Cliff Josephy

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

At the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Josephy won a bracelet in the $1,500 seven-card stud event, defeating Kirill Gerasimov in the final heads-up confrontation. He has also finished in the money in several World Poker Tour (WPT) events.

In the world of online poker the top players are known by their screennames first and their real names second, if at all. Cliff Josephy has earned a level of success in live events that his real name is fairly well known, but he is still known as “JohnnyBax” on the Internet. He has often been the number one ranked internet tournament player on PocketFives.com.

He is the lead instructor, along with Eric “Sheets” Haber, at PokerXFactor.com, an online poker training center that features videos of professional players as they play poker online.

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000.