Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani (also known as Ram "The Looks" Vaswani) (born c. 1970 in London) is an English professional snooker player, turned professional poker player and the youngest member of The Hendon Mob. He resides in Finchley ^[1] with his wife Jackie and daughter Hollie. ^[2] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 333 × 220 pixelsFull resolution (333 × 220 pixel, file size: 8 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) William Hill Poker Grand Prix, heat 4 This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it... Series logo The William Hill Poker Grand Prix is a poker tournament sponsored by William Hill plc shown on Sky Sports from 17 January - 14 March 2006. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 feet × 6 feet, 3. ... A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... The Hendon Mob are a group of four professional poker players from London, England. ... Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England. ...

Following a brief snooker career, Vaswani became a regular on the poker circuit, and due to his involvement in Late Night Poker, he also became one of the pioneers of poker on television. In later years, he became the first (and to date, the only) person to reach 3 European Poker Tour (EPT) final tables ^{[3] [4] [5]} (with one win), and came close to winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet ^[6]. His other televised appearances include a win in the 888.com Poker Nations Cup, and runner-up in finishes in two more televised events ^[7][8]. Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ... Poker television programs have been extremely popular in the last several years, especially in North America and Europe. ... The European Poker Tour (EPT) began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold em popularity. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The 888. ...

Snooker

Vaswani grew up in Finchley, where his first major game was snooker, where he lived a hustler lifestyle, regularly playing truant to play when he was 13 and 14. ^[1] At the age of 18, he played professionally for 2 years before realising that although he was making a comfortable living through the game (he once managed to make 3 centuries in one match, and achieved a 147 break), he was spending more time gambling than practicing, and he was unlikely to break through into the top players in the world. (Vaswani's younger brother Sunit did break through in the snooker world, finishing 2nd in the race for the 2001 English Amateur award. Vaswani has since acted as his manager.) ^[9][10] Hustling is the deceptive act of disguising ones skill in a sport or game with the intent of luring someone of probably lesser skill into gambling with the hustler, as a form of confidence trick. ... Truancy is a term used to describe an intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling. ... In snooker, a break is the total score achieved by a player in a single visit to the table. ...

Poker Career

Early Years

Ram Vaswani in Late Night Poker.

Vaswani began playing cards from the age of 9, and at the age of 12, he organised a low-stakes poker game with friends on a trip to Wales. Their teacher stopped them playing, so they ended up playing for candy instead. Vaswani has long considered Seven-card stud to be the most skillful poker variant, and built up his early poker knowledge playing the £100 game at the Victoria Casino on Edgware Road. ^{[11] [10]} Image File history File links Size of this preview: 118 × 189 pixelsFull resolution (118 × 189 pixel, file size: 5 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Victor Chandler Poker Cup 2004 This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 118 × 189 pixelsFull resolution (118 × 189 pixel, file size: 5 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Victor Chandler Poker Cup 2004 This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most... Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ... This article is about the country. ... A wide range of candies on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ... Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rule variations (poker). ... Edgware Road is a road in London. ...

Vaswani met Joe Beevers in Luton when placing bets on dog racing and they later set up a private poker game together. It was in one of these games that they met both Barny and Ross Boatman. Together, the four became known as The Hendon Mob and became regulars on the European poker tournament circuit. In the first published article on The Hendon Mob, journalist Victoria Coren publicised Vaswani's nickname The Looks, referring to his claimed status as the best-looking of the group. Soon after, Vaswani began using the nickname Crazy Horse, sharing his nickname with the Lakota leader Tashunca-uitco. ^[12] Joe The Elegance Beevers (born 9 December 1967 in London) is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. ... For other uses, see Luton (disambiguation). ... Several dogs prior to a race Dog racing is both a gambling event as well as a fund-raising event, depending on the breed and location. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Rocky Ross Boatman is an English actor, professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... A poker tournament is a tournament at which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. ... Victoria (Vicky) Coren (born 1972), is an author, journalist and poker player. ... Eddie Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian photographed about 1899. ...

Vaswani and the rest of The Mob were invited by Nic Szeremeta to appear in the brand new Late Night Poker television series. ^[12] Vaswani appeared in each of the show's 6 series, reaching the series 2 Grand Final ^[13] and the series 4 ^[14] and 5 ^[15] Semi-Finals. Former editor of Poker Monthly magazine. ... Late Night Poker is a British television show in which Poker players, mostly professionals or strong amateurs, compete in a short series of No-Limit Texas hold em tournament games for a prize of approximately £50,000. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

Vaswani's first major tournament win happened at the HFl 5,000 LIDO tournament at the Master Classics of Poker tournament in Amsterdam in 1999. ^[16] At the time, this was Europe's most prestigious tournament, but he was broke and had to borrow money off Joe Beevers to stake in a cash game to build up money for the entry fee. ^[10] Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ...

The WSOP and Beyond

Vaswani first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in the 2001 $3,000 no limit Texas hold 'em event won by Erik Seidel ^[17]. The next year he had a 3rd place finish in the $2,000 limit hold 'em event ^[18], and a 2nd place finish in the $2,000 1/2 hold 'em - 1/2 seven-card stud event ^[6]. He had another 3rd place finish in 2004 in the $3,000 no limit hold 'em event. ^[19] The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em (also holdem, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... Erik Seidel (born in New York City) is an American professional poker player. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. ... The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ...

