Jason DeWitt


Jason DeWitt is a professional poker player from Mishawaka, Indiana who won the 2010 World Series of Poker event. and the 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 Millionaire Maker.

Early life

Jason DeWitt started playing poker with friends in 2004, when he worked at a local South Bend, Indiana Super Market. He quickly discovered he had a knack for Texas Hold 'em. He would play with friends and realized he was winning quite often. He decided to start training, reading books and joined online forums to improve his game. He eventually built up a large enough bankroll that allowed him to quit his day job. After six months as a professional, Jason won two online tournaments on Christmas for $90,000. By 2006, Jason had over $250,000 in online winnings, which allowed him to play in live tournaments during the Summer WSOP series. He quickly started seeing success live and online, with total winnings of over $1,000,000 by 2009. To date, Jason has over $4,500,000 in combined online/live winnings.

Live poker

Jason DeWitt has appeared at 7 World Series of Poker final tables. DeWitt's WSOP final tables consist of the following:
Additionally, DeWitt has 2 final table appearances at WSOP Circuit events, 1 final table at a World Poker Tour event and 1 final table at a Heartland Poker Tour event. DeWitt's WSOP Circuit, WPT and Heartland Poker Tour final tables consist of the following:
As of 2017, Jason's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,00,000 and his online winnings exceed $1,500,000

World Series of Poker bracelets

Personal life

Jason resides in San Diego, California where he focuses on his professional career as a poker player, sports bettor and investor. Jason DeWitt graduated from Mishawaka High School with follow MHS alumnus Adam Driver in 2002.
DeWitt has a dog named Buddy that is central in his life and is mentioned in any important poker interview, including after his Milly Maker chat.