Richard Grijalva is a professional poker player who resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. His first major breakthrough came on July 30, 2002 when he secured third place in Pot Limit Omaha at the Grand Slam of Poker Tournament. He made $4,800 at this tournament, which was held at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles. Two years later, Richard Grijalva bagged a whopping $457,408 in the No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at the Five-Star World Poker Classic. He finished in fourth place at this World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, which took place at the Bellagio on April 23rd. Later that month, he played at the Binion's Gambling Hall in the No-Limit Hold’em Event at the 35th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) and took home $3,320. On June 15, 2004, he earned another $3,150 and finished sixteenth in Event 19 No-Limit Hold’em at the California State Poker Championship.
The following year, he cashed in two events, pocketing up to $8,840. On June 10, 2005, he walked away from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino after making $7,485 during Event 9 No-Limit Hold’em at the 36th Annual World Series of Poker. Five days later, having secured forty-first place in Event 14 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo at the 36th Annual WSOP, he took home $1,355 in prize money.
The year 2006 was also lucrative for Richard Grijalva. He cashed in a couple of tournaments consecutively, starting with the $1,299 he made in Event 2 No-Limit Hold’em at the 37th Annual WSOP on June 27th. Just a month later, Richard Grijalva finished in sixty-second place in Event 37 No-Limit Hold’em at the 37th Annual WSOP, earning an additional $7,652. He bagged another $16,493 on August 10th with his excellent plays in Event 39 No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the 37th Annual WSOP. Later that month, he secured a respectable fifth-place finish, cashing in $1,940 during the No-Limit Hold’em event at the No-Limit Tournament held at the Bellagio. With 10 cashes amounting to $504,902 in total winnings as of 2008, this poker player is bound to do extremely well in forthcoming tournaments.
