John Racener

aka "Spikey"

Nationality

GPI Rank 129

WSOP Bracelets 2

Total Live Earnings $12,572,930

Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

John Racener is a professional poker player from Tampa, Florida. He is best known for finishing runner-up in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event when he lost heads-up to the eventual champion Jonathan Duhamel. However, despite losing the battle for the trophy, Racener still took home a whopping $5.5 million in cash. Racener is a two-time WSOP bracelet winner.

Intro

Racener was born in 1985 in Dunedin, Florida. His poker career began at the age of 18 when his mother loaned John $50, which he used to start playing poker online. After six weeks Racener already had $30,000 in his online account. When he turned 21, Racener immediately hit the live tournament circuit. His first event was a huge success as Racener final tabled the World Series of Poker Circuit $4,900 Championship event in Atlantic City. He ended up finishing the tournament in third place and taking home just over $100,000 in cash.

Background

Racener grew up in in Port Richey, Florida, where he graduated from Ridgewood High School. He did a number of sports while in school, including tennis, basketball, soccer, and baseball. Racener learned poker at home playing with his family. He enjoyed the game from the very beginning and later on was introduced to online poker by a friend. His success at the online tables encouraged Racener to pursue a career as a professional poker player, and by the age of 21, he was already off playing some of the major poker tournaments.

World Series of Poker

Racener first entered the World Series in 2007 and scored two minor money finishes. However, his next summer turned out to be much better as Racener reached his first WSOP final table and took home $37,000 for the sixth place finish at the $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event. Four more cashes came in 2009, but it was in 2010 when Racener really hit the spotlight. He scored two final tables that year, one in Vegas and one in London at the WSOPE. It was that summer that Racener collected the biggest cash prize of his career, the $5.5 million for the runner-up finish in the 2010 WSOP Main Event.

In total, Racener has more than 110 WSOP cashes to his name, including two bracelet wins. Racener won the $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship in 2017 and added to his WSOP hardware collection in 2024, taking down the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.

John Racener's Top 5 Results

Date	Event	Rank	Prize

Jul 2010 | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 2nd | $5,545,955
Jun 2015 | $111,111 WSOP High Roller | 10th | $390,875
Dec 2007 | $5,150 WSOPC Atlantic City Main Event | 1st | $379,392
Jun 2024 | $10,000 WSOP Limit Hold'em | 1st | $308,930
Jun 2017 | $10,000 WSOP Dealer's Choice | 1st | $273,962[/TABLE]

