John Racener (born December 17, 1985) is an American poker professional from

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, best known as the runner-up of the

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at the

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. He has made

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final tables on 23 occasions, as well as one

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/ref> Racener won his first WSOP bracelet in

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, capturing the $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship for $273,962. He also had 17 cashes in 2017 which is a joint record with Chris Ferguson. As of 2023, his live tournament winnings exceed $11,250,000, $5.5 million of which comes from his second place prize at the 2010 Main Event.

World Series of Poker bracelets

References

1985 births American poker players World Series of Poker bracelet winners Living people People from Tampa, Florida {{poker-stub