Noah Schwartz (born August 1, 1983) is an American professional

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player from

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. He has won a

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and a World Poker Tour title.Dan Katz
"Noah Schwartz Makes Poker History at WPT Alpha8 Florida,"pokernewsdaily.com
January 19, 2015.Andrew Feldman
"Noah Schwartz wins PLO Mixed-Max,"espn.go.com
, October 21, 2013.Ryan Lucchesi
"WPT: Noah Schwartz Wins Jacksonville Main Event,"
'' Bluff'', November 13, 2012. He has reached six WPT final tables, five WSOP final tables and his lifetime winnings as of April 2016 exceed $5.3 million."Noah Schwartz,"CardPlayer.com
retrieved May 1, 2016."Noah Schwartz,"wsop.com
retrieved February 8, 2015."Noah Schwarz,"WorldPokerTour.com
retrieved May 1, 2016.

Early life

Schwartz was born and raised in

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.Nick Sortal
"Big Win for Noah Schwartz,"SouthFlorida.com
November 15, 2012. He played high school baseball and was a highly recruited left-handed pitcher.Shawn Patrick Green
"Online Poker: Interview With Noah 'fouruhaters' Schwartz,"CardPlayer.com
February 3, 2008.Julio Rodriguez
"A Poker Life -- Noah Schwartz,"CardPlayer.com
February 3, 2008. During his freshman year at

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he injured his elbow, prematurely ending his baseball career. He finished school and received a bachelor's degree in finance.Alexandra Berzon
"Full House: $1 Million Hold 'Em Ante,"
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'', June 30, 2012.Nick Sortal
"Updated: Top poker player could default -- for jury duty,"
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'', February 13, 2012.

Poker career

When he was 17 his father died suddenly of cancer and Schwartz began playing poker as a distraction. At first he played a weekly game with friends and family but then moved to online poker. He financed his PartyPoker account with a credit card and a student loan for $25,000. Early on his earnings and losses were volatile. He won a couple of tournaments and was capable of winning tens of thousands of dollars a day but he would often lose it quickly, playing long hours with little sleep. In 2006, with the last of the money in his account, Schwartz entered a PartyPoker tournament and won $93,000. This time he used the money to pay off his debts. He grew more disciplined in his approach and began winning small amounts consistently. In 2007 he won PokerStars Sunday Second Chance for $47,000, followed by PokerStars Sunday Million for $291,473. That same year Schwartz began playing live with the money he had won online. He immediately began playing $5,000 and $10,000 events and had some success at the

2007 World Series of Poker The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1st, 2007. The $10,000 ( US) no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6th and was completed on the morning of July 18th. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in L ...

Main Event, coming in 252nd place. After winning a few small cashes on the World Poker Tour, Schwartz took fourth in the 2008 Borgata Winter Open for $331, 958, which was his largest payday up to that point. He managed four more final tables over the next year before finishing eighth in the

2009 WSOP The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No- ...

$40,000 buy-in event for $246,834. He took third in the 2010 WPT Festa Al Lago main event for $344,968 and in 2011 he made the final table for both

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and

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, earning $149,740 and $89,680 respectively. Schwartz started 2012 with a win in a PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Preliminary event and then made another WPT final table, finishing fourth in the LA Poker Classic for $355,750. That summer he also took sixth in the EPT Grand Final high roller event for $219,535. In 2012 Schwartz gained attention by funding his one-million-dollar entry fee for The

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tournament through investor capital. He registered a company called One Drop Investments LLC and received commitments from about a dozen investors. ''

'' cited it as an example of the growing trend of successful players drumming up interest from hedge fund managers, real estate moguls and wealthy businessmen. In November 2012 Schwartz won his first World Poker Tour title at the Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble, beating a field of 477 entrants and earning $402,970.Dan Katz
"Noah Schwartz Wins 2012 WPT bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble,"pokernewsdaily.com
November 14, 2012. In 2013 Schwartz earned his first

, beating Ludovic Lacay to win the €3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Mixed Max Event at the 2013 WSOP Europe in Cannes, France.Earl Burton
"World Series of Poker Europe: Roger Hairabedian Denies Erik Seidel Bracelet #9, Noah Schwartz Wins Mixed-Max PLO Bracelet,"pokernewsdaily.com
October 19, 2013. In December 2014 Schwartz made the final table in the WPT Alpha8 Las Vegas, finishing fourth and winning $539,550. In January 2015 Schwartz won the World Poker Tour's Alpha8 Florida tournament at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino. He won $585,000 and became the first player in poker history to win both an Alpha8 title and a regular WPT title.Paul Oresteen
"Noah Schwartz Defeats Jake Schindler for WPT Alpha8 Florida Title,"
'' Bluff'', January 18, 2015.Chad Halloway
"Noah Schwartz Wins World Poker Tour Alpha8 Florida for $585,000,"
''

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'', January 20, 2015. As of April 2016, Schwartz's total live earnings are greater than $5.3 million.

Personal life

Schwartz resides in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida."2015 PCA: The Life of Noah Schwartz,"
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'', January 10, 2015. He is involved with the

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and the South Florida

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organization.

References

External links

World Series of Poker Profile

World Poker Tour Profile
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