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
ResidenceWoodinville, Washington
Born1971 (age 52–53)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 3
Money finish(es)53
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		12th, 2013
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)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.

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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

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

YearEventPrize 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

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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References

  1. ↑ "Poker Player Profile - Ralph (Rep) Porter". BLUFF. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  2. ↑ "37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Limit Hold'em Shootout". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Short-handed No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ "44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event #62)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, H.O.R.S.E. (Event #15)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ "49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, Pot Limit Omaha - Championship (Event #49)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2007 L.A. Poker Classic, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ "WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Atlantic City, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  10. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Merit Cyprus Classic, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ralph Porter's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Rep Porter". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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