Born in Syracuse, New York, United States, on September 24, 1964, Ted Forrest is a professional poker player who is best known for his different strategy in No Limit Texas Hold'em. In his journey, the poker player has already won six World Series of Poker bracelets, and it is worth mentioning that three of them were stolen.
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Career with poker
At the age of 29, Ted Forrest entered the world of poker headfirst and set out to compete in the 1993 World Series of Poker. In the year in question, Forrest was considered one of the most "hardcore" players in the mod appearance at three WSOP events, where he won his first three bracelets in the event series.
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For starters, Forrest's first wristband was in the $1,500 Seven Card Razz tournament, where he cashed in the sum of $78,400. Soon after, it was his turn to claim the $1,500 Omaha 8 or Better title, where he pocketed another $120,000. Finally, ending his participation in the 1993 WSOP, Forest claimed the $5,000 Seven Card Stud title and netted $114,000, taking home his third bracelet in the series.
After this tremendous feat, Forrest was absent from titles for more than ten years from the World Series of Poker tables. However, in the year 2004, Forrest returned to the series with everything, hitting two consecutive titles for his account.
In 2004, Forrest was present at the $1,500 Seven Card Stud tournament table, and was successful in his journey, where he won the sum of $111,440 along with his fourth WSOP bracelet. After that, the grinder did well at the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em table and took the title along with $300,300 and his fifth WSOP bracelet.
After that, Forrest devoted much of his time to participating in the seven-card formats. That said, the American still managed to make five more World Poker Tour final tables and make his name on the Professional Poker Tour.
In 2006, Ted Forrest competed in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. In the event in question, Forrest managed to outrun stars such as Erik Seidel, Chad Brown, Ernie Dureck, Sam Fartha, Shahram Sheikhan and Chris Ferguson. With that in mind, Ted Forrest pocketed the sum of US$ 500,000 and the title of champion.
The following year, in 2007, Ted Forrest participated in the World Poker Tour. This time Forrest managed to reach the decisions and even surpassed J. J. Liu, earning the total amount of US$ 1,100,000 for the title of champion.
After that period, Ted Forrest returned for another edition of the World Series of Poker, and again he was successful. The year was 2014, and Forrest had to fight for the title with legend Phil Hellmuth. Here, the $1,500 Seven Card Razz tournament was in the hands of Forrest, who also shelved $121,196, along with his sixth World Series of Poker bracelet.
Out of curiosity, Ted Forrest ended up being robbed, where his first three WSOP bracelets were taken. One of her remaining bracelets was given to his daughter as a gift, while one remains locked.
FORTUNE
According to the figures reported in 2015, Ted Forrest has already made more than six million dollars in his poker journey. Given this, nearly $2 million was earned through the World Series of Poker alone.
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