William Schraft

William Schraft earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, graduating in 2010. His academic background in literature complemented his analytical skills, which he later applied to both poker and financial markets.

Schraft's most notable live tournament performance came at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood $600 No-Limit Hold'em event, which featured a $400,000 guarantee and attracted 1,129 entrants. During the final stages of the tournament, Schraft held a dominant stack of 5,800,000 chips (97 big blinds) after a pivotal hand where he eliminated both David Hall (14th place, $6,000) and Michael Elkin (13th place, $6,000) in a single double elimination. Hall had three-bet all-in for 1,015,000, and Elkin four-bet all-in for roughly 2,000,000, but Schraft's covering call secured the knockout. This performance contributed to his career live tournament earnings, which total approximately $78,691 as of the most recent records.

Off the felt, Schraft works as an equity trader. He currently holds the position of Equity Trader at Sharp Trading LLC in New York, a role he has occupied since January 2016. Prior to this, he spent time at Lampert Capital Markets (February 2014 – October 2015) and Seven Points Capital (February 2012 – January 2014). His combined experience in trading spans over 14 years, demonstrating a parallel discipline in risk management and decision-making that also serves him well at the poker table.