Rep Porter
| Rep Porter | |
|---|---|
| File:Rep Porter.jpg Porter after winning the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event at the 2008 World Series of Poker | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 3 |
| Money finishes | 53 |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 12th, 2013 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title | None |
| Final table | 1 |
| Money finishes | 6 |
Ralph "Rep" Porter (born 1971) is an American professional poker player who won the 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event, the 2011 World Series of Poker $2,500 Seven Card Razz event, and the 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 Seven Card Razz event.
Porter graduated from the University of Washington and worked as an equity options trader prior to becoming a professional poker player.[1]
World Series of Poker
[edit | edit source]Porter has 55 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 World Series of Poker, coming in 4th earning $39,339, and a 39th place in the Main Event at the 2007 World Series of Poker, earning $237,865.[2][3]
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.[4]
Porter finished 12th in the 2013 WSOP Main Event, earning $573,204. He cashed in two additional events in the 2013 WSOP, including a 4th-place finish in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.[5][6]
In 2018, Porter came in 2nd in the $10k Pot Limit Omaha - Eight Handed Championship, earning his largest prize to date of $629,378.[7]
World Series of Poker bracelets
[edit | edit source]| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed) | $372,843 |
| 2011 | $2,500 Seven Card Razz | $210,615 |
| 2016 | $1,500 Seven Card Razz | $142,624 |
Other poker events
[edit | edit source]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.[8][9] In September 2009, Porter placed 4th in the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic, earning $121,115.[10]
As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,980,000.[11] His 55 cashes at the WSOP account for $3,280,000 of those winnings.[12]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- CardPlayer.com - WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A -- Rep Porter
- Card Player profile
- Hendon Mob profile
- WPT profile
- WSOP profile
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