Josh Field Poker Player Biography
About Josh Field “JJProdigy”
Josh Field is now known for his cheating scandal and underage lies. He has lied to many poker sites claiming to have gone to college but was in fact only 14 at the time. Here is the latest news article on December 30, 2007 about JJprodigy getting banned from the PCA (Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure).
Josh started with a bankroll of $100 and proceeded to erect a six figure bankroll in under a year. Most players recognize him as screen name JJProdigy, his win of the Tournament Leader Board points at PokerStars, and also the multi-table cheating scandal at Party Poker.
Tournament Leader Board (TLB) Winner
Josh was victorious in the TLB (Tournament Leader Board) points at PokerStars in August 2005. This was a highly publicized event because of all the pros contending for the title. There were side bets amounting to $100,000 as to who would win the TLB that month. Josh was considered an underdog and not a threat to the title, but he proved to many that he was underrated. Josh aka JJProdigy beat out well known poker pro Brett Youngblood a member of “The Crew” and Gigabet, Darrel Dickson. Josh said the biggest accomplishment during the month of his win was proving all the doubters wrong. He later proved the doubters right when he was exposed as a cheater.
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Party Poker Cheating Discovered
Josh was one of the first players to get caught for multi-table cheating which caused a dominos effect uncovering other famous online pros. The following event was highly publicized on all poker forums, ESPN, and Fox news. The story changed the way online poker safety was looked at.
Josh got busted for multi-table cheating at Party Poker in February 2006 during the big $500,000 Sunday Tournament which he went on to win. During the tournament Josh was playing under two screen names; JJprodigy and Ablackcar. He did so by manipulating a bug in Party Poker’s software which allowed you to open multiple accounts. The glitch is no longer accessible. Josh says the second account, Ablackcar, was actually his grandmothers.
During the tournament Josh busted out under screen name “JJprodigy” and went over to watch his grandmother play on her account where she was playing in the same tournament. Josh then took over for his grandmother and in fact ended up winning the entire tournament which earned him $140,000 in prize money. Earlier on in the tournament Josh posted in the chat box that he was indeed playing under more than one screen name. Posts flew up around the forums and someone contacted Party Poker where they then froze his account and confiscated his entire winnings. Party Poker also took another $40,000 found in Ablackcar’s account.
Josh’s Winning Style
Josh mostly played in multi-table and Sit and Go tournaments. During peak months Josh would play more than 250 multi-tables a week. Josh tries to play in all the big Sunday tournaments and also the million dollar events online. He does have more difficulty entering these tournaments because he has been banned from Party Poker and Poker Stars. Josh is also a high stakes Sit and Go player competing in $200 and $500 games while playing up to 10 at once.
Final Note on Josh Field
For those that have ever competed and tried to win the TLB you know that not any player can win. It takes mental toughness and a great player to win. Josh Field may never fully bounce back after all the negative events that have surrounded him lately but he might be able to once again compete at a high level. Many may never forgive him for all his lies and “scams” he’s pulled.
Last Updated: January 24, 2012
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