Rep Porter

American poker player (born 1971)
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::summary American poker player (born 1971) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rep Porter |
| image | Rep Porter.jpg |
| caption | Porter after winning the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event at the 2008 World Series of Poker |
| birth_date | |
| wsop bracelet count | 3 |
| wsop money finishes | 53 |
| wsop main event best finish rank | 12th |
| wsop main event best finish year | 2013 |
| wpt titles | None |
| wpt final tables | 1 |
| wpt money finishes | 6 |
| :: |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
In 2018, Porter came in 2nd in the $10k Pot Limit Omaha - Eight Handed Championship, earning his largest prize to date of $629,378.
World Series of Poker bracelets
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| 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
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. In September 2009, Porter placed 4th in the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic, earning $121,115.
As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,980,000. His 55 cashes at the WSOP account for $3,280,000 of those winnings.
References
References
- "Poker Player Profile - Ralph (Rep) Porter".
- "37th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2006, Limit Hold'em Shootout".
- "38th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2007, World Championship No Limit Hold'em".
- "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, Short-handed No Limit Hold'em".
- "44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, World Championship - No Limit Hold'em (Event #62)".
- "44th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2013, H.O.R.S.E. (Event #15)".
- "49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, Pot Limit Omaha - Championship (Event #49)".
- "2007 L.A. Poker Classic, Limit Hold'em".
- "WSOP Circuit - WSOPC Atlantic City, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em".
- "World Poker Tour - WPT Merit Cyprus Classic, No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event".
- "Ralph Porter's profile on The Hendon Mob".
- "Rep Porter".
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