Sebastian Ruthenberg (born 6 February 1984 in

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) is a German professional

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player who is both a

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and a

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title winner.

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Ruthenberg has six cashes at the

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, two of them were at the

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, In his first cash he finished in 68th place in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event. In his second cash he won the $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship, the bracelet and $328,762 after defeating professional poker player

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during heads-up play.

World Series of Poker bracelets

European Poker Tour

Ruthenberg has cashed eight times at the

(EPT) and was the winner of fifth season of the 2008

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EPT

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Open, earning €1,361,000 (US$1,941,401), but the last three Players decided to make a deal. He also made another final table earlier at the 2007 EPT

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event earning €220,000 ($288,283) for third place. In December 2008 he nearly made another final table at fifth season EPT Prague where he finished in ninth place, earning €42,800. As of 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,400,000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruthenberg, Sebastian 1984 births German poker players Living people World Series of Poker bracelet winners European Poker Tour winners