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.[1]
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 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,900,000. His 20 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,101,976 of those winnings.[2]
In 2015, Williamson has consistently finished high in the $100 daily no limit hold'em tournaments at the Aria.[1]
Williamson and his wife, Cate Wakem-Williamson, own a high-end custom gaming jewelry line, "Robert Williamson III Designs."[3]
robert, williamson, born, november, 1970, american, poker, player, from, dallas, texas, williamson, 2006, world, series, pokernickname, omaharesidencedallas, texas, born, 1970, november, 1970, world, series, pokerbracelet, 1money, finish, 20highest, itmmain, e. Robert Williamson III born November 7 1970 is an American poker player from Dallas Texas Robert Williamson IIIWilliamson at the 2006 World Series of PokerNickname s Mr OmahaResidenceDallas Texas U S Born 1970 11 07 November 7 1970 age 53 World Series of PokerBracelet s 1Money finish es 20Highest ITMMain Event finishNoneWorld Poker TourTitle s NoneFinal table s NoneMoney finish es 2Information accurate as of 26 August 2009 Williamson grew up with three sisters in Granbury Texas and received B B A degrees in finance and real estate from Angelo 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 1 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 2009 his total live tournament winnings exceed 1 900 000 His 20 cashes at the WSOP account for 1 101 976 of those winnings 2 In 2015 Williamson has consistently finished high in the 100 daily no limit hold em tournaments at the Aria 1 Williamson and his wife Cate Wakem Williamson own a high end custom gaming jewelry line Robert Williamson III Designs 3 World Series of Poker Bracelets editYear Event Prize Money2002 WSOP 5 000 Pot Limit Omaha 201 160References edit a b Robert Williamson III s profile on The Hendon Mob The Hendon Mob Poker Database Retrieved November 16 2023 World Series of Poker Earnings Archived August 9 2009 at the Wayback Machine worldseriesofpoker com Robert Williamson III DesignsExternal links editOfficial site Poker Pages interview Hendon Mob tournament results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Williamson III amp oldid 1185347378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
