Vojtěch Růžička

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Vojtěch Růžička
Vojtěch Růžička (2017)
Vojtěch Růžička (2017)
  Personal information  
Date of birth 2nd January 1986
place of birth CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Liberec
Nickname
Vojta_RPokerStars & Full Tilt Poker
place of residence Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prague
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 1,935,288
Total prize money $ 4,077,979
World Series of Poker
Bracelets no
Cashes 28
Best main event 5th ( 2016 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 1
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
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Cashes 7th
  Main Event of party poker Live  
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Cashes 4th
Last updated: February 8, 2020

Vojtěch Růžička (born January 2, 1986 in Liberec ) is a professional Czech poker player .

Personal

Růžička studied mathematics at the Technical University in Liberec . He lives in Prague .

Poker career

Růžička plays online under the nickname Vojta_R . At the end of September 2011 , he narrowly missed winning the Main Event of the World Championship of Online Poker and finished in second place for prize money of $ 710,000 . Since 2010 he has been taking part in renowned live tournaments .

In February 2011 Růžička landed in the money for the first time at the main event of the European Poker Tour (EPT) and finished 48th in Copenhagen for the equivalent of around 10,000 dollars. At the beginning of July 2011 he was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and came in 133rd place in a tournament in the No Limit Hold'em variant . In mid-February 2012, Růžička won the main event of the German Championship of Poker at King's Casino in Rozvadov with a prize of 122,500 euros . At the beginning of February 2013 he won the high roller tournament at the EPT in Deauville, France, with prize money of 313,000 euros. At the 2016 WSOP , Růžička cashed a total of four times. At the main event he was the second Czech after Martin Staszko in 2011 to reach the final table , which was played from October 30, 2016. There Růžička took fifth place and received prize money of almost two million dollars. In mid-April 2017 he won the Millions High Roller of the partypoker Millions in Nottingham with a prize money equivalent to more than $ 350,000.

Overall, Růžička has earned more than four million dollars with poker in live tournaments.

Web links

Commons : Vojtěch Růžička  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vojtěch Růžička in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on August 24, 2016 (English).
  2. ↑ World Series Of Poker 2016 Main Event Episode 14 Full HD 60Fps on YouTube (minute 29:15) from October 24, 2016, accessed on October 24, 2016 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Vojtech Ruzicka: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio on pokerlistings.com from July 19, 2016, accessed on August 24, 2016 (English).
  4. ↑ The 2016 WSOP November Nine: Seat 2, Vojtech Ruzicka on pokernews.com from August 18, 2016, accessed on October 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ a b c Vojtěch Růžička in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 24, 2016 (English).
  6. ↑ EPT - 7 - Copenhagen (DKr 35,000 + 2,250 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 24, 2016 (English).
  7. ↑ 42nd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2011 ($ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ German Championship of Poker - Grand Final (€ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 24, 2016 (English).
  9. ↑ EPT - 9 - Deauville (€ 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Single Rebuy) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ 47th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2016 ($ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship (Event # 68)) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed August 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ partypoker Millions (£ 10,000 + 300 No Limit Hold'em - Millions High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed April 30, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Růžička, Vojtěch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vojta_R (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Liberec , Czechoslovakia