Scott Lazar was born in Woodmere, New York in 1963 and now lives in
Studio City, California where he works in production on independent
films. Poker is not Scott's only interaction with a deck of cards
during the work week - he also works as a magician, earning him the
nick name "Magic" at the poker tables. Scott claims the reason he never
went to the next level with magic was because he loved poker so much
and decided to focus his efforts there. This would turn out to be a
smart decision for Mark, since it would eventually lead to a
performance in the 2005 WSOP Main Event that was good enough to make
him a millionaire. Lazar made the final table in the largest WSOP
tournament in history - an astounding 5619 entrants. Sixth place was
good enough for 1.5 million, more then the first place winners from
just five years ago.
Scott Lazar had some comparatively minor
tournament achievements prior to his finish at the 2005 Main Event, but
they should be noted nonetheless. Some of Lazar's other tournament
poker cashes include: 2nd place at the Limit Hold 'em Championship at
the Winnin "o" the Green event in Los Angeles worth $14,310, 24th place
in the Limit Hold 'em event at the 2002 L.A. Poker Classic worth
$2,559, and 10th place in the No Limit Hold 'em Shootout in the 2005
L.A. Poker Classic taking home $3,259. Now that Lazar's bankroll has
increased a tiny bit, we will definitely be seeing him perform his
magic in more of the major tournaments through out the year.