Ron Rose
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| Ron Rose | |
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 Ron Rose in the 2006 World Series of Poker. |
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| Hometown | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finishes | 4 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
None |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | 2 |
| Final tables | 3(+1) |
| Money finishes | 3(+1) |
Ron Rose (born September 4, 1944 in Vancouver, Canada) is an American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, is a two time World Poker Tour (WPT) Champion with a World Series of Poker bracelet.[1]
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 American Stock Exchange and owned his own commodities firm.[2]
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[edit] Poker
[edit] World Series of Poker
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.
[edit] World Poker Tour
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.[3]
[edit] Other poker events
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 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ron Rose - profile. PokerDIY. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ Rosario, Shirley. bio - Ron Rose. Poker-Babes.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ a b Butt, Robert. Ron Rose = stats. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
