With his bright young mind and his good looks, Ram Vaswani easily ranks amongst the most charismatic players in the international poker circuit. He is reputed to have raked in more than $2 million in his tournament winnings alone. Plus he makes a tidy packet every year from his TV appearances and through the popular poker websites that he runs in collaboration with his partners. Vaswani's fame as a poker player is built on the backs of major wins in the most valued poker tournaments. Many poker experts believe that he is Europe's best all round tournament player.

His major victories include: 1st place in the 1999 Master Classics of Poker worth $130,934, 1st place in the 2002 Euro Finals of Poker European Hold'em Championship taking home $92,232, and 2nd place in the Victor Poker Cup Grand Final collecting $231,413 in prize money. Recently, Ram Vaswani took 3rd place in the Third Annual Five-Star World Poker Classic No Limit Hold'em event cashing in $101,230. In the 2002 World Series he came second and third in two World Championship events and followed that up with an impressive three WSOP finals in 2004.

It is said that gambling runs into Ram Vaswani's blood. He will bet not just at the poker table, but also on anything that moves. Betting on dog races is one of his favorites. It was while placing bets on dog racing that Vaswani met Joe Beevers in Luton and they later set up a private poker club together. Later the two would team up with Barny and Ross Boatman. Together, the four became known as The Hendon Mob and they traveled the tournament circuit under sponsorship and made a name for themselves as a group of top-notch poker players in Europe and America.

Soon Vaswani earned the nickname The Looks, because of his status as the best looking member of The Hendon Mob. But Vaswani has another nickname that he prefers to use more often, and that is Crazy Horse. There is not much to see when you are watching Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani play poker. With his face completely expressionless and body absolutely stoic, it is impossible to read what is going on in his mind. Ram maintains an edge over the competition by staying fit and training before major tournaments to increase his stamina for long multi-day events.

The strange thing is that before becoming a poker prodigy, Vaswani was an avid snooker player. He would probably still be playing that game if he hadn't discovered his even more prolific talent for tournament poker. Well, snookers loss is pokers gain. Ram considers himself a man of destiny and he always believed that he would be a world champion. He says that his success in poker is "nailed on", "it is destiny". Coming from him it isn't arrogance or bravado; it is his natural confidence in his abilities and luck at the game that he loves dearly. Ladies, unfortunately for you Ram is married and has a daughter named Hollie.