Rep Porter
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| Rep Porter | |
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 Porter after winning the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event at the 2008 World Series of Poker |
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| Hometown | Woodinville, Washington |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finishes | 11 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
39th, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money finishes | 5 |
Ralph "Rep" Porter is an American professional poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event.
Porter graduated from the University of Washington and worked as an equity options trader prior to becoming a professional poker player.[1]
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[edit] World Series of Poker
Porter has 11 cashes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) among them was making the Final Table in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout event at the 2006 WSOP, coming in 4th earning $39,339, his highest cash at the Main Event was 39th place at the 2007 WSOP, earning $237,865.
On June 5, 2008 Porter won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 Buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event at the 2008 World Series of Poker, earning $372,843.
[edit] World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed) | $372,843 |
[edit] Other poker events
Porter has five cashes in World Poker Tour championship events and came in second in the $2,500 Limit Hold'em event at the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic, earning $48,380 and finishing second at the $9,700 Championship at the 2006 World Series of Poker Circuit event in Caesars - Atlantic City, earning $192,060.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Poker Player Profile - Ralph (Rep) Porter. bluffmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ Rep Porter - results. TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
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