Ron Rose
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 Ron Rose in the World Poker Tour Battle of Champions event |
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| Nickname(s) | None |
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| Hometown | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 4 |
| Highest ITM main event finish | None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | 1(+1) |
| Final tables | 2(+1) |
| Money Finishes | 2(+1) |
Ron Rose (born September 4) is an American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Prior to getting involved in the poker tournament circuit, Rose was a mathematician and project engineer in the Air Force. Later he became an entrepreneur who started and sold two computer companies and an internet company. He also held a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and owned his own commodities firm.
Rose (who has been playing poker since the age of 6,) first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 2001 in the $1,500 pot limit omaha event. He went on to win a WSOP bracelet in the 2003 seniors' no limit hold'em event, defeating a field of 377 opponents to take home the $130,060 first prize.
In the first season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rose finished 6th at the World Poker Finals, and went on to win the World Poker Challenge event, defeating a final table including Paul "X-22" Magriel and T. J. Cloutier. He also won the inaugural WPT Battle of Champions event.
Rose has also made the final table of the first ever Professional Poker Tour event, finishing in 3rd place.
In 2004, Rose's book Poker Aces: The Stars of Tournament Poker (ISBN 0-9749724-0-1) was released.
As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.