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 NAPT Las Vegas $5,300 NAPT Main Event	125^th	$8,900
2024 World Series of Poker Event #98: $1,500 The Closer	4^th	$196,170
2024 World Series of Poker Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)	2^nd	$135,877
2024 World Series of Poker Event #90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha	85^th	$3,376
2024 World Series of Poker Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mixed (6-Handed)	4^th	$39,135
2024 World Series of Poker Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)	55^th	$13,689
2024 World Series of Poker Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship	6^th	$50,915
2024 World Series of Poker Event #43: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (7-Handed)	43^rd	$4,641
2024 World Series of Poker Event #40: $1,500 Razz	16^th	$5,340
2024 World Series of Poker Event #30: $600 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)	354^th	$1,201
2024 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 Big O	220^th	$3,002
2024 World Series of Poker Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	85^th	$9,964
2024 World Series of Poker Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (8-Handed)	1^st	$308,930
2024 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)	130^th	$3,007
2024 World Series of Poker Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)	11^th	$29,362
2023 World Series of Poker Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	53^rd	$188,400
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold'em Lucky 7's	121^st	$1,523
2023 World Series of Poker Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship	17^th	$20,442
2023 World Series of Poker Event #34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	18^th	$10,632
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder	20^th	$3,670
2023 World Series of Poker Event #5: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed)	4^th	$36,953
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,300 PCA Main Event	70^th	$25,600
2022 World Series of Poker Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	20^th	$6,835
2022 World Series of Poker Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's	232^nd	$2,800
2022 World Series of Poker Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship	12^th	$100,866
2022 World Series of Poker Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship	5^th	$108,253
2022 World Series of Poker Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud	6^th	$16,391
2021 World Series of Poker Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship	14^th	$16,299
2021 World Series of Poker Event #74: $2,500 Big Bet Mix	24^th	$5,121
2021 World Series of Poker Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	8^th	$10,095
2021 World Series of Poker Event #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	46^th	$11,341
2021 World Series of Poker Event #54: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed	15^th	$7,626
2021 World Series of Poker Event #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	16^th	$24,160
2021 World Series of Poker Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	28^th	$20,176
2021 World Series of Poker Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw	40^th	$2,445
2021 World Series of Poker Event #25: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	6^th	$81,736
2021 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	83^rd	$2,423
2021 World Series of Poker WSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $400 NL Hold��em Ultra Deepstack [2x Re-entry]	168^th	$586
2021 World Series of Poker Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship	6^th	$44,263
2021 World Series of Poker Event #5: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	33^rd	$4,116
$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD) $10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)	133^rd	$25,091
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #41: $400 COLOSSUS [Day 2], $3M GTD	1092^nd	$1,011
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	159^th	$701
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa $1,700 Main Event	73^rd	$3,417
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa $2,200 High Roller	22^nd	$3,602
2019 World Series of Poker Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship	11^th	$20,963
2019 World Series of Poker Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	154^th	$1,636
2019 World Series of Poker Event #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	964^th	$2,545
2019 World Series of Poker Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em	2777^th	$935
2019 World Series of Poker Event #6: $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw	15^th	$7,283
2018 World Series of Poker Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	7^th	$220,777
2018 World Series of Poker Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	121^st	$2,319
2018 World Series of Poker Event #50: $1,500 Razz	33^rd	$2,702
2018 World Series of Poker Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	81^st	$4,876
2018 World Series of Poker Event #22: $1,500 Eight Game Mix	4^th	$40,151
2018 World Series of Poker Event #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha	51^st	$3,495
2018 World Series of Poker Event #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold��em	8^th	$74,178
2018 World Series of Poker Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	86^th	$2,595
2018 World Series of Poker Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em	16^th	$14,300
2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #5: THE COLOSSUS - �550 No-Limit Hold'em	128^th	€1,777
2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #7: �1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	10^th	€3,231
2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #6: �2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha	19^th	€3,594
2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #3: �1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty Hunter	6^th	€7,609
2017 World Series of Poker Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	195^th	$2,679
2017 World Series of Poker Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	191^st	$4,496
2017 World Series of Poker Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship	17^th	$26,167
2017 World Series of Poker Event #53: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	13^th	$7,821
2017 World Series of Poker Event #47: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MONSTER STACK	662^nd	$2,873
2017 World Series of Poker Event #49: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed	92^nd	$4,499
2017 World Series of Poker Event #40: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	46^th	$3,117
2017 World Series of Poker Event #36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	62^nd	$8,031
2017 World Series of Poker Event #32: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix	29^th	$4,752
2017 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER	880^th	$2,493
2017 World Series of Poker Event #24: $1,500 Limit Hold'em	66^th	$2,537
2017 World Series of Poker Event #17: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship	1^st	$273,962
2017 World Series of Poker Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT	21^st	$6,407
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event	21^st	$27,860
2014 World Series of Poker Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	201^st	$3,114
2014 World Series of Poker Event #38: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship	2^nd	$217,935
2014 World Series of Poker Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball	21^st	$3,471
2014 World Series of Poker Event #8: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em	42^nd	$32,952
2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open $3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship	38^th	$13,125
2013 World Series of Poker Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	36^th	$8,347
2013 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better	24^th	$8,377
2012 World Series of Poker Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em	69^th	$3,549
2012 World Series of Poker Event 41: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	120^th	$5,937
2012 World Series of Poker Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	13^th	$16,707
2012 World Series of Poker Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em	67^th	$2,769
2012 World Series of Poker Event 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better	6^th	$41,121
2012 World Series of Poker Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha	11^th	$9,644
2011 World Series of Poker Event #50: $5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold��em	65^th	$10,790
2011 World Series of Poker Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship	3^rd	$171,122
2011 World Series of Poker Event #23: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix	8^th	$24,797
2011 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	39^th	$4,802
2010 World Series of Poker Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship	2^nd	$5,545,955
World Series of Poker Europe 2010 Event #2: ��5,250 Pot-Limit Omaha	5^th	£39,486
2010 World Series of Poker Event #55: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	21^st	$24,815
2010 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better	36^th	$4,060
2010 World Series of Poker Event #17: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	60^th	$12,283
2009 World Series of Poker Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	23^rd	$5,906
2009 World Series of Poker Event 27 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better	7^th	$36,200
2009 World Series of Poker Event 22 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	38^th	$5,236
2008 World Series of Poker Event 10 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better	6^th	$37,481
WSOP Circuit Event �C Atlantic City WSOP Atlantic City Final Table	1^st	$379,392
2007 World Series of Poker Event 45 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem 6 Handed	25^th	$16,766
2007 World Series of Poker Event 28 - $3,000 No Limit Holdem	47^th	$9,130