News / nono / 09 June 2008 / Leave a comment

The winner of Event 9 was Rep Porter. He is a 37-year-old professional poker player from Woodinville, WA - located about 45 miles north of Seattle. He is married to Lisa and they have two children.

Porter is a graduate of the University of Washington. Prior to turning pro, he worked in finance as an equity options trader. Porter plays regularly in cardrooms throughout Washington State. He also makes frequent visits to Southern California and plays in many major poker tournaments.

Porter finished as the runner up in the WSOP Circuit championship at Caesars Atlantic City in 2006. He also cashed in last year's WSOP Main Event, taking 39th place, worth $237,865. For this victory, Porter collected $372,843 for first place. He also earned his first WSOP gold bracelet. To date, he now has 10 career WSOP cashes (all within the past four years). This win also puts him across the $1 million mark in winnings for all major poker tournaments.

He made the following statements in a post-tournament interview:

There were a lot of chips in play. I did not expect it to be a quick day.

When push came to shove, I could have had the K-9 and he could have had the K-Q just as easily. - speaking of the final hand of the tournament when with the blinds high the two finalists got into a pre-flop raising war with Porter holding the dominant hand.

I'm on cloud nine right now. I've been trying to win a gold bracelet for three years.