Ram Vaswani is an established and well respected English poker pro who initially gained attention from his appearances on Late Night Poker. He won the 2004 EPT Dublin tournament. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet in a 2007 Limit Hold'em event. Vaswani had made 15 cashes at the WSOP with seven of those being final tables. He also won the 2002 €5,000 European Hold'em Championship and 2006 Poker Nations Cup. Vaswani's last sizable score was at the 2010 WSOPE High Roller Heads-UP where he took 4th for $148,425 to help bring his lifetime live tournament winnings to over $3.4 million. Vaswani was born in 1970 in in Finchley, London, England where he still resides today.

Things you might not know:
  • Vaswani's first love was snooker, often playing truant from school to play when he was 13 and 14.
  • Vaswani first love was snooker, often playing truant from school to play when he was 13 and 14.
    Vaswani became a professional snooker player for two years when he was 18.
  • Vaswani found himself gambling more than practicing and thus started to look to poker.
  • Vaswani's younger brother Sunit did make it further in professional snooker, with Ram acting as his manager.
  • Vaswani met Joe Beevers at the dog races, where they set up a private poker game where they eventually met Barny and Ross Boatman who collectively formed The Hendon Mob.
  • Vaswani was broke in 1999 and took a stake from Barny Boatman to make the entry for the 1999 Amsterdam Masters Classic which became his first major win, then considered the most prestigious tournament in Europe.
  • Vaswani was initially crowned "The Looks" for being the best looking Hendon Mob member but later settled on "Crazy Horse" representing his erratic style at the table.
  • Vaswani reached one of the Late Night Poker Grand Finals and two of the semi-finals.
  • Vaswani married his girlfriend Jackie at the 2004 WSOP and they now have a daughter, Hollie.
  • Vaswani was the first person to reach four EPT final tables, which has since been surpassed only by Luca Pagano's six.
  • Vaswani is an avid gambler, and really enjoys sports betting. This has led to wild swings in his bankroll.
  • Vaswani enjoys playing golf and will often bet on the outcome.
  • Vaswani's popular Hendon Mob website and player database was purchased by Full Tilt and he became a sponsored pro who plays Pot Limit Omaha as high as $200-$400.

Ram Vaswani has been described as "an avid gambler who would bet on anything that moves." His desire to actively bet has in Barny Boatman's words led him to have $100k in his pocket one day and be broke the next. He likes the thrill and action of sweating the game. If he makes what he feels is the right decision, he doesn't care about the outcome.

Vaswani videos include three clips of his playing with one brief profile with his wife:


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