Rep Porter
| Rep Porter | |
|---|---|
 Porter after winning the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event at the 2008 World Series of Poker | |
| Residence | Woodinville, Washington |
| Born | 1971 (age 44–45) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 16 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 12th, 2013 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 6 |
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 and the 2011 World Series of Poker $2,500 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.[1]
World Series of Poker
Porter has 23 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 WSOP, coming in 4th earning $39,339, and a 39th place in the Main Event at the 2007 WSOP, 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.
World Series of Poker bracelets
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed) | $372,843 |
| 2011 | $2,500 Seven Card Razz | $210,615 |
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 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,195,366.[2] His 23 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,674,208 of those winnings.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "Poker Player Profile - Ralph (Rep) Porter". bluffmagazine.com. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ↑ "Rep Porter - results". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ↑ World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
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