Event #26
H.O.R.S.E.
Buy-In: $5,000
Number of Entries: 192
Total Prize Money: $902,400
Date of Tournament: June 15-17, 2007
WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER
EVENT # 26 – RALPH SCHWARTZ
The winner of the $5,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship was Ralph Schwartz from New York City. He is a 28-year-old money manager who works on Wall Street. He specializes in managing hedge funds. Schwartz also goes by his nickname, “Ralphie.”Schwartz is a graduate of Northwestern University. He is currently single. He has been playing poker seriously for about four years. Prior to this win, Schwartz’ one and only in-the-money finish occurred a few weeks ago in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em competition (Event #3) in which he finished 100th. He collected $3,500. This time, his cash prize was significantly higher -- $275,683 for first place.