Vaswani is the only player to have made 4 final tables on the European Poker Tour (EPT). In the first season, he won the Dublin event ^[3] and finished 2nd to Noah Boeken in the Copenhagen event ^[4]. In the second season, he finished 5th in Deauville. ^[5] He also made the final table of the Season 3 Main Event, where he finished 8th. His EPT final table tally is double the next best total, held several other players, including Marc Karam, Marcel Lüske and Noah Boeken. Below are the results of season 1 of the European Poker Tour (EPT). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Noah Boeken (born January 6, 1981 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Below are the results of season 2 of the European Poker Tour (EPT). ... Deauville is a commune of the Calvados département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. ... Category: ... Marc Myst Karam is a professional poker player who has won millions of dollars competing in major poker tournaments all around the world. ... The Flying Dutchman Marcel Lüske (born 1953) is a professional poker player from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... Noah Boeken (born January 6, 1981 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player. ...

Ram Vaswani interviewed during the 2006 World Series of Poker

His other major tournament victories include: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 319 × 166 pixelsFull resolution (319 × 166 pixel, file size: 10 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from Card Player Magazine video footage of 2006 WSOP This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 319 × 166 pixelsFull resolution (319 × 166 pixel, file size: 10 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from Card Player Magazine video footage of 2006 WSOP This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ...

• £500 pot limit seven-card stud, European Poker Classic 2000 ^[20]
• €5,000 European Hold'em Championship, Euro Finals of Poker 2002 ^[21]
• £500 pot limit seven-card stud, Poker Classics 2003 ^[22]
• £500 no limit hold'em, Midland Masters 2003 ^[23]
• 888.com Poker Nations Cup 2006 ^[24]

Vaswani was also a quarter-finalist in the 2003 World Heads-Up Poker Championship ^[25], runner-up to Harry Demetriou in the 2004 Victor Chandler Poker Cup ^[7], and a finalist in the pot limit hold 'em Gaming Club World Poker Championship. ^[26] The 888. ... The World Heads-Up Poker Championship (WHUPC) is an annual elimination-format poker tournament of one-on-one no limit texas holdem matches. ... Charidimos (Harry) Wise Owl Demetriou is an English professional poker player, based in London. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... The Gaming Club World Poker Championship was held at the Merrion Casino Club in Dublin, Ireland during 2004. ...

He finished runner-up in the 2005 William Hill Poker Grand Prix, following a bad beat against eventual winner Phil Laak. ^[8] However, commentator Lucy Rokach repeatedly laid claim to him being the best player in the 64-player field, that included former World Champion Scotty Nguyen and WSOP bracelet winners Donnacha O'Dea and Brian Wilson. (Simon Trumper has also referred to him as "the best tournament player in Europe, especially in No Limit.") ^[27] In poker, a bad beat occurs when a hand, which was at one time a big favourite to win, loses. ... Phil The Unabomber Laak (pronounced lock; born September 8, 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional poker player, now residing in San Francisco, California. ... Lucy Rokach is a professional poker player, regarded as one of the top female players in Europe. ... Thuan (Scotty) The Train Nguyen is a Vietnamese American professional poker player. ... Donnacha ODea is a former Irish Olympian swimmer turned professional poker player. ... Brian Rookie Wilson (born 1968?) is an American real estate developer and poker player, originally from Rockford, Illinois, now based in Fort Myers, Florida. ... Simon Trumper (b. ...

As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000. ^[28]

Vaswani will appear in Late Night Poker Masters in late 2006 on Channel 4, in the same heat as season 6 champion Peter Costa and Willie Tann. ^[29] It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... Below are the results of season 6 of the Late Night Poker television series. ... Peter The Poet Costa (born January 17, 1956 in Cyprus) to Greek Cypriot parents is a British professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Willie The Dice Man Tann is an English professional poker player. ...

Vaswani has written over 20 articles for The Hendon Mob's website ^[30], and a poker lesson for Matthew Hilger's site internettexasholdem.com. ^[31] Matthew Hilger is an American professional poker player from Atlanta, Georgia, and the author of Internet Texas Holdem: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro (ISBN 0974150207. ...

Vaswani regularly plays $100-$200 no limit hold 'em online, and is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. ^[11] He has also played $200-$400 pot limit Omaha on the site, where he has won pots in excess of $160,000. ^[32] Full Tilt Poker Logo Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch and Chris Ferguson. ... Omaha hold em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (flop game) similar to Texas hold em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. ...

On April 5, 2007, Vaswani lost over $400,000 in a single heads up session of $300-600 NL Hold Em' against Brian Townsend.

Other Gambling

Vaswani has been described as "an avid gambler who 'would bet on anything that moves.'" ^[27] This has led to him being known for having a fluctuating bankroll due to the variance in his sports betting hobby. Joe Beevers has indicated that Vaswani will often have $100,000 in his pocket one day; but it will be gone the next. Vaswani has indicated he is not too concerned about the outcome of bets he makes, so long as he has made the right decision in each case. ^[1] He is also a keen golf player ^[33], and has had large financial upswings and downswings as a result of wagering on his game. ^[34] Also, during the 888.com Poker Nations Cup, Vaswani made numerous large wagers with the Swedish team, and staked large amounts of money on Chinese poker, which he considers to be a game of pure luck. ^[10] Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. ... The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the worlds Home of Golf. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use... Chinese poker is a card game that has been played in the Asian community for many years. ...

Notes

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External links

• Hendon Mob tournament results
• PokerPlayer magazine interview