Ylon Schwartz

Name: Ylon Schwartz
Nickname: TenthPlanet
Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Birth Date: 1970
Poker Room: Poker Stars

It's fair to say Ylon Schwartz is a gamer. Chess, darts, pool, golf, backgammon, poker - he just loves to compete. And he's spent most of his life doing just that.

It all started in the 1980s when, at the tender age of 13 (yes, 13), Ylon made his way to the legendary chess games run out of Manhattan's Washington Square Park.

He began hustling games, embarking on what would become a career as a professional chess player. After 12 years... Read More >>

Trivia

Was raised in New York City
Was a chess master for 12 years
Started playing chess seriously at 13
Is a noted online MTT player
Is amicably divorced from his ex-wife

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 54, Main Event No-Limit Hold'em	4th	$3,774,974
2008 WSOP, Event 20, Limit Hold'em	15th	$10,046
2007 WSOPC, Caesars Atlantic City	21st	$8,083
2007 WSOP, Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys	29th	$16,133
2007 WSOP, Event 30, No-Limit Hold'em/Six Handed	58th	$4,091
2006 WSOP, Event 37, No-Limit Hold'em	38th	$9,183
2006 WSOP, Event 31, No-Limit Hold'em	39th	$9,328
2006 WSOP, Event 17, No-Limit Hold'em	152nd	$3,157
2006 WSOP, Event 13, No-Limit Hold'em	17th	$28,187
2005 WSOP, Event 36, $3,000 Limit Hold'em	33rd	$4,480
2005 WSOP, Event 28, $5,000 Limit Hold'em	16th	$10,115
2005 WSOP, Event 24, $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em	58th	$4,860
2005 WSOP, Event 22, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	15th	$25,000