Victor Ramdin
{{Short description|Guyanese-American poker player (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox poker player
|image=Victor Ramdin.jpg
|caption=Ramdin in the 2008 World Series of Poker
|name=Victor Ramdin
|nickname=Computer Man, Victor
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1968|5|28}}
|hometown=The Bronx, New York
|wsop bracelet count=None
|wsop money finishes=19
|wsop main event best finish rank=29th
|wsop main event best finish year=2003
|wpt titles=1
|wpt final tables=2
|wpt money finishes=21
|ept titles=None
|ept final tables=None
|ept money finishes=2
|updated=2010-09-13
}}
Annand Mahendra "Victor" Ramdin (born May 28, 1968 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a professional poker player with 19 money finishes and the winner of a World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. He is based in The Bronx, New York and is a member of Team PokerStars.{{Cite web |title=Team PokerStars profile: Victor Ramdin |url=http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/victor-ramdin/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923181509/http://www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/victor-ramdin/ |archive-date=September 23, 2010 |access-date=July 18, 2006 |website=PokerStars}}
Poker career
Ramdin took up poker in 2002 after watching the game played in a bar and was later mentored by professional Phil Ivey. In 2003, one year later, he finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event for the first time in the $2,000 pot limit Texas hold 'em event.{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, Pot Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5547 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He also cashed in the $10,000 no limit hold 'em main event that year, finishing 29th.{{Cite web |title=34th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2003, World Championship Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=5558 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Later in the year, he finished 3rd at the Showdown at the Sands event won by John Myung.{{Cite web |title=2003 Showdown at the Sands, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=11848 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Ramdin finished highly in the main event of the 2004 United States Poker Championship.{{Cite web |title=2004 United States Poker Championship, No Limit Hold'em - Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7677 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} While he did not cash in during the main event of the following year's USPC, he did receive a signed copy of Barry Greenstein's book "Ace on the River" after eliminating Greenstein from this tournament. Ramdin also finished in the money of the World Poker Tour (WPT) season 3 championship.{{Cite web |title=Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, Main Event (WPT) - No Limit Hold'em Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=10082 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
In 2005, made the final table of the PartyPoker Million V Cruise.{{Cite web |title=PartyPoker.com Million V, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17669 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} The following year, Ramdin won the WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic, when his {{cards|A♥|J♠}} defeated Alex Jacob's {{cards|K♦|J♣}} on a board of {{cards|Q♥|7♥|3♠|8♠|J♥}} in the final hand. Ramdin took home $1,331,889 for the win.{{Cite web |title=Foxwoods Poker Classic 2006, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=17186 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Two weeks later he came close to making the final table of the WPT season 4 championship, finishing 11th when his {{cards|A♣|10♣}} failed to improve against Vanessa Rousso's {{cards|A♠|Q♣}} on the {{cards|Q♥|6♣|4♣|Q♠|8♠}} board.{{Cite web |title=Fourth Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic, WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16899 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} Ramdin cashed four times at the 2008 World Series of Poker including one final table (7th $1,500 H.O.R.S.E event) and finishing in 64th place out of 6,844 entries in the $10,000 buy-in Main Event, earning $96,500.{{Cite web |title=39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=29730 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} As of 2024, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,200,000.{{Cite web |title=Annand Ramdin's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=18622 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}
Outside poker
Ramdin has philanthropic pursuits outside poker, and travels to Guyana with a team of doctors to do charity work. He also donated $100,000 to Guyanese First Lady Varshnie Jagdeo to take 13 children and four adults to Chennai, India for heart treatment. He also donates one-fourth of his earnings.
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1707-victor-ramdin Card Player profile]
- [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=18622 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/victor-ramdin/ WPT profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=720 WSOP profile]
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Category:American poker players
Category:World Poker Tour winners