Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani
A talented sportsman, Ram is a former professional snooker player. He would probably still be playing that game at the highest level if he hadn't discovered his even more prolific talent for tournament poker.
Ram has always believed that he will be a world champion. He says it is 'nailed on', 'destiny'. This is not arrogance or bravado; it is Ram's natural optimism, enthusiasm and love of the game. No one who knows him would bet against it either.
Ram loves to gamble, he would bet on anything that moves, but when he plays poker it is a game of skill and it’s a war. He is respected and admired as a player with 'gears'. Many people believe he is Europe's best all round tournament player.
Ram has proved his brilliance at tournament poker at the highest level. He won the European Superbowl in 2000 and narrowly failed to defend his title when he came in a close second in 2001. His innumerable victories include the Dutch Master Classics in 1999, the French Championship in 2002 and the European Poker Tour Irish Masters in 2004. In the 2002 World Series he came second and third in two World Championship events and followed that up with an impressive three WSOP finals in 2004.
In 2007 Ram finally struck gold when winning his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Limit Shootout event collecting $217,438 and taking his career tournament winnings past the $3million mark.