- Robert Williamson III
infobox poker player
firstname=Robert
lastname=Williamson III
nickname=Mr. Omaha
caption=Robert Williamson III at the2006 World Series of Poker
hometown=Dallas, Texas
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=20
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wsop main event best finish year=
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables="None"
wpt money finishes=2Robert Williamson III (born
7 November 1970 ) is an American professionalpoker player fromDallas, Texas .Williamson grew up with three sisters and his best friend, Chris Caywood in Granbury, Texas and received B.B.A. degrees in
finance andreal estate fromAngelo State University in San Angelo.He began playing aged 10 or 11, after being introduced to the game by his father. He quotes
Russ Hamilton as the player he has learned from the most.Williamson is known as an Omaha specialist, with numerous notable finishes in
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Omaha tournaments, including:* 1999 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha - 3rd place ($43,250)
* 2002 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - Winner ($201,160)
* 2003 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 3rd place ($47,400)
* 2003 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha - 7th place ($16,100)
* 2004 $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 2nd place ($103,580)
* 2004 $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 11th place ($7,160)
* 2004 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 14th place ($18,000)
* 2005 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - 2nd place ($353,115)
* 2007 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys - 10th place ($41,229)Williamson has also made two money finishes on the
World Poker Tour (WPT).Williamson had
gastric bypass surgery between 2002 and 2005, reducing his weight from 400 lb to 200 lb. He now claims to be "half the man[he] used to be."As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,900,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=468 Hendon Mob tournament results] ]
On
February 18 , 2007, Williamson under the screen name "Miss Lulu" finished in fourth place out of 3,217 competitors in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) $500 main event and won $89,271. [ [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/1904/online-poker-traheho-wins-ftops-main-event Cardplayer.com: Traheho Wins FTOPS Main Event] ]Williamson and his wife, Cate Wakem-Williamson, have a high-end custom gaming jewellery line that can be found at Rwiiidesigns.com.
Notes
External links
* [http://www.rwiii.com Official site]
* [http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/interviews/robert-williamson01.htm Poker Pages interview]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=468 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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