Robert Williamson III
| Robert Williamson III | |
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 Robert Williamson III (2006) |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 7, 1970 |
| place of birth |
 Dallas
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| Nickname | Mr. Omaha |
| place of residence |
Dallas
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| Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
| Highest prize money | $ 353,115 |
| Total prize money | $ 2,327,811 |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 1 |
| Cashes | 34 |
| Best main event | no cash |
| Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
| title | no |
| Cashes | 2 |
| Last updated: February 4, 2020 | |
Robert Williamson III (born November 7, 1970 in Dallas , Texas ) is a professional American poker player .
Personal
Williamson grew up in Granbury with his three sisters and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Real Estate from Angelo State University in San Angelo . He is married. Williamson received gastric bypass between 2002 and 2005 to reduce his body weight from 200 to 100 kilograms.
Poker career
Williamson started playing poker at the age of ten. He learned the game from his father and later stated that he learned the most from Russ Hamilton .
Williamson is a proven Omaha specialist and has achieved excellent results in a number of tournaments at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas :
- 1999 - $ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha - 3rd Place ($ 43,250)
- 2002 $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Winner ($ 201,160)
- 2003 - $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 3rd place ($ 47,400)
- 2004 - $ 2,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 2nd place ($ 103,580)
- 2005 - $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 2nd place ($ 353,115)
- 2007 - $ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys - 10th place ($ 41,229)
- 2009 E - £ 5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 9th (£ 17,772)
- 2011 - $ 2,500 Seven Card Razz - 4th place ($ 60,788)
Williamson also made it into the prize ranks twice at the Main Event of the World Poker Tour . Its revenue through official live poker tournaments will be over 2.3 million US dollars .
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Robert Williamson III in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Robert Williamson III in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Williamson III in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed March 16, 2019.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Williamson, Robert III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mr. Omaha (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas , Texas , United States |