Sunny Mehta
Sunny Mehta (born April 7, 1978, in
Biography
Mehta grew up in
Career
Poker
Mehta began playing poker as a hobby in 2003, and by 2004 was playing professionally in high-stakes no-limit Texas hold 'em games. After moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, he met poker author Ed Miller and publisher Mason Malmuth. Mehta and Miller, along with poker player Matt Flynn, co-authored "Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I", which was released by Malmuth's Two Plus Two Publishing in 2007.[5] The book immediately became the #1 gambling and poker book on Amazon's bestseller list.[6]
The author team of Mehta, Miller, and Flynn left Two Plus Two to self-publish their highly anticipated second book, "Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em", which was released in 2009.[7]
Hockey
Mehta went on to do statistical analysis of
Mehta was hired by the Florida Panthers in 2020 as Vice President of Hockey Strategy and Intelligence, and he was promoted to Assistant General Manager and Head of Analytics in 2023.[10]
Accomplishments
- Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, and Ed Miller (2007). Professional No Limit Hold 'Em: Volume I. ISBN 978-1-880685-40-2.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Ed Miller, Sunny Mehta, and Matt Flynn (2009). Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Eddie Dejean and the New Orleans Funk Project (Media notes). Eddie Dejean and the New Orleans Funk Project (Sunny Mehta - guitar). 2003.
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{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - 13th place in the 2006 World Poker Open $1,500 Buy-In No-Limit Hold 'em Event [11]
References
- ^ "Sunny Mehta Named Vice President of Hockey Strategy & Intelligence". NHL.com. December 29, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Sunny Mehta". NHL.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Sunny Mehta Biography". Retrieved August 3, 2007.
- ^ "Panthers Hire Mehta". Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Sunny Mehta Biography". Retrieved August 3, 2007.
- ^ "Article on Sunny Mehta". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
- ^ "SSNLH Book Review". Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ "Devils Enter Analytics Age". Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Panthers Hire Mehta". Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Florida Panthers Announce Hockey Operations Promotions, Additions". NHL.com. September 20, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Sunny Mehta's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 26, 2024.