1,000 $634,809 4,407

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Ken Lind Wins Largest Seniors Championship in History". WSOP.com. World Series of Poker. June 17, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Lind wins record-breaking seniors event at WSOP for $634,809". Casino City Times. June 18, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Ken Lind Wins Record-Breaking Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship". WSOP.com. World Series of Poker. June 17, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e Feldman, Andrew (June 17, 2013). "Ken Lind tops 4,406 in Seniors event". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Kenneth Lind". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Kenneth Lind". Global Poker Index. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Getting to Know Ken Lind". PokerNews. June 16, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Katz, Dan (June 17, 2013). "2013 World Series of Poker: Ken Lind Wins Largest Seniors Event in WSOP History". PokerNewsDaily. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "2013 World Series of Poker Day 19: Kenneth Lind Wins Seniors Championship for $635,000". PokerNews. June 17, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "WSOP 2013 – Event #26 – Kenneth Lind Wins Seniors NLHE". RakeRace.com. June 17, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Who are the five biggest poker winners from Utah?". USPokerSites.us. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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Category:Living people Category:American poker players Category:World Series of Poker bracelet winners Category:United States Army officers Category:People from Peekskill, New York Category:People from Layton, Utah Category:Year of birth missing (living people)