Ralph Schwartz is a money manager on
Wall Street
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. In 2007, he won a
World Series of Poker bracelet
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in the $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.
H.O.R.S.E.
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is a variation of poker where the type of poker rotates between
limit hold'em,
Omaha
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,
Razz
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* Razz (rapper), winner of MGP Nordic 2002
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* Blowing a raspberry
* Golden Raspberry ...
,
Stud, and
Seven card stud Eight or better.
Near the end of the first day, Schwartz was down to about $2,000 in chips and decided that his tournament was over. Deciding that he'd like to go out with his friends, he started playing super aggressive.
As of 2007, Ralph Schwartz has tournament winning of over $275,000.
World Series of Poker bracelets
References
External links
Card Player profileHendon Mob profileWSOP profile
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American poker players
Living people
World Series of Poker bracelet winners
Year of birth missing (living people)