Ron Rose

infobox poker player
firstname=Ron
lastname=Rose
nickname=


caption=Ron Rose in the 2006 World Series of Poker.
hometown= Dayton, Oh."
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=4
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles=2
wpt final tables=3(+1)
wpt money finishes=3(+1)

Ron Rose (born September 4, 1944 in Vancouver, Washington) is an American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, is a two time World Poker Tour (WPT) Champion with a World Series of Poker bracelet. [ cite web|url=http://www.pokerdiy.com/Home/PokerPlayerProfile/tabid/391/ID/10772/Default.aspx |title=Ron Rose - profile |accessdate=2008-05-17 |publisher=PokerDIY ]

Prior to getting involved in the poker tournament circuit, Rose was a mathematician and project engineer in the Air Force. Later he became an entrepreneur who started and sold two computer companies and an internet company. He also held a seat on the American Stock Exchange and owned his own commodities firm. cite web|url=http://www.poker-babes.com/bio/ron-rose/ |title=bio - Ron Rose |accessdate=2008-05-17 |last=Rosario |first=Shirley |work=Poker-Babes.com ]

Poker

World Series of Poker

Rose (who has been playing poker since the age of 6,) first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 2001 in the $1,500 pot limit omaha event. He went on to win a WSOP bracelet in the 2003 seniors' no limit hold'em event, defeating a field of 377 opponents to take home the $130,060 first prize.

World Poker Tour

In the first season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rose finished 6th at the World Poker Finals, and went on to win the World Poker Challenge event, defeating a final table including Paul "X-22" Magriel and T. J. Cloutier. He also won the inaugural WPT Battle of Champions event.

Other poker events

Rose has also made the final table of the first ever Professional Poker Tour event, finishing in 3rd place.

In 2004, Rose's book "Poker Aces: The Stars of Tournament Poker" (ISBN 0-9749724-0-1) was released.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000. cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=204 |title=Ron Rose = stats |accessdate=2008-05-17 |last=Butt |first=Robert |publisher=The Hendon Mob ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ron-rose.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/showarticle.php?a_id=388&m_id=14 Card Player interview by Mike Sexton]
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/R/Ron_Rose.aspx World Poker Tour profile]