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Ylon Schwartz
Schwartz at the 2008 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)TenthPlanet
ResidenceAustin, Texas, U.S.
Bornc. 1970 (age 53–54)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1
Final table(s)4
Money finish(es)24
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		4th, 2008
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
Information accurate as of 16 June 2012.

Ylon Schwartz (

chess master and professional poker player from Brooklyn, New York, and a fourth-place finisher in the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event of the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP), played on November 9, 2008.[1] Prior to the Main Event, Schwartz had 11 career WSOP cashes. He is also a World Series of Poker bracelet winner.[2]
He used to play poker professionally online under the screen name "TenthPlanet".

Biography

As a teenager, Schwartz saw streetside

public school special education assistant that he started playing chess for a few dollars on the side. He soon devoted full-time to gambling on backgammon, chess, darts and horses.[5]

An inveterate gambler, Schwartz made $340 from passersby on wagers that he would be able to throw a lemon across a street onto the top of a

chess master, noting that many of the skills he needed to succeed in chess are useful in poker and that the memory skills needed in chess transfer to retaining details on betting patterns of opponents needed to win in poker. He also pointed out that chess strategy provides excellent preparation for knowing when to time bets to prevent other players from folding when he has a good hand. Schwartz observed that the two games share the geometric relationships between the pieces on the chessboard and those connecting the cards and chip stacks of fellow poker players, while recognizing that chess is a game of complete information, in contrast to poker.[5]

Schwartz's mother was diagnosed with cancer, and he spent much of his time in his twenties caring for her and taking her to doctor appointments until her death in 2003. Ylon Schwartz's father, Neil, had left the family when Ylon was two years old. Neil made a number of attempts to contact Ylon over the years but it never worked out. The last time Ylon heard from his father was in the making the 2008 WSOP final table and Ylon refused to speak to him.[5] His father remarried and now lives in New Mexico. Prior to Schwartz making it to the main table at the 2008 World Series of Poker, his biggest WSOP win was three years earlier at the 2005 World Poker Finals in the No-Limit Hold'em $500 buy-in event, in which his third-place finish brought him a payout of $49,960.[6] On November 10, 2008, Schwartz was eliminated after going all in against Peter Eastgate and finishing the tournament in fourth place, earning $3,774,974.[7]

On June 16, 2012, at the 43rd annual World Series of Poker Schwartz won his first bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event for $267,081.[8]

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2012 $1,500
H.O.R.S.E.
 $267,081

As of 2024, his total lifetime live poker tournament winnings exceed $5,100,000.[9] His 24 cashes at the WSOP have netted him $4,431,689 in earnings.[10]

Schwartz currently resides in

Las Vegas, Nevada
.

References

  1. ^ a b Morgan, Wes (October 30, 2008). "World Series of Poker finalist Schwartz: 'You have to be hungry to win'". mlive.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ylon Schwartz Wins His First Bracelet! ($267,081)". PokerNews.com. June 16, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Shahade, Jennifer. "FM Ylon Schwartz Makes WSOP Final Table", United States Chess Federation, August 30, 2008. Accessed November 3, 2008.
  4. ^ Ylon Schwartz profile, United States Chess Federation. Accessed November 3, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e McClain, Dylan Loeb (November 3, 2008). "A Chess Master From Brooklyn Seeks World Poker Immortality". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "2005 World Poker Finals, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008, World Championship No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "43rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2012, H.O.R.S.E. (Event #27)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ylon Schwartz's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ylon Schwartz". WSOP.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

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