Ramin Henke

Ramin Henke is a German poker player who has built his career primarily through live tournaments in Europe and the United States. His results include multiple deep runs in European Poker Tour (EPT) main events as well as cashes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Henke earned his way into major events through online qualifiers, most notably on PokerStars. He made his first EPT cash in 2008 at the EPT London main event, finishing 28th out of 596 entrants for £13,052. He followed that with a 47th-place finish in the 2009 EPT Sanremo main event (€15,400) and a 48th-place finish in the 2011 EPT Snowfest main event (€6,000).

Henke has cashed twice at the World Series of Poker. In 2009, he placed 12th in Event #9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, earning $21,707. Two years later, he finished 600th in the 2011 WSOP Main Event ($10,000 buy-in) for $21,295.

During the 2011 EPT Snowfest, Henke was involved in a notable hand against Vladimir Geshkenbein. On a board reading [unspecified flop and turn], Henke check-called a bet on the turn. The river completed a flush for Henke (nut flush), and he checked again. Geshkenbein checked behind, and Henke won the pot with his flush, moving to 210,000 chips.

Later in the same event, Henke was short-stacked and moved all-in with ace-nine. Wim Bos called with pocket queens, and the board ran out clean for the queens, eliminating Henke. This hand illustrates the high-variance nature of tournament poker and Henke’s willingness to risk his tournament life in marginal spots.

Ramin Henke’s career highlights include consistent cashes in high-stakes EPT and WSOP events. While he has not yet won a major title, his multiple deep runs demonstrate a solid tournament game, particularly in deep-stacked formats. His total live earnings exceed $73,000 according to WSOP.com, with his best cash being $21,707 from the 2009 WSOP six-handed event.