Tara Leaphart
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Tara Leaphart is an American amateur poker player from South Carolina with 11 WSOP cash finishes totaling $26,808. By day, she works as an accountant in manufacturing and construction, balancing her poker hobby with a full-time career.
Early Career and Background
Tara Leaphart works as an accountant with experience in manufacturing and construction accounting. She previously handled accounts payable, financial statements, and bonding for her family's heavy highway construction company before transitioning to poultry manufacturing at Amick Farms LLC. She also co-owns a small equipment and party rental business with her husband.
Poker Achievements
Leaphart has recorded 11 cashes in World Series of Poker (WSOP) events, all at WSOP Circuit stops at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. Her largest cash came in August 2019 when she finished 12th in a $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack event (1,667 entrants), earning $7,214. Other notable results include a 10th-place finish in a $400 Monster Stack in August 2018 ($5,587) and a 14th-place finish in a $365 event in April 2017 ($2,085). Her total WSOP earnings stand at $26,808.
Personal Life
Based in Batesburg, South Carolina, Leaphart holds a BS in Accounting from Post University. She is a mother of two teenagers and remains active in the local business community.
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