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Rafael Furst

Rafael Furst

  • Name: Rafael Furst
  • Current Residence: Marina Del Ray, Calif.
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, Calif., United States

From worst to first, Rafe Furst's poker career has taken him on a windy road from the infamy of being the first to bust out of the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2003 to a bracelet of his own in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event in 2006.

There's much more to his poker career than his wins and losses though, including his generosity, his brains and his circle of friends.

Born in San Francisco in 1968, Furst was a hippie kid with... Read more >>

Trivia

  • Member of the now infamous "Titlboys," a group of friends from Stanford who play poker and gamble together and wrote a book about their exploits.
  • Is best friends with Phil Gordon
  • Co-founder of Bad Beat on Cancer, an initiative to raise money for the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
  • Board member of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
  • Holds a B.S. and M.S. in computational and cognitive sciences from Stanford University
  • WSOP bracelet winner for 2006 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament Place Winnings
2007 WSOP, Event 47, No-Limit Hold'em 62nd $10,571
2006 WSOP, Event 37, No-Limit Hold'em 88th $6,122
2006 WSOP, Event 3, Pot-Limit Hold'em 1st $345,984
2005 WSOP, Event 37, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-buys 77th $3,290
2005 WSOP, Event 14, $1,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 19th $2,980
2005 WSOP, Event 5, $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 48th $2,410

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Player Statistics

Cashes6
Total Winnings$371,357
First Place Finishes1
WSOP Bracelets1

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