Razz Poker Player - Ted
Forrest
Ted Forrest - Regarding Razz Poker
Ted Forrest (born September 24, 1964 in
Syracuse, New York) is an American professional poker player,
currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Forrest won three bracelets at the 1993 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
After the mid-1990s, Forrest turned his attention full time to cash
games. He made a triumphant return to the WSOP by winning 2 bracelets
at the 2004 WSOP. Since then he has moved his focus from seven card
stud to hold 'em with some success, including reaching 3 final tables
on the World Poker Tour and winning a championship on the Professional
Poker Tour.
Forrest is well known as a competitive high stakes gambler. He has
been a key part of a consortium of poker players who pooled their
money together to play Texas billionaire Andy Beal at
$100,000-$200,000 heads-up limit hold em.
Forrest also participates in many proposition bets, such as betting
John Hennigan $10,000 that Huck Seed's brother Leif could not run to
L.A. from Las Vegas while only sleeping twice. His 'healthy disregard
for money' that is so beneficial to his poker game also leads to
reports that he has bankrolled losing players and invested imprudently
in the past.
Forrest is generally regarded as one of the best Stud players in the
world, while being relatively weaker at Hold Em. Despite this
reputation, Forrest has won several Hold Em tournaments in recent
years.
Forrest competed in the second season of Poker Superstars Invitational
Tournament, where he advanced to the quarter-final stage. He did not
fare as well in season three, being mathematically eliminated early in
the preliminaries. He played in both seasons of the GSN series High
Stakes Poker.
In March 2006, Forrest won the annual National Heads-Up Poker
Championship, defeating (in order) Erik Seidel, Chad Brown, Ernie
Dureck, Sam Farha, "Sheiky" Shahram Sheikhan and Chris Ferguson to win
the $500,000 first prize.
As of 2006, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,850,000.
World Series of Poker Bracelets
| Year |
Tournament |
Prize |
| 1993 |
$1,500 Seven Card Razz |
$77,400 |
| 1993 |
$1,500 Omaha 8 or
better |
$120,000 |
| 1993 |
$5,000 Seven Card Stud |
$114,000 |
| 2004 |
$1,500 Seven Card Stud |
$111,440 |
| 2004 |
$1,500 No Limit
Hold'em |
$300,300 |
Ted Forrest is considered by many as
the world's best Seven Card Stud player, including Razz.
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