Cliff Josephy

Cliff D. Josephy is an American professional poker player from Muttontown, New York.

Cliff Josephy
Cliff Josephy, 2016
Nickname(s)	JohnnyBax
Residence	Muttontown, New York
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	2
Money finish(es)	18
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	3rd, 2016
World Poker Tour
Title(s)	None
Final table(s)	2
Money finish(es)	11

At the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Josephy won a bracelet in the $1,500 seven-card stud event, defeating fellow professional Kirill Gerasimov in the final heads-up confrontation.^[1] He has also finished in the money in several World Poker Tour (WPT) events. At the 2013 World Series of Poker, Josephy won the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout to win his second bracelet.^[2]

Josephy has earned a level of success in live events that his real name is fairly well known, but he is still known by the screen name "JohnnyBax" on the Internet. At different times, he has been the number one ranked online poker tournament player on PocketFives.com.

Josephy works as a poker instructor for PokerXFactor website. Together with Eric Haber, he has produced numerous training videos featuring professional players as they play poker online.^[3]

Josephy finished in third place at the Main Event of the 2016 World Series of Poker for his largest tournament cash to date ($3,453,035).^[4]

As of 2020, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,700,000.^[5]

World Series of Poker Bracelets

Year	Tournament	Prize (US$)
2005	$1,500 Seven-Card Stud	$192,150
2013	$3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	$299,486